MIDIRS turns 40!
March 2026 marks 40 years of MIDIRS.
MIDIRS delivers trusted, evidence‑based maternity information to midwives, students and allied health professionals worldwide. Our MIC database – the world’s largest midwifery-specific research database – contains over 300,000 abstracts and 550+ Search Packs. Now in its 35th year, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest continues to champion new research and emerging maternity topics.
They have turned their webpage ruby red to celebrate 40 years of helping midwives become “more aware, more knowledgeable, stronger and more able to influence midwifery for the benefit of families everywhere”.
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Safe staffing = safe care
Urgent action is needed to address chronic staffing shortages in maternity services that are putting women, babies and staff at risk. Too many midwives, maternity support workers and students are facing extreme pressures as a daily reality.
Our members tell us they are exhausted, overstretched and working in unsustainable conditions. 45% of midwives report burnout often or always, and only 16% feel there are enough staff to do their job properly.
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Midwives: improving health, in pregnancy and beyond
Midwives support around 635,000 births each year in the UK. They are the lead professionals for most pregnancies and births providing expert care that keeps women and babies safe through pregnancy, birth and early weeks of life and work closely with other health professionals when specialist care is needed.
