Bereavement Care Network for Practitioners
The RCM (Royal College of Midwives), Sands (the stillbirth and neonatal death charity) and Bliss (the special care baby charity) have set up an online network for bereavement midwives and for any midwife, neonatal nurse, health visitor, student nurse, student midwife or member of another health care profession who is involved in or has an interest in the care offered to parents whose baby dies. To download the network flyer, click here.
The NHS Clinical Leaders Network (CLN) is a national, professional leadership network for clinicians in England.
Midwifery Managed Knowledge Network (MKN)
The Midwifery Managed Knowledge Network enables midwives to find, access, share and contribute information and evidence to support their care of new and expectant mothers.
This programme of work will look at maximising the midwifery contribution to improving the experience of women during their maternity care to meet the health and social care needs of a rapidly changing population and improve outcomes for mothers, babies and families.
National Childbirth Trust
The UK's largest charity for parents.
National Maternity Support Foundation
Launch of ‘There Are No Guarantees’, a joint leaflet produced by the National Maternity Support Foundation and the Royal College of Midwives
The National Maternity Support Foundation (NMSF) and the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) have launched a leaflet aimed at helping parents planning for the birth of their baby. The leaflet ‘There Are No Guarantees’ provides helpful tips for discussing options for place of birth and other important considerations, such as use of birthing pools and getting to know midwives in the team.
Commenting on the launch of the leaflet, Cathy Warwick, General Secretary of the RCM, said, “Every birth is different and every expectant mother will have her own requirements about her baby’s birth. It is hugely important that decisions by women and their partners are made on the basis of having the best possible information.
“We would encourage women and their partners to talk to their midwives and the maternity teams about the options open to them. Armed with the right information, they can then make a decision that will be best for them, and their baby.”
Click here to download the leaflet.
NHS Evidence - health management
Provided by NICE, NHS Evidence is a new service which will develop, enhance and expand the services that were previously provided by the National Library for Health (NLH). The aim of the health management specialist collection is to provide timely and efficient access to high quality information resources for health managers, clinical managers and leaders, and those involved in commissioning health services.
Pelvic Instability Network Scotland (PINS)
Pelvic Instability Network Scotland (PINS) is a registered Scottish Charity which has been set up to support people with Pelvic Girdle Pain (formerly Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction or SPD). PINS charity work covers the UK and overseas.
SOS Children
The world's largest orphaned and abandoned children charity.
The Pelvic Partnership
The Pelvic Partnership is a group of women, all volunteers, with personal experience of Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD), which is now known as Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP).
Working Families
Working Families is a charity which gives free advice on maternity and paternity rights and the right to work flexibly. We also help with employment rights, benefits and maternity discrimination. Our helpline team gets a lot of calls from midwives who are advising
pregnant/new mums on their maternity rights and right to work flexible
hours.
