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Series 18 - Episode 7: Safer delivery: working hours and conditions - impact on midwives’ wellbeing

Media attention on maternity care has rightly focussed on women, babies and families’ experiences of the maternity services and has highlighted issues around poor communication, difficulties with team work and, sometimes, uncaring practitioners. But is this the full story?

In this edition we are exploring midwives’ experiences of being asked to work over their hours, to cover for staff shortages and forcing them to work in ways that they feel prevents them from doing their job in the way they would wish.

We are joined by midwife and author, Leah Hazard, who has been investigating midwives’ experiences and will share her findings towards improving midwives’ working lives.

Hosted by:

Sue Macdonald

Contributions from:

Leah Hazard, Midwife, Author and Activist

Biography

Leah Hazard

Leah Hazard is a practising NHS Midwife, bestselling author, activist and mother. As a proud member of the midwifery profession, she’s passionate about bringing midwifery and reproductive health into the public eye. As a firm believer that midwives lay the foundation for lifelong wellness, she’s committed to providing evidence-based information in a way that’s accessible, nuanced, relatable and relevant to our times.