Published 3rd May 2024 by Coventry University, UK International study could help shape great midwife leaders around the globe The biggest ever international study into midwifery leadership, which could help improve the way midwife leaders are identified and trained, has been led by Coventry University. Spearheaded by Dr Sally Pezaro from Coventry University’s Research Centre […]
Ask A Midwife: A Service Evaluation Anna Marsh (she/her) – NIHR Pre-Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellow, Lead Midwife, Bournemouth University and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Social @AnnaMarshMW Sallie Ward (she/her) – Lead Midwife, Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Sarah Collins (she/her) – Research Midwife, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust […]
An Ethnographic Study of the Philosophy, Culture and Practices Within an Urban Freestanding Midwifery Unit (Part 1 of a 4 part series) Dr Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho (she/her) – Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, Global Maternal Health, City, University of London Twitter @Luciagreenwich Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 08 September 2023, Pages 25-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/RSQF7192 […]
Effective Midwifery Leadership: Knowing Your Roots and Finding Your Passion Caroline Homer (she/her) – Co-Program Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health and Professor of Midwifery, Burnet Institute Twitter @CarolineHomer Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 06 July 2023, Pages 08-12 https://doi.org/10.55975/WESN3331 Summary In this feature article, a third article in our leadership […]
Understanding Surrogacy; Strengthening Maternity Services Instagram: officialmysurrogacyjourney Linked In: my-surrogacy-journey Summary All4Maternity have partnered with My Surrogacy Journey to look at how maternity services can be strengthened when it comes to implementing care for intended parents via surrogacy. My Surrogacy Journey is the UK’s most successful surrogacy agency. Founded by two dads, Michael and Wes, […]
Leadership Is Innate To Midwives And Rowers! Franka Cadee – President, International Confederation of Midwives Twitter @FrankaCadee www.internationalmidwives.org Introduction My home is in the East of the Netherlands, in a small university town called Wageningen, on The Rhine. I love that river because it is so changeable. The water level can rise and fall by […]
Leadership Collective 2. Equipping Midwifery Leaders Joy Adcock – Endorsed Midwife, Master of Primary Maternity Care, La Trobe University, Werribee Mercy Hospital Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 02 November 2022, Pages 20-25 https://doi.org/10.55975/WQMN9405 Summary This article explores how midwives in leadership positions can be equipped to contribute to maternity care reform […]
Utilising Social Media in Midwifery Education Olamide Solanke (she/her) – Assistant Lecturer in Midwifery, Birmingham City University Instagram @midwivesagainstracism Samuel Todd Birth – Centre Manager at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; previously Lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University. Twitter @samueltodd16 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 10 November 2022, Pages […]
How Can Midwives and Educators Better Understand, Teach and Support Neurodivergent Students? Emilie Edwards (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Middlesex University Twitter @_Emilie_Edwards Sophie Rayner (she/her) – 2nd-Year Student Midwife, University of Leicester Twitter @sophieraynerx Nicolette Porter (she/her) – Student Midwife, Middlesex University Twitter @Nicolette_stmw Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 08 September 2022, […]
Integrating Cultural Safety Into Midwifery Education Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe (she/her) – Senior Midwifery Lecturer, London Southbank University, London Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 08 September 2022, Pages 37-39 https://doi.org/10.55975/JEJJ4647 Summary Cultural safety is a concept based on being aware of the cultural self and the impact this has on encounters with service users.1,2 […]
