Have you ever used apps, wearables or digital platforms to manage a mental health condition? We are interested in hearing your thoughts! Complete this short survey and be in with a chance of winning £100 in vouchers (entries close 1 September): qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_57…

Would you like to have a say in creating the top 10 research priorities for midwifery and maternity care? You can! Take a look here rcm.org.uk/promoting/educ… RCM Wales All Wales Clinical Supervisors for Midwives Cath 💙 Lucie Warren @Sheilsbrown Royal College of Midwives 💙 Julie Roberts Cardiff Midwifery Society Please share

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We are pleased to offer a FREE one day webinar on birth trauma for all professionals and volunteers working with families in the perinatal period, in collaboration with Make Birth Better. 19th October 2023, 9am via Zoom forms.office.com/e/nWMW2jUcQn to register interest

Enabling breastfeeding is incredibly important for mothers who may struggle to care for their babies- whatever the reason. This research shows that breastfeeding protects the mother-infant relationship even when mothers are depressed. Amazing! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Five amazing members of Ulster Uni Nursing and Paramedic Science💙 have been named in top 2% of world scientists in Stanford university 2023 ratings. Unreal achievement and well deserved Assumpta Ryan Dr. Felicity Hasson Hugh McKenna Tanya McCance & Dr Maria Loane #proudofuu #weareuu

“There isn’t a single challenge we are facing worldwide where breastfeeding doesn’t matter.” Breastfeeding helps with climate change, food insecurity, inequalities, antibiotic resistance… Quite simply, breastfeeding matters. Baby Friendly UK

Mothers (over 30 different hospitals) report a problem with ‘enforced privacy’ while breastfeeding (& the accompanying shame). Curtains being closed on them mid-conversation and not ONE example of a pump designated for paediatrics. Dr Lyndsey Hookway at #bfconf

As a mum of a young adult with epilepsy I’ve just signed the petition calling on the NHS to provide free dental repairs to teeth damaged by seizures. Will you please sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/call… via 38 Degrees

Stafford MP Theo Clarke is leading a campaign to provide better support for women after birth trauma. She spent 40 hours in labour and needed surgery lasting two hours. Watch Politics Midlands: bbc.in/437t7qx Commons speech: bbc.in/3URgs91

Are you a senior midwife involved in maternal health care and are curious about the evolving landscape of pregnancy in the UK? Join us in answering the question: How is Advanced Maternal Age defined in practice across the UK today? . #MaternalHealth forms.office.com/e/N7ATV01S3W

Wellbeing of Women funding opportunities wellbeingofwomen.org.uk

NHS work done by Private Sector On the face of it a ‘good idea’ but wait…. The money spent is not then invested in the NHS, the private sector do this at a profit & long term capacity is lost form NHS making NHS a more reliant Dr Amir Khan GP Explains

🌟 Calling women who have received EMDR therapy for birth-related trauma!🌟 Your journey matters & could help shape vital research. If you answer ‘Yes’ to the 3 questions in the poster below & are willing to share your experience, we’d love to hear from you. DM for details!

⭐️ Participant call ⭐️ Back again calling for women to share their EMDR experiences in relation to birth trauma 🔈

🌟 Calling women who have received EMDR therapy for birth-related trauma!🌟 Your journey matters & could help shape vital research. If you answer ‘Yes’ to the 3 questions in the poster below & are willing to share your experience, we’d love to hear from you. DM for details!

11 new PhDs in 5 universities for the HAP3 project: Healthy Adaptation from Pregnancy, Postpartum to early Parenthood. hap3.eu/?page_id=195 Application deadline is 30 September 2024

275 women died in the UK during pregnancy or up to six weeks after the end of pregnancy in 2020-2022 from causes related to or exacerbated by pregnancy among 2,028,543 women giving birth, a maternal mortality rate of 13.56 per 100,000 buff.ly/2HR30eT

Calling all midwives with doctorates. A team of European researchers, led from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, are seeking your views. vub.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eP… 💚 Dr Ans Luyben 💚 marlene sinclair Dr Maeve O'Connell RM RGN ☘️💙 Victoria G. Vivilaki Doctoral College School of Health Sciences UU QUB Midwifery Society QUBNursing&Midwifery