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Our pop-up FMU – Anything is possible with passionate people and positive partnerships
by Claire Mathews Lead Clinical Midwife, Cheshire and Merseyside Local Maternity System Cheshire and Merseyside has recently opened a ‘pop-up’ freestanding birth centre on the Wirral a great innovation, as there were previously no freestanding midwifery-led units in...
Three NHS trusts identified as birth centre beacon sites by Midwifery Unit Network
Preston Birth Centre, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Three NHS Trusts have been selected as ‘beacon sites’ for their midwife-led birth centres by the Midwifery Unit Network (MUNet), a leading UK initiative committed to women having positive birth experiences...
Huge variation in midwifery unit provision – Findings from the latest mapping midwifery units in England study
The Meadow Birth Centre, Worcestershire Findings have been published from the midwifery unit mapping study, led by Assistant Professor, Denis Walsh, and a multi-disciplinary team of academics from Nottingham University; City, University of London; De Montfort...
RESEARCH RESULTS – Hot off the Press
RESEARCH RESULTS ABOUT THE USE OF MIDWIFERY UNITS (BIRTH CENTRES) FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM Births in midwifery units in England have trebled, up from five per cent to 14 per cent over the last six years, a new study by researchers at The University of...
National Maternity and Perinatal Audit Clinical report 2017
On 6th November 2017, a maternity audit report was published, based on births in NHS maternity services in England, Scotland and Wales over two years (1st April 2015 - 31st March 2016). This blog summarises some of the key findings and methodological details of...
Better Births Event
IMPLEMENTION THE NATIONAL MATERNITY REVIEW IN RURAL AREAS The Midwifery Unit Network (MUNet) was delighted to support Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) along with the Royal College of Midwives in organising a conference in February...
My Birthplace: shared decision making at it’s best!
By Gill Walton Director of Midwifery Portsmouth Hospitals Trust The My Birthplace app gives evidence based information and is used as part of a shared decision making pathway to help women express their preference for place of birth. It was developed by a group of...
Midwifery Unit Network 1st European Meeting
By Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho Around 4.7 million European women give birth each year. Despite the strong evidence for midwifery-led care and midwifery units, most EU countries still offer women very limited choice regarding place of birth and lead practitioner, with...
A new UK Midwifery Study System
What is UKMidSS? Why is it exciting that all alongside midwifery units (AMUs ) in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are involved? How can you find out more, and stay in touch? Dr Rachel Rowe, who leads UKMidSS, and Catherine Williams, Vice Chair of the...
We have a new logo!
Logo design by Jamel Darling Logos for the Low Low We had an encouraging response to our competition for a logo for the Network, and the winning design was chosen by our Advisory Group, against set criteria. Jamel Darling who created the design, said with his entry:...