Midwifery-led care and choice of place of Birth: Facilitating change through sharing research and good practice

A one-day conference for anyone involved in maternity care including; midwives, student midwives, maternity support workers, maternity service managers, parent and public involvement and MSLC members, obstetricians, commissioners and educationalists.

Date: 2nd July, 9.30am to 4.30pm

Venue: University of Birmingham

Overview: Following the establishment of the West Midlands CLAHRC, a five-year programme funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) with matched funds provided by local health and social services, and publication in December 2014 of the revised NICE Intrapartum care guideline, NCT and the lead for the West Midlands’ Maternity Theme are delighted to collaborate to organise this conference at the University of Birmingham.

Our aims for the conference are to:

• share good practice in midwifery-led intrapartum care services
• help maternity service managers and practice leads consider how to action the recommendations and priorities for implementation set by NICE
• showcase new research on home birth awareness and services
• extend opportunities for development of birth centres, and other innovative, woman-centred models of care.

Speakers include:

• Tracey Johnston, Consultant Obstetrician, Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust
• Tracey Cooper, Consultant Midwife, Normal Midwifery at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and member of the NICE Intrapartum care guideline development group
• Paula Clarke, Consultant Midwife, Birmingham Women’s Hospital
• Kirstie Coxon, Senior Lecturer,Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kings College, London
• Soo Downe, Professor in Midwifery Studies, University of Central Lancashire

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·.     Cathy

 

Dr. C. A.  Ashwin

Principal Editor

Honorary Lecturer, University of Nottingham

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