When I think back over my own career, the times when I felt I could do my best work & was most supported, was when I had an affirming leader. Sincere words of affirmation don't take much effort & have a disproportionate impact on people’s self-esteem. As leaders, we should never

"Building high-performance teams: 4 essential leadership principles": 1) Cultivate psychological safety within teams 2) Assume positive intent for better collaboration 3) Shift the energy of disagreement with active listening 4) Focus on what you can control (and on what matters)

Fabulous work by vicky carolinediamond Helen Weir Suzanne Pullins

Please spread the words for this online survey on Out of Guidance Birth Choices Alison Weatherstone - Chief Midwife ACM Dr Maeve O'Connell RM RGN ☘️💙 Tracey Cooper MBE PhD FRCM 💕Sheena Byrom she/her 💕 The RCM Scotland Royal College of Midwives 💙 Prof Jane Sandall CBE Kirstie Coxon

Around 1 in 5 women and 1 in 10 men will develop a mental health concern, such as #anxiety or low mood, during the perinatal period. Online guided self help programme Space for Perinatal Wellbeing can help you improve #wellbeing and feel better. #MMHAW nhswales.silvercloudhealth.com/signup/

During pregnancy, and up to one year after birth, one in five women will experience mental health issues, ranging from anxiety and depression to more severe illness. For #MMHAW24, our roadmap offers a way to the right support for perinatal mental health. buff.ly/49XUo00

I support Maternal Mental Health Alliance's #MMHAdvocacyDay and join their call for MLAs and MPs to value new and expectant mothers’ mental health as much as their physical health.

Start the Conversation. Tragically, suicide is a leading cause of death in the first year after birth. If you know someone who gave birth recently, please check in with them. who.int/campaigns/worl… #WorldSuicidePreventionDay#StartTheConversation

Fantastic 👏

#HealthForAll means health for all women. Grateful to Women Political Leaders for organizing a discussion on gender equality on the sidelines of #UNGA. My message is clear - women must be at the decision-making table. And we must support women: 1. through equal pay, flexible leave,

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

We stand with #midwives in #Afghanistan, and with the women they support, despite the risks. The international community must intervene to give the women of Afghanistan access to essential healthcare. Our statement here: buff.ly/3B9kHVZ

Thank you RCM_NI it was a pleasure to spend some time with you all

A very special day at Ulster Hospital's Maternity Unit ⭐ Infant Feeding Lead Ruth Leemon marked #WorldDownSyndromeDay with a tea party, celebrating her daughter & all children with Down Syndrome ❤️ Staff shared a cuppa while showing off their odd socks! 🧦

Steve and I feel very privileged to share this amazing work at such a fantastic Conference thankyou Caroline Keown

"It's a privilege to support new parents bringing life into this world" ❤️ Frances, Ann & Amy, our incredible Maternity Support Workers & Healthcare Assistants at the Ulster Hospital Maternity Unit are providing care & comfort to new mums every day 🤱 #MakingADifference #HSC

Very proud South Eastern Trust of our labour ward and community teams

Today we mark the International Day of the Midwife and this year's theme is Midwives: Critical in Every Crisis. 'Across the continents and time zones, midwives will be examining this question but also celebrating being midwives'