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The Maternity & Midwifery Hour — 244 episodes
20.1 The Midwifery Student Jobs Crisis - with Alix Morrison and Nicole Stuart
19.12 Why moving matters in pregnancy and birth
19.11 Improving the service..improving outcomes ..
19.10 Where next for Midwifery? Ockenden & Amos round up
19.9 Putting Women First - Can Ockendon Make It A Reality? - Prof Andrew Weeks & Dr Rosie Dawson
19.8 " No pregnant woman sent home" is this a demand to build trust with women that they will be listened to or does it go too far?
19.7 Midwifery research: priorities, pathways and midwifery involvement
19.6 Postpartum Psychosis: identification, support and care
19.5 Emotionally Complex Postnatal Conversations: Beyond Reassurance
19.4 Improving care for women and infants - with Colm Darby & Amanda Whitehead
19.03 Black Baby Loss Awareness Week: Four years on
19.2 Fear of Childbirth or Fear of Systems? with Dr Maeve O'Connoll
19.1 Antenatal risk assessment and classification in midwifery
18.11 The language of pregnancy loss - helping to get it right
18.10 You were held
18.9 The consequence of the rising caesarean section rate for midwifery
18.8 Midwifery Hour
18.7 Safer delivery: working hours and conditions - impact on midwives’ wellbeing
18.6 Real world midwifery: Informed Consent
Highlights from the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026
18.4 An update on the work of NHS Resolution’s Early Notification scheme
18.3 Anti-racist Midwifery: Practice Improving care
18.2 What matters: Maternity services for neurodivergent women during pregnancy
18.1 Becoming, and being, a midwife
17.13 Pregnancy, labour, birth and the baby - accessible knowledge for parents and professionals
17.12 Transforming childbirth to thrive and survive
17.11 Domestic violence and abuse – supporting women, supporting practitioners
17.10 Glucokinase Hyperglycaemia Rethinking gestational diabetes
17.9 Educating Future Midwives - with Nicky Clark & Angela Ayuk
17.8 Preventing maternal anaemia to improve maternal & neonatal outcomes
17.7 Principles for supporting women’s choice in maternity care
17.6 Becoming and being a Doula
17.5 The empty crib: loss and bereavement in pregnancy and childbirth
17.4 Collaboration in Action – towards Better Births together
17.3 Postnatal care – Getting it right
17.2 Sharing the News that a Baby has Down’s Syndrome – Supporting Families
17.1 Changing knowledge to improve practice
16.12 What’s love got to do with midwifery?
16.11 The Maternity Safety Agenda
16.10 Research Focus – True engagement of women and families to improve care, and address health inequalities
16.9 The Midwife's role in Facilitating Early Connections
Maternal Nutrition - Breaking Barriers and Building Confidence for Midwives
16.8 Genomics and Stillbirth: What midwives need to know and why it matters
16.7 How babies sleep – from birth towards the first year
16.6 Listening to and engaging with our communities
16.5 Listening to and engaging with our communities
16.4 The role of Doulas within UK Maternity Services
16.3 Pregnancy and motherhood in criminal justice settings
16.2 Consultant Midwives are critical in every crisis: A great Midwifery career - choices, directions and routes
16.1 Early detection, early action: Exploring Awareness of Genomic Testing at the Initial Midwifery Appointment
15.12 Midwives' and Nurse-Midwives' professional identities – representing midwifery in the public realm
15.11 Stress, burnout and ensuring your well-being
15.10 Advanced Midwifery Practice – challenges and possibilities…
15.9 Midwifery education: what next?
15.8 Research in midwifery – a different view
15.7 Being Positive about Down syndrome: Highlighting DSUK’s work in Maternity Care
15.6 Neurodiversity & Midwifery: Creating supportive learning & care environments
15.5 Keeping student midwives’ spark alive
15.4 Supporting women with disabilities, through pregnancy, birth and beyond
15.3 Homelessness in pregnancy and the early years
15.2 Enabling safe quality midwifery services and care in Northern Ireland
15.1 The Black Maternity Matters Story
14.13 Midwifery Teaching, Learning and Practice
14.12 Exploring language issues in midwifery through unscripted role-play
14.11 Meeting the challenges facing midwifery education
14.10 Epilepsy – in pregnancy and childbearing
14.8 Support in Uncertain Times: UK Midwifery Education and Aid in Ukraine
14.7 Why is there still bullying in midwifery?
Maternity Spotlight: Promoting Health and Wellbeing for Pregnant Women and those who Care for them
14.6 Midwifery response to domestic abuse
14.5 Experiences of pregnant women living with obesity: access to antenatal care
14.4 Improving care after pregnancy loss or the death of a baby
14.3 Waterbirth - a bigger splash
14.2 Nurturing Connections: Infant Feeding Services, Baby-Friendly Evidence
14.1 Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia & Hyperemesis Gravidarum
13.12 In other words… resting, writing and reading
13.11 Midwives in Genetics and Genomics
13.10 Supporting mother and baby when a problem with an upper limb is identified
13.9 The Virtual Midwifery Caseload: Bringing women's voices into the classroom
13.8 Empathy - improving care for women, babies and families
13.7 Record keeping and frameworks
13.6 Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome during pregnancy, birth and beyond
