Conference Programme
Day two - 9 May
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Perinatal wellbeing
Session
Listening to words unsaid: Supporting perinatal mental health
- Melissa Addy, maternal mental health midwife, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Kerry Adekoya, perinatal mental health specialist midwife, South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Yasmeen Akhtar, mental wellbeing midwife, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Nafiza Anwar, director and co founder, Association of South Asian Midwives
- Carmel Doyle, operational manager, Parent Infant Mental Health Services (PIMHS)
Resources
Leadership
Session
You don't lead alone
- Nic Ferguson, student midwife, Edinburgh Napier University
- Gillian Morton MBE, director of midwifery, NHS Forth Valley
- Chrissy Walsh, infant feeding support worker, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
- Duncan Burton, Deputy CNO, NHS England
Resources
Individualised care
Session
Surrogacy in maternity services: individualised care
- Ruby Handley-Stone, professional advisor, education, Royal College of Midwives
- Michael Johnson-Ellis, co-founder and co-ceo, My Surrogacy Journey®
- Wes Johnson-Ellis, co-founder and co-ceo, My Surrogacy Journey®
- Suzanne Wood, midwife sonographer, Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals
Resources
Recruitment and retention
Session
Surrogacy in maternity services: individualised care
- Laura Boyce, director of midwifery, NHS Dumfries and Galloway
- Susanne Chatterley-Stettler, associate director of midwifery & neonatal services, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
- Dr Mo Tabib, lecturer & researcher, Robert Gordon University
Resources
Session
Close
- Gill Walton, chief executive and general secretary, RCM
Education
Session
Registered Midwife Degree Apprenticeships: the Wolverhampton experience
- Sally Ashton-May, director for midwifery policy and practice, Royal College of Midwives
- Heather Bower, head of education, Royal College of Midwives
- Marcia Edwards, lead midwife for education, University of Wolverhampton
- Paula Foster, practice development midwife, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
- Ellie-Mai Humphries, Midwifery Apprentice, year 3
- Jewlee Robinson, Midwifery Apprentice, year 3
Resources
Research
Session
Abstracts
- The experience of labour and birth in the UK for women from South Asian ethnic backgrounds. Bethan McEvoy, Dr Alison Cooke, Dr Kylie Watson, Dr Christine Furber, The University of Manchester/ Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Neonatal assessments in Black, Asian and minority ethnic newborns: Apgar scoring and detection of cyanosis and jaundice. Frankie Fair and Professor Hora Soltani, Sheffield Hallam University
- Bridging a healthcare gap with a lifestyle App: The DAPHNY study. Lucy Goddard, University of Oxford
Individualised care
Session
Delivering good bereavement care
- Sue McKellar, NBCP scotland manager, National Bereavement Care Pathway Scotland
- Lesley Roe and Emma Radcliffe, bereavement midwife and senior midwife, Countess of Chester Hospital
- Susan Still and Jacqueline Dorrian South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Resources
Research
Session
Abstracts
- You will never walk alone (bereaved fathers support through sport), Kelleher M, Caroll, P Bray L, Hanlon A, Fulstow A, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool Football Foundation, Edgehill University
- Co - Creating Maternal Health: The transformative power of co-production in The Lost Mothers Project. Dr Laura Abbott, University of Hertfordshire
- Understanding what homeless pregnant women in temporary accommodation want from midwives: summarising women’s care needs from maternity services. Sara Cumming and Belinda Ngugi University of Dundee (Mother, Infant and Child Health Research Group)
Research
Session
Genomics demystified: Essential insights for clinical midwifery practice
- Donna Kirwan, national lead clinical midwife for genomics, NHS England
- Lyndsay Ratan, case manager, Genomics England
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Research
Session
Abstracts
- Turning ideas into action: updates on the RCM’s Research Prioritisation Project. Jude Field, research advisor, RCM Jenny Cunningham, research advisor, RCM
- Maternity care experiences of women from minority ethnic backgrounds living in areas of social deprivation in Liverpool: a grounded theory study. Sarah Farrell, clinical PhD fellow, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Individualised care
Session
Caring for women and families with additional care needs
- Fiona Dry, training and workforce development lead, Pause.org.uk
- Jeannine Joseph , ppie lead for taps2, Guys and St. Thomas's Foundation Trust
- Vicky Robinson, taps2 lead research midwife, Guy's and St Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust
Resources
- Publications: Caring for pregnant women with pre-existing and gestational diabetes, Caring for migrant women
- MIDIRS search packs: MS25 Homeless women; MS46 Child protection and safeguarding, child abuse and neglect
Education
Session
Abstracts
- Senior student midwives’ perceptions of autonomy when involved in a Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) pilot project at an NHS Trust in London. Dr Gina Finnerty and Dr Heather Bower University of Greenwich and Royal College of Midwives
- Regional Implementation of Strategies to Improve Clinical Escalation in Intrapartum Care: A Mixed Methods Evaluation as part or a conference session. Nimarta Dharni, Fiona Cross-Sudworth, Sara Kenyon, University of Birmingham
Education
Session
Abstracts
- The capacity mystery: how can education and practice placement providers collaborate to maximise and expand learning environment capacity for student midwives whilst maintaining quality assurance. Catherine Flaherty and Dr Christine Furber, Northern Care Alliance and University of Manchester
- An alternative offer for student placement- Embedding the message of prevention for our future midwifery workforce. Chloe Stevenson and Rachel Middleton, Better Start Bradford
- An exploration of midwives’ experiences of working through the menopause: A feminist qualitative study. Heather Woods and Jo Gould, University of Brighton
Leadership
Session
Learning together: Multi-professional education and simulation
- Eileen Dudley, maternity & neonatal safety improvement lead, Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley
- Lisa Jeffery, Sussex ICB - Sussex LMNS
- Michelle East Director of Midwifery Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Camella Main, consultant midwife, London Ambulance Service, East Midlands Ambulance service
- Steven Magee, consultant paramedic, Welsh Ambulance Service
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