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We have a new logo!
Logo design by Jamel Darling Logos for the Low Low We had an encouraging response to our competition for a logo for the Network, and the winning design was chosen by our Advisory Group, against set criteria. Jamel Darling who created the design, said with his entry:...
Midwifery Units in Northern Ireland
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The Meadow Birth Centre Worcestershire – development to success
The Poppy Suite Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust provides maternity care for around 6,000 women and their families across the largely rural areas in and around Worcestershire. Antenatal care is provided on three main sites, with satellite clinics also running...
London Launch April 2016
BARONESS CUMBERLEGE LAUNCHES NETWORK TO PROMOTE MIDWIFE LED UNITS AND IMPROVE CHOICE FOR WOMEN A new network is being launched to increase the availability of midwife-led care for women. This includes midwife-led maternity units and home births. The Midwifery Unit...
Midwifery Unit Network logo competition
We are holding a logo competition! And there is a £50 Pinter and Martin book token for the winner! Hello! We need your help to create a logo to convey what the Midwifery Unit Network is all about. We'd love to hear from you if you have any creative ideas....
Midwifery units – films of birth, virtual tours for parents and antenatal preparation
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‘She can’t come here’: birth centre criteria and ethics
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A taste of success: two midwifery units in Lancashire!
Tracey Cooper, Consultant Midwife at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals writes about the developments of their two midwifery units (birth centres), with pride! Baroness Julia Cumberlege Baroness Julia Cumberlege, independent chair of the National Maternity Review opened...