13.5 Postpartum Psychosis – recognition, management and support
13.4 Celebrating International Day of the Midwife Week
13.3 Ensuring a Positive Clinical Learning Environment
13.2 Work-Life Balance as a Midwife
13.1 Emotional Intelligence to improve your midwifery - plus pay and wellbeing
12.10 Anti-oppressive practice in midwifery and maternity services
12.9 Midwifery skills assessment: pain, pitfalls and joys
12.8 Pre-eclampsia: From labour to postnatal and beyond
12.7 Caring for pregnant women with substance dependency
12.6 The power of inclusion - language matters
12.5 Reflexology and Acupressure for Pregnancy and Birth
12.4 The lithotomy challenge: delivering kinder care
12.3 An ABC of Eclampsia
12.2 International perspectives - looking forward into 2024
12.1 Making care better for women and families
11.13 Christmas Selection Box
11.12 Contemporary strategies to support women during labour
11.11 Tackling Birth Trauma Prevention: Tips, Tools and Actions for all
11.10 Love and Humanising Childbirth
11.9 Supporting transitions and sustaining wellbeing for International Midwives joining the UK workforce
11.8 Advocating Self-Care following a Caesarean Section #midwiferyhour
11.7 Examination of the new-born: preparing parents #midwiferyhour
11.6 Writing for publication – Mayes' Midwifery – rebirth of a textbook #midwiferyhour
11.5 Midwifing through perimenopause: a challenge, an exodus, and an opportunity
11.4 Baby loss – helping and supporting mothers and families
11.3 What do midwives do?
11.2 Dads Matter
11.1 Does Love Have a Role in Midwifery?
10.12 Contemporary Issues in Midwifery 2023
10.11 When Midwives Give Birth
10.10 Diversifying in midwifery through career development
10.9 94% Continuity of Care for women – the New Zealand way
10.8 Spiritual meanings in childbirth: the role of the midwife
10.7 Communicating with babies
10.6 Waterbirth: Calm seas or stormy waters?
10.5 Oxytocin Collective Care - The art & interdisciplinary strategies
10.4 Baby loss - supporting black and mixed-black women
10.3 Implementing Maternity and Midwifery Continuity – public support
10.2 Celebrating International Day of the Midwife
10.1 Entonox – Its use and implications
9.13 The Student Midwife integrated Learning Environment (SMiLE) Clinic
9.12 Examination of the Newborn – Are we ready?
9.11 Anya - 5 easy antenatal infant feeding wins
9.10 Tools and mindsets to sustain you as a midwife
9.9 Listening and Learning: Emotional Support and Advocacy
9.8 Psychological Challenges of Being a Midwife
9.7 Perinatal Mental Health and Well-being
9.6 Supporting Breastfeeding: Bottles, Draughts & Medications
9.5 Continuity of Care: The Added Benefits
9.4 Midwifery Staffing Levels and the Impact on Postnatal Care
9.3 Cervical Ripening at Home: The Choice Study
9.2 Women’s experiences of obstetric violence
9.1 Increasing self-agency in maternity to reduce violence and harm
8.14 Christmas Special
8.13 Developing Global Midwifery Education – Part 2
8.12 Let's talk sustainability: Climate Conscious Care in Maternity
8.11 OASI2 – Reducing Severe Tears
8.10 Language and Cultural Issues Informed Consent in Maternity
8.9 Iron Deficiency in Mums - Optimising Health in the Postnatal Period
8.8 Caesarean Section – Midwives’ Role in Recovery
8.6 Strengthening Midwifery Voices - Setting the Agenda
8.5 Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
8.4 Research on Student Experience
8.3 Waterbirth - The Evidence
8.2 Going for Gold - UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative in the University
8.1 Personal and professional challenges
7.13 Power, Hierarchy & Staff Safety in Maternity Services
7.12 Coping Strategies for Midwives
