The Maternity & Midwifery Hour

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The Maternity & Midwifery Hour episodes

October 22, 2021 7. Continuity of Care – Part 2: The Vision and the Reality
In this session, we look at how Continuity of Care can be organised, hearing from midwives about how they have engaged with CoC models, and what it has meant for their day-to-day practice. This is very much the ‘nuts and bolts’ of continuity.
Episode 7 of Series 5 of the Maternity and Midwifery Hour
Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist
Contributions from:
· Dr Tracey Cooper MBE, Regional Chief Midwife for the North East and Yorkshire
· Laura Rumsey, Associate Head of Nursing and Midwifery, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
· Sarah Petty, Head of Nursing and Midwifery, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust
· Joanne Crawford, General Manager for Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Sexual Health, Head of Midwifery, County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
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1 hr 24 min
October 15, 20216. Complexity of Care: Our Afghan Women & Baby Loss Awareness Week
This week we are looking at how midwives can meet the needs of Afghan women, especially in the context of the recent events in Afghanistan. We will consider how midwives can work with women and families to ensure their health, safety and well being.
This week is also Baby Loss Awareness week, and we are going to consider the impact of baby loss on the women and families, and also on midwives and their colleagues.
Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist
Contributions from:
Sophie Russell, Consultant Midwife, Associate Director for Quality and Safety (Women, Gynaecology, Sexual Health and Neonates), Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Michelle Lynch, Bereavement Midwife, North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
1 hr 15 min
October 08, 2021 5. What Next for Continuity of Care? – Part 1
In this session, we look at how Continuity of Care can be organised, hearing from midwives about how they have engaged with CoC models, and what it has meant for their day-to-day practice. This is very much the ‘nuts and bolts’ of continuity.
Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist
Contributions from:
Natalie Corden, Continuity Midwife; Blogger
Dr Tracey Cooper MBE, Regional Chief Midwife for the North East and Yorkshire
Professor Trixie McAree, Professor of Midwifery and Maternal Health, Birmingham City University
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
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1 hr 3 min
October 01, 20214. Microbiome: Benefits to Baby - Dr Emer Gilligan & Claire Ryan
What is the microbiome and why does it matter? Let the experts explain!
Episode 4 of season 5 of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour
Contributions from:
Dr Emer Gilligan, Regulatory Manager, WaterWipes

Claire Ryan, Midwife; Medical Science Liaison, WaterWipes
Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist
In partnership with WaterWipes | https://www.waterwipes.com/
1 hr
September 24, 20213. Nurturing Midwives & Student Midwives - Dr Sally Pezaro & Deepa Santhosh
Midwives have always been busy and over this last year, have been, and felt, even more so. With some staff redeployed, and some off sick, sometimes midwives are having to balance their workload and ensuring safe and high quality care for mothers and babies, with their own physiological and psychological well-being, even to the extent of not being able to have a drink of water, or have a short break.
In this session we explore the implications of not supporting staff, and strategies to ensure that midwives (and student midwives) are able to ensure that they are keeping healthy in the workplace, and caring for themselves, and their clients.

Episode 3 of Series 5 of the Maternity and Midwifery Hour
Hosted by: Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Consultant and Educationalist
Contributions from:
Deepa Santhosh, Student Midwife (masters), Oxford Brookes University

Dr Sally Pezaro, Senior Lecturer – The Academic Midwife, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health| Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities, Coventry University
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
Watch the live stream instead: https://youtu.be/eiPZ9g_rpTw
1 hr 2 min
September 16, 2021 2. Highlights from the Wales & South West Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2021
Tune in for three exceptional presentations from our first hybrid festival (part digital, part in-person in Cardiff City Stadium), which took place this week.
Abi Holmes - Keynote: Midwives - role models for health
Elliott Rae - Dads, childbirth trauma and PTSD
Billie Hunter CBE & Joanne Cull - Reflections on the Work, Health and Emotional Lives of Midwives (WHELM) Study

1 hr 18 min
September 10, 2021 1. The Language of the New Midwifery Standards - Dr Jacqui Williams & Verena Wallace MBE, NMC
Episode 1 of Season 5 of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour. Welcome back!
Dr Jacqui Williams & Verena Wallace MBE from the NMC - The Language of the New Midwifery Standards
Hosted by Dr Jenny Hall.

https://www.maternityandmidwifery.co.uk
https://www.matflix.co.uk
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMu9tBz7G1GhANk7FsNcSYJVriFufTH3g
1 hr 1 min
July 09, 2021 13. Nurturing and Caring for the Team – Dr Jan Smith, Dr Tina South & Kara Davies
Nurturing and Caring for the Team
Episode 13 of Series 4 of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour
Hosted By: Sue Macdonald, Curator, Maternity & Midwifery Festivals; Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery
Contributions from:
Dr Jan Smith, Psychologist, Healthy You Ltd
Kara Davies, Midwives in Mind
Dr Tina South, Midwives in Mind
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
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1 hr 2 min
July 02, 2021 12. International Trends: Highlights from the 32nd ICM Congress – Kaveri Mayra & Dianne Garland
International trends: Highlights from the 32nd International Confederation of Midwives Congress
Hosted by:
Neil Stewart, Editorial Director, Maternity and Midwifery Forum
Contributions from:
Kaveri Mayra, Postgraduate Research Student for Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton
Dianne Garland, Midwifery Consultant, Director for Clinical Governance, Waterbirth International; Author of Revisiting Waterbirth
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
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59 min
June 25, 2021 11. Pelvic Floor Health – Teresa Gernon & Abigail Holmes
It is estimated that 7 million women in the UK suffer from urinary incontinence, usually during and after pregnancy and childbirth, yet, for many years it has been an under reported and under treated condition.
Following on from the recent welcome announcement that the NHS will be setting up pelvic health clinics, our two expert speakers will discuss the issues around pelvic health, and suggest practical advice on how midwives can support women with pelvic floor issues to ensure better outcomes.
Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Curator, Maternity & Midwifery Festivals; Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery
Contributions from:
Abigail Holmes, Consultant Midwife, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Personal Trainer
Teresa Gernon, Women’s health advocate and founder of Epi-no UK
Supported by MATFLIX: https://matflix.co.uk
Register to watch the next episode LIVE or attend a Maternity & Midwifery Festival: https://mmf.eventbrite.com
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1 hr 2 min