29th - 30th of March 2022
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Tuesday 29th March - 9:10 AMThe freebirth movement: why midwives and other healthcare professionals need to acknowledge and support women’s autonomy in maternity careAll women deserve access to a safe birth. All women, however, also deserve a positive and empowering birth experience and to be auton... View more -
Tuesday 29th March - 10:00 AMHow do power and hierarchy influence staff safety in maternity services?There are considerable tensions for healthcare staff between their employee allegiance and contracts, patient safety, and their respo... View more -
Tuesday 29th March - 10:40 AMRetained surgical swabs in maternity: Reflecting on why surgical swabs are being left behind and exploring how this could be preventedSurgical swabs are routinely used by obstetricians and midwives during caesarean sections or perineal repairs following a vaginal bir... View more -
Tuesday 29th March - 11:20 AMExperiencing breech diagnosis: women's perception of choice and support in making decisions regarding management of breech presentationProfessional guidelines recommend midwives and obstetricians actively involve women and birthing people in making decisions about the... View more -
Tuesday 29th March - 1:50 PMMaternity Action (charity): why they are a critical resource for pregnant women and new parentsRos Bragg talks about the impact of maternity discrimination on women and their families, and why demand for Maternity Action’s servi... View more -
Wednesday 30th March - 9:55 AMPrediction and prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes - Sponsored by PerkinElmerThe aim of all of maternity care is prediction prevention of adverse pregnancy outcomes and helping birthing parents with accurate in... View more -
Wednesday 30th March - 10:40 AMKids for Kids charity: Midwives – Giving Mothers Hope in DarfurBack in 2001, on her first visit to Darfur, Patricia Parker OBE, Founder and CEO of Kids for Kids, remembers seeing the fear in the e... View more -
Wednesday 30th March - 11:20 AMGut microbiome in pregnancy and the postpartum - Sponsored by NutriciaWe have fascinating, emerging evidence highlighting links between maternal gut microbiome in pregnancy, mode of birth and infant feed... View more -
Wednesday 30th March - 12:10 PMIntegrating Telehealth into Maternity in a Post-Pandemic WorldTelehealth has gained more attention in the last 2 years than it did for over a decade. The COVID pandemic highlighted the flexibilit... View more -
Wednesday 30th March - 1:50 PMPost-caesarean wound infection: Best Practice Guidance for Prevention and Management - Sponsored by EssitySurgical Site Infection Post C-Section can be physically and psychologically challenging for new mothers- This session focuses on the... View more -
What lies beneath: The hidden world of non-severe maternal morbidity
