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A new UK Midwifery Study System
What is UKMidSS? Why is it exciting that all alongside midwifery units (AMUs ) in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are involved? How can you find out more, and stay in touch? Dr Rachel Rowe, who leads UKMidSS, and Catherine Williams, Vice Chair of the...
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
Photo: Lagan Valley Freestanding Maternity Unit Midwifery Units in Northern Ireland By Seána Talbot There were 24,394 live births in NI during 2014 (NISRA, 2015) with the total number of MLU births being 2,960 - equating to 12% of births. The home birth rate is...
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
by Mary Newburn As one of the leaders of Midwifery Unit Network, I thought it would be useful to find out what there is available online to inform the public, midwives, doctors and commissioners about the care provided, and the environment, in midwifery units...
‘She can’t come here’: birth centre criteria and ethics
Guest blog by Dr. Mandie Scamell Does your midwifery lead unit welcome all types of women or do you have a list of reasons why some women are automatically turned away? This was a question I found myself grappling with while collecting ethnographic data for my PhD...
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...