by Sheena Byrom | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog
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...
by Sheena Byrom | Nov 18, 2017 | Blog
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...
by Sheena Byrom | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog
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...
by Sheena Byrom | Sep 10, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Sheena Byrom | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog
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...
by Sheena Byrom | Aug 13, 2016 | Blog
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:...
