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🔥off the press: Specialised Infant Formulas: Overused, Overpriced & Obesogenic onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ce… 👉DYK parents pay up to 37% more for specialised infant milks, often completely unnecessarily? 👉Regulations are poorly enforced & weak, putting infant health at risk BFLG-UK

Interesting to see the use of the term 'shared decision making' in a consultation document today. Here's why I think it needs to go. "Improving healthcare: is it time to ditch the terminology of ‘shared decision making’? – National Voices" nationalvoices.org.uk/blogpost/impro…

Important new research with big implications for understanding babies' #microbiomes & the role of #breastmilk in their development. Congrats Dr Trevor Lawley, Yan Shao & team! 👏🏻 nature.com/articles/s4156…

FREE webinar Sep 12 to engage with newly published analysis of evidence on MCoC implementation, including gaps in the knowledge and suggestions for planning the implementation of this model of maternity care. Exciting! eventbrite.co.uk/e/implementing…

We’re getting ready for our #EastLondon #Health #Literacy #Research #Course for non-English speaking #pregnant #women starting soon! We’ve refined our lesson plans with insights from Southend & are busy printing materials & recruiting women to take part. Exciting times ahead as

We reflect on findings from our national maternity inspection programme related to leadership and culture. This short film covers what we found and examples we saw of good practice in this area. orlo.uk/p4Ld1 #MaternityReport

Gráinne Milne @OLOLMaternityUnit Wonderful work Grainne and team! Have you seen the POOL study results? cardiff.ac.uk/centre-for-tri…

It's helpful to stay hopeful, especially in difficult times🌈 Join #OptimisticOctober and find ways to make things better and take positive steps forward actionforhappiness.org/optimistic-oct…

The latest MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report on women who died during or up to a year after pregnancy between 2020 and 2022 released today. Read more:buff.ly/2HR30eT @marianfknight @npeu_oxford @oxford_ndph

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

So many contributed to this report on safe quality #midwifery in Northern Ireland: huge thanks to all Jenny McNeill RCM_NI BirthWise Rachel Rowe Verena Wallace MBE RM 💙 Julia Sanders Department of Health Chris Gale @MattisonPhD Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM plus community groups, students +++ health-ni.gov.uk/publications/e…

Academic Research Posters

Clean Break ‘s incredible play, will shine a light on the experiences of women navigating pregnancy & separation from their babies in prison. Lost Mothers Project University of Hertfordshire UH Health&SocialWork Economic and Social Research Council CRIPACC UH UH Research Office NIHR ARC East of England Nuffield Family Justice Observatory British Criminology Royal College of Midwives 💙 RoyalCollegeObsGyn James Timpson

After a lot of work, the new website & logo now launched. Thank you Florence Nightingale Foundation #INMA #diaspora #midwives

🚨 ICM Statement on Obstetric Violence Launched on Day 1 of the #16DaysOfActivism, it calls for urgent action to ensure all women receive respectful, violence-free care. 📖 READ OUR STATEMENT: internationalmidwives.org/resources/obst…

A review of practice learning requirements for nursing and midwifery students has revealed highly varied practice learning experiences and supervision, and calls for action to ensure high quality education: nmc.org.uk/news/news-and-…

The practice supervisor’s role is to support and supervise students in the practice learning environment so they can deliver good quality care. Our SSSA set out expectations for the learning, support and supervision of students nmc.org.uk/student-superv…

Midwives save lives,even in crisis. They advocate for communities, protect families’ health, & ensure care for women & newborns. It’s time to fully recognise our role, include us in every step, & equip them to lead. #IDM2025 #MidwivesInCrisis #AgentsofChange #MidwifeLedCare