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The Maternity & Midwifery Hour

The Maternity & Midwifery Hour

Narrowcast Media Group 248 - 20.3 Midwifery research and practice

Weekly conversations with leading midwifery experts - hosted by the Maternity and Midwifery Forum.

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Published 02 Oct 2026

Duration 1:01:30

Episodes

248-

20.3 Midwifery research and practice

Listened

02 Oct 2026

247-

20.2 Birth, Safety and Beyond: Understanding Women’s Experiences - Dr Carmen Power & Anna Melamed

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25 Sep 2026

246-

20.1 The Midwifery Student Jobs Crisis - with Alix Morrison and Nicole Stuart

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18 Sep 2026

245-

19.12 Why moving matters in pregnancy and birth

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17 Jul 2026

244-

19.11 Improving the service..improving outcomes ..

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10 Jul 2026

243-

19.10 Where next for Midwifery? Ockenden & Amos round up

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03 Jul 2026

242-

19.9 Putting Women First - Can Ockendon Make It A Reality? - Prof Andrew Weeks & Dr Rosie Dawson

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29 Jun 2026

241-

19.8 " No pregnant woman sent home" is this a demand to build trust with women that they will be listened to or does it go too far?

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19 Jun 2026

240-

19.7 Midwifery research: priorities, pathways and midwifery involvement

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12 Jun 2026

239-

19.6 Postpartum Psychosis: identification, support and care

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05 Jun 2026

238-

19.5 Emotionally Complex Postnatal Conversations: Beyond Reassurance

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22 May 2026

237-

19.4 Improving care for women and infants - with Colm Darby & Amanda Whitehead

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15 May 2026

236-

19.03 Black Baby Loss Awareness Week: Four years on

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08 May 2026

235-

19.2 Fear of Childbirth or Fear of Systems? with Dr Maeve O'Connoll

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01 May 2026

234-

19.1 Antenatal risk assessment and classification in midwifery

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24 Apr 2026

233-

18.11 The language of pregnancy loss - helping to get it right

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27 Mar 2026

232-

18.10 You were held

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20 Mar 2026

231-

18.9 The consequence of the rising caesarean section rate for midwifery

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13 Mar 2026

230-

18.8 Midwifery Hour

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06 Mar 2026

229-

18.7 Safer delivery: working hours and conditions - impact on midwives’ wellbeing

Listened

27 Feb 2026

228-

18.6 Real world midwifery: Informed Consent

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20 Feb 2026

227-

Highlights from the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026

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13 Feb 2026

226-

18.4 An update on the work of NHS Resolution’s Early Notification scheme

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06 Feb 2026

225-

18.3 Anti-racist Midwifery: Practice Improving care

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30 Jan 2026

224-

18.2 What matters: Maternity services for neurodivergent women during pregnancy

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23 Jan 2026

223-

18.1 Becoming, and being, a midwife

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16 Jan 2026

222-

17.13 Pregnancy, labour, birth and the baby - accessible knowledge for parents and professionals

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12 Dec 2025

221-

17.12 Transforming childbirth to thrive and survive

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05 Dec 2025

220-

17.11 Domestic violence and abuse – supporting women, supporting practitioners

Listened

28 Nov 2025

219-

17.10 Glucokinase Hyperglycaemia Rethinking gestational diabetes

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21 Nov 2025

218-

17.9 Educating Future Midwives - with Nicky Clark & Angela Ayuk

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14 Nov 2025

217-

17.8 Preventing maternal anaemia to improve maternal & neonatal outcomes

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07 Nov 2025

216-

17.7 Principles for supporting women’s choice in maternity care

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31 Oct 2025

215-

17.6 Becoming and being a Doula

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24 Oct 2025

214-

17.5 The empty crib: loss and bereavement in pregnancy and childbirth

Listened

17 Oct 2025

213-

17.4 Collaboration in Action – towards Better Births together

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10 Oct 2025

212-

17.3 Postnatal care – Getting it right

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03 Oct 2025

211-

17.2 Sharing the News that a Baby has Down’s Syndrome – Supporting Families

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26 Sep 2025

210-

17.1 Changing knowledge to improve practice

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24 Sep 2025

209-

16.12 What’s love got to do with midwifery?

Listened

18 Jul 2025

208-

16.11 The Maternity Safety Agenda

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11 Jul 2025

207-

16.10 Research Focus – True engagement of women and families to improve care, and address health inequalities

Listened

02 Jul 2025

206-

16.9 The Midwife's role in Facilitating Early Connections

Listened

27 Jun 2025

205-

Maternal Nutrition - Breaking Barriers and Building Confidence for Midwives

Listened

20 Jun 2025

204-

16.8 Genomics and Stillbirth: What midwives need to know and why it matters

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20 Jun 2025

203-

16.7 How babies sleep – from birth towards the first year

Listened

13 Jun 2025

202-

16.6 Listening to and engaging with our communities

Listened

06 Jun 2025

201-

16.5 Listening to and engaging with our communities

Listened

30 May 2025

200-

16.4 The role of Doulas within UK Maternity Services

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23 May 2025

199-

16.3 Pregnancy and motherhood in criminal justice settings

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16 May 2025