This is a really beautiful Yoga Nidra led by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli Yoga Nidra Network (I love the field of brightness she conjures) youtu.be/6gBKiYfy4bc

In 2019 44% all births were induced. 👀 stats for epidural, assisted delivery, emergency caesarean for induced labours vs spontaneous births (CQC 2019 Survey of women’s experiences of maternity care: Statistical release) #induction #NICE #41thenew42 cqc.org.uk/sites/default/…

Pleased to be able to contribute to tomorrow’s Association of Radical Midwives meeting via Florence (she/her) #MatExp hoping to widen the debate on how we use guidelines oli silverwood-cope (she/her) British Intrapartum Care Society RoyalCollegeObsGyn Gill Phillips ([email protected]) @MidwifeThinking Make Birth Better #MatExp

⁦CL Speech Therapy⁩ getting rid of all these books from communication degree (old, from 1991) if anyone wants the lot, collect RG42

a friend sent me this today, a reminder of how much work there is to do dismantling racism

Ten reasons to question the draft NICE Guideline on inducing labour - Dr Sara Wickham sarawickham.com/articles-2/nic…

Maria Velo Midwife thanks for the tag, Maria 😊 oli silverwood-cope (she/her) sent it to me too. Fascinating! I love this growing body of evidence supporting benefits of pregnancy exercises & freedom to mobilise. Although HCPs must be cautious not to prescribe as Instinctive birth positions are best.

"..leaving questions about what we are missing when we talk about women’s decision-making in relation to birth, for instance how social and institutional power might come to be embodied through decisions about care" …pregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

“My blackness is not something to be “fixed” with induction.” #NotSoNice

Brilliant event today challenging thinking in maternity. Fantastic speakers #mindthegap eventbrite.co.uk/e/midwifery-on…

I'm teaching a normal birth workshop in Wales next week book now to avoid disappointment fb.me/e/1hNtyxZ8P

“I hope the content produced over the past four issues has covered areas typically overlooked by contemporary midwifery education, and that readers have even found it controversial at times because midwifery is and should be considered activism.” -@ABurnett_RM /6

doing a piece on midwifery in crisis - why so many key midwives are coming off the register Nursing and Midwifery Council and rebranding as doulas/birthworkers. Excited about a 3-way conversation w superstars Kemi Birthjoy Johnson and Joy Horner - WiseWoman's Hearth Collective Any questions you’d like me to put to them?

'being with' v 'doing to'. To manage influence of care provider presence ask oneself: Am I saying/doing this for the woman/person I'm with or for me? What is the underlying message my words/actions will transmit? Does that message align with reinforcing their power and expertise?

It’s been a long gestation but it happened! ✨Dr Anna Byrom✨She/Her #NTFS2019 👏🏽

Our book ‘ The Roar Behind the Silence: why kindness compassion and respect matter’ has been translated in Turkish by the wonderful Esra and published yesterday! Amazing… RoarBehindSilence @FrankaCadee oli silverwood-cope (she/her) Neel Shah, MD Rineke Schram Hannah Dahlen AM International Confederation of Midwives FIGO HQ

Midwife Lyndsey Hepburn sharing her positive experience working as a continuity of carer midwife at North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust #MCoC 'The flexibility of this way of working enables me to manage my caseload better as well as my family life. The feedback from the women is amazing....'

So very special 💞

looking forward to all the babies called Eunice today