Category " Maternity"

Do you live in the NW of England, specifically Merseyside, Wirral, Warrington and West Lancashire? If so, I’d let to invite you to be involved in an event on 23rd October via Lorraine Cavanagh … ‘I am the programme support officer working on The Improving Maternity Experiences Programme which has been commissioned by NHS Clinical Commissioning […]

So after a very tasty lunch and plenty of networking, delegates settled down to hear more speakers at the conference to launch my second book ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness‘. It was held at Hotel Football opposite Old Trafford in Manchester and organised by Salford CPD. It […]

After the technical glitch and burger van situation of the first session, I’m happy to report that the rest of the event to launch ‘Another Twinkle in the Eye – contemplating another pregnancy after perinatal mental illness’, went according to plan!           In writing this book, one of the key messages I […]

Yesterday I was honoured to be invited to speak to around 250 midwifery students at The University of Salford Midwifery Society (U.S.M.S) Conference. The theme was ‘Vulnerability in Childbearing: the diverse role of the midwife in addressing inequality. #USMSCON14 The lecture theatre buzzed with a positive air of enthusiasm at the student-led event. First presentation […]

One of the joys of my career is being asked to do new things. Recently I was invited to present a webinar for NHS England from the perspective of a mother on  the impact of the 6Cs of nursing and midwifery values upon my midwifery care. The recording of it can be found here  (My […]