The Maternity & Midwifery Hour

Apr 03 2025 194 ep. 64 mins 19

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Weekly conversations with leading midwifery experts - hosted by the Maternity and Midwifery Forum.

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15.12 Midwives' and Nurse-Midwives' professional identities – representing midwifery in the public realm

Apr 03 2025 61 mins

Series 15 - Episode 12: Midwives' and Nurse-Midwives' professional identities – representing midwifery in the public realmThis episode focusses on Midwives' and Nurse-Midwives' professional identities – representing midwifery in the public realmIn this hour, we are joined by Dr Sally Pezaro, and Dr Gila Zarbiv who will share the methodology and some of the findi

15.11 Stress, burnout and ensuring your well-being

Mar 27 2025 61 mins

This episode focusses on stress, burnout and ensuring your well-being.Being a student midwife and a midwife is a wonderful privilege, but also a demanding role, with the hurdles of stress and being able to balance work and life in your well-being. The impact of COVID-19, five years on, is also a good time to think about our well-being.This week, we are joined by Dr Denise Tiran and

15.10 Advanced Midwifery Practice – challenges and possibilities…

Mar 20 2025 58 mins

This episode focusses on advanced midwifery practice – challenges and possibilities…There has been debate and discussion for many years about advanced midwifery practice – what it is, how to aspire to it and how it may influence the quality of maternity services and experiences of women, babies and families. As midwives in the UK have increasingly developed their proficiencie

15.9 Midwifery education: what next?

Mar 13 2025 62 mins

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) protects the public through regulating nurses and midwives in the UK. Ion the midwifery context this means ensuring that at the point of registration and onwards, midwives meet their requirements, and continue to do so through the process of revalidation, and addressing cases where there is a concern about fitness to practice. The NMC commiss

15.8 Research in midwifery – a different view

Mar 06 2025 64 mins

This episode focusses on Research in midwifery – a different view. Research methodologies are argued to be Eurocentric and do not cater for non-Western cultures. There should be respect for all knowledge regardless of the source and all knowledge should be valued. Due to the diversity of women and people giving birth in the UK, their views matter but the chosen research methodolo

15.7 Being Positive about Down syndrome: Highlighting DSUK’s work in Maternity Care

Feb 27 2025 65 mins

This episode focusses on being Positive about Down syndrome: Highlighting DSUK’s work in Maternity Care.When Nicola’s son Tom was born, she struggled enormously with his diagnosis of Down syndrome, aware that had she discovered whilst pregnant, she would certainly have considered termination. After emotionally rejecting Tom, she has since gone on to realise how ignorant she was

15.6 Neurodiversity & Midwifery: Creating supportive learning & care environments

Feb 20 2025 64 mins

This episode focusses on the needs of neuro divergent pregnant and childbearing women and student and qualified midwives.We are joined by Nicolette Porter who will discuss supporting autistic women and birthing people in the perinatal period highlighting the unique challenges they face and the need for more inclusive, informed support. Nicolette will also discuss a current research

15.5 Keeping student midwives’ spark alive

Feb 13 2025 57 mins

Midwifery students bring a special spark, an energy and enthusiasm that fuels their journey and enriches the profession. The Positive Midwifery Project brings together students, practice supervisors, educators, and regulators to explore how best to keep that passion alive, especially through practice learning and into preceptorship. Juliet Rayment and Mira Waligora will introduce t

15.4 Supporting women with disabilities, through pregnancy, birth and beyond

Feb 06 2025 64 mins

In this episode of Maternity & Midwifery Hour Dr Myrto Chronaki, an Independent Researcher, will present her doctoral work exploring the perinatal experiences of women with disabilities in Greece, regarding birth care and the spaces of birth in the hospital and at home. This includes an investigation into the possible benefits of the birth centre environment and the midwifery m

15.3 Homelessness in pregnancy and the early years

Jan 30 2025 85 mins

This session will focus on the impact of homelessness in pregnancy and the early years. Two clinical researchers will present their recent research into pregnancy and homelessness, and families with under 5's in temporary accommodation. Two keyworkers from key third sector organisations supporting homeless families in the UK will also share their practical experiences of suppor