241 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to 6 weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2019-2021 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,066,997 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 11.7 per 100,000 buff.ly/2HR30eT

Graduating with a distinction on MSc Global Health at LSTM and now this!! All the hard work was worth it!!!

Had a lovely day at graduation yesterday. MSc in Global Health LSTM BCUHB Best #Midwife

What an incredible few days gaining experience in Global Health in Zimbabwe. I have learnt so much, met amazing people and given a presentation! I am so grateful for this opportunity and really appreciate all the support given Tina Lavender #midwife

This is our multicultural O&G department, with many IMGs making us all the richer for their personal & professional lived experiences. A fabulous evening out, with so much laughing & happiness. What an NHs family ⁦Betsi Cadwaladr⁩. Welcome to Wales - happy St David’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

📣📣🎉 I am so excited to announce that my PhD literature review on women's perspectives of #freebirth is now available in Midwifery Journal A thought-provoking paper where we propose a new defintion of freebirth as a self-care practice sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Fascinating discussion on maternal & newborn health at yesterday's #LSTMConversation! Hear experts like Dame Tina Lavender & Yana Richens OBE PhD MPhil MSc BSc RN RGN OBE discuss critical issues. Watch the recording now: lstm.ac/3US6SlX #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #IDM2024

We thank @drtedros, DG @who, for his profound message on #IDM2024, celebrating midwives everywhere! 🌟 “Thank you all for your commitment to harnessing the power of midwives to protect the health and wellbeing of people and the planet as a vital climate solution.”

Sustainable Midwifery: Caring for Tomorrow’s World On the 32nd International Day of the Midwife, I am truly honoured to join highly esteemed Professor @DunkleyBent, @IbuRobin Lim, and Ginger Garcia, in delivering keynote addresses to the Virtual International Day of the Midwife

Welsh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Royal College of Midwives 💙 members gather for Day 1 RCM conference #rcmconf24

Day 2 @ the RCM coference🥰🥰🥰 Energising excellence #rcmconf24

That was all about #rcmconf24 TOGETHER we celebrated success of the work of all midwives.. And it was a Proud moment for me to be a student of Tina Lavender who is really a true leader and inspiration for all midwives across the world! Great to have a cheerful mentor Yana Richens OBE PhD MPhil MSc BSc RN RGN !

Listen To Mums; Addressing the Global Imperative for Maternity Healthcare Reform During the recent Milken Institute Philanthropic Investors Forum held in Beverly Hills, I was requested to share my personal experience of childbirth in 1991, and its effect on missioning the

Successful meeting with the International Advisory Board this week! It was a great opportunity to share findings of ongoing projects including #CoreOutcomeset study, #Bereavement and #PANDA trials! Lot's of learning from the IAB! NIHR Global Health Tina Lavender Yana Richens OBE PhD MPhil MSc BSc RN RGN LSTM

Unfortunately unqualified people who give bad advice can’t be held accountable when things go wrong. Rise of the doula: a helping hand or a danger to mothers? thetimes.com/article/b16bda…

2 days to go until the Wales and South West England Festival 🥳 Come along to get up to speed and refresh your skills through our exciting and topical mix of policy and research presentations and clinical workshops.

Great talk on midwives' experience of providing bereavement care by fellow collegue Danielle Jacob Really interesting discussion around the challenges midwives face in low income countries. #midwives #WalesandSW2024

Great work from the NIHR stillbirth and neonatal death units CEI leads - creating a poster on what is dissemination #IWD2025 Tina Lavender @LAMRNStillbirth National Institute for Health and Care Research