7.11 Women’s Experiences of Post-traumatic Growth Following Traumatic Birth
7.10 Voices From the Student Front
7.9 Highlights from the Northern Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2022
7.8 Passion, Empathy and Burnout in Lactation Support
7.7 Reflections from Personalised care
7.6 Developing a Perinatal Pelvic Health Service
7.5 Midwives Moving to Higher Education
7.4 Abortion & Bullying on the Agenda
7.3 Career Spotlight
7.2 International Day of the Midwife 2022
Series 7.1 Highlights from the Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2022
13. Improving choices and care for women; groups, resources and services
12. Inspiring and supporting mothers and families: Parent-craft and antenatal education online
11. Cleared for take-off – Reflections on Continuity of Care
10. Providing Empowerment & Care to Pregnant & Childbearing Migrants/Refugees
9. Developing Global Midwifery
8. Pregnant Women in Prison
7. Personalised Care: Working Together
6. Perinatal Mental Health
5. Postnatal Care – Who Cares?
4. Delivery Room Cuddles for Extremely Preterm Babies – What/Why/How?
3. Personalised Care: Insights from research
2. Delivering Early Breastfeeding Support - achieving sustainability
1. Minding your Mental Health: Midwives in Mind - and Heart
Christmas Special 2021 - with Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, Sheena Byrom and more!
14. Love, Birth, Physiology and Oxytocin
13. Improving Parents’ Experiences – ‘Speak Up, Speak Out’ & The Maternal Journal
12. Midwives as Innovators / Midwifing the Midwife - Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
11. Covid Mums, Covid Babies – Prof Amy Brown
10. Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE & Fran McConville, WHO - *Highlights from the Student Midwife Experience Festival*
9. Career Pathways - How I Got Here: Becoming & Being a Student Midwife
8. Relational Connected Care for Future Midwives
7. Continuity of Care – Part 2: The Vision and the Reality
6. Complexity of Care: Our Afghan Women & Baby Loss Awareness Week
5. What Next for Continuity of Care? – Part 1
4. Microbiome: Benefits to Baby - Dr Emer Gilligan & Claire Ryan
3. Nurturing Midwives & Student Midwives - Dr Sally Pezaro & Deepa Santhosh
2. Highlights from the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
1. The Language of the New Midwifery Standards - Dr Jacqui Williams & Verena Wallace MBE, NMC
13. Nurturing and Caring for the Team – Dr Jan Smith, Dr Tina South & Kara Davies
12. International Trends: Highlights from the 32nd ICM Congress – Kaveri Mayra & Dianne Garland
11. Pelvic Floor Health – Teresa Gernon & Abigail Holmes
10. Birth Trauma – Rachael McGrath & Dr Maeve O’Connell
9. Meeting the Needs of Pregnant Women with Disabilities – Trudy Williams & Cheryl Edwards
8. Postnatal Care: New NICE Guidelines – David Jewell & Nina Khazaezadeh
7. Midwives and the Menopause - Debra Holloway
6. Being a New Mum: The Rhetoric and the Reality – Professor Amy Brown
5. Focusing on the Fetus & Newborn: The Midwife's Role – Dr Mary Sheridan & Sorcha Magee
4. International Day of the Midwife - Professor Lesley Page CBE & Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe
3. Learning about Culture, Race, and Bias in Midwifery Practice - Alicia Burnett & Sheridan Thomas
2. Midwives Getting Creative: Methods in education & research – Dr Jenny Hall & Lindsay Hobbs
1. 'The pen is mightier...' - Finding the Right Words: Sharing & Influencing - Leah Hazard & Natalie Corden
12. Reflections: One Year On & Unconscious Bias: Time for Action - with Lola Ornato
11. What Women Want: Continuity of Carer - Helen Hunt & Steph Leach
10. Chai & Chat with ASAMidwives - Nafiza Anwar & Sundas Khalid
9. Let's Look At... Postnatal Care - Elizabeth Duff, NCT & Logan Van Lessen
8. Haemoglobinopathies: Supporting Women & Families - Dr Rachel Kesse-Adu, Dr Emma Drasar & Joyce Adu-Amankwah
7. Key findings from the MBRRACE-UK Report - Kim Morley & Joy Palmer
6. Nurturing Positive Mental Health During the Pandemic - Fatima Ghauoch, Sam Tennyson, Louise Speakman & Dr Rebecca Moore
5. COVID Vaccine: Safety, Comparisons & Misinformation - Dr Ken Hodson & Linda Machakaire
4. Parents' Voices - Mark Williams & Professor Julia Sanders
3. Thalassaemia in pregnancy: what to look for, screening and how to manage it - Joyce Adu-Amankwah & Dr Emma Drasar
2. *London Festival Highlights* - Prof Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent OBE, CMO, Pat Schan and David Green, PHE
1. New Year, New Resolutions - Pete Wallroth, Dr Sheena Byrom, Manjit Roseghini, Jacque Gerrard, Dr Patricia Gillen & Jenny Clarke
12. Equality in Action: Discovering Reverse Mentorship #MidwiferyHour – Professor Jim Thornton & Dr Rebecca Dewey
11. Long COVID: Lessons for Midwives – Dr Clare Rayner & Elaine Hanzak
10. Plastic & Waste in Maternity: What midwives can do #MidwiferyHour – Dr Lorna Davies & Ashley Artusa-Barrell
*Scotland Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020 Special* - Clare Haughey MSP & Professor Helen Cheyne
9. Dismantling Racism & Inequalities in Midwifery Education - Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe & Alicia Burnett
8. Sickle Cell & Blood Disorders in Pregnancy - Rachel Kesse-Adu & Joyce Adu-Amankwah
*BONUS EPISODE* - Meditation with Maeve
7. Caring for Yourself and Others - Jenny Clarke & Dr Maeve O’Connell
6. Educating Tomorrow's Midwives - Teaching Team at UCLAN
5. Continuity of Care in COVID-19 - Mel Radford & Dr Anna Byrom
4. Loss & Bereavement: An Empty Cot - Clare Beesley (Bereavement Midwife) and Kirsty Knight (4Louis)
3. Where are we now with COVID? - Professor Jim Thornton
2. Bullying: Breaking Through Despite the Odds - Professor Dame Elizabeth N. Anionwu DBE CBE
1. Pandemic planning: International Perspectives - Professor Grace Edwards, Hannah Dahlen AM & Jennie Joseph
*Midlands Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020 Special* - An Update from the Chief Midwifery Officer for England
13. BAME Perspectives from the Frontline - Lola Ornato & Mala Morjaria
12. Changing Times - Supporting Women’s Choices: Dr Sheena Byrom OBE & Dr Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho
*Northern Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2020 Special* - Professor Jim Thornton & Linda Machakaire
11. Voices from Student Midwives during the COVID-19 Crisis – Alicia Burnett & Laura Henry
10. Supporting Bereaved Families - Clare Worgan, SANDS & Marc Harder, NCBP
9. Human Rights in Maternity Care During COVID-19 - Maria Booker & Professor Lesley Page CBE
8. Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder through Compassionate Care - Dr Jenny Patterson & Dr Diane Ménage
*IDM SPECIAL* Jess Phillips MP & Dr Anita Byrne - Domestic Violence in Pregnancy: the midwife’s role
7. Pre-eclampsia - Professor Andy Shennan & Caitlin Wilson
6. COVID-19 and Infant Feeding - Professor Amy Brown & Francesca Entwistle, Unicef
5. Regulatory Perspectives: How students & midwives can be supported - Dr Jacqui Williams & Nicky Clark
4. Supporting Maternity Staff through COVID 19 - Midwifery Leadership and Staffing Initiatives: Dr Tracey Cooper MBE & Professor Trixie McAree
3. Supporting Pregnant Women, New Mothers & Families - Sarah Noble & Abigail Holmes
2. Midwifery Students Stepping Up: Dr Anna Byrom & Alicia Bennett
1. Wellbeing Matters: Dr Sheena Byrom OBE & JennyTheMidwife