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Shout to the top
The issue that we receive more feedback from members than anything else, has been the huge challenge of trying to implement continuity of carer during the stress and demands of COVID-19. Midwives are increasingly distressed that all their ...A tried and trusted voice
As we settle into another year, we carry with us the weight of the ongoing pandemic and added concerns and anxieties regarding the Government’s decision to introduce mandatory vaccines in England for frontline staff. This is something the ...
COVID-19 vaccine: fertility and pregnancy
We know that midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) across the UK have been working really hard to get the clear and consistent message out to the women that we recommend that all pregnant women take up the COVID-19 vaccine.Health, safety and escalating risk
In our own units and in our teams, we have our ways of assessing risk and improving our maternity services. However, when faced with a global pandemic we took to much larger collective ways of assessing risk, applying national guidance and we ...
COVID vaccine and pregnancy
Firstly, I want to pay tribute to everyone working in midwifery teams throughout the pandemic. The mothers, partners and babies born during Covid have needed additional support to help deal with impact of the pandemic and you have provided ...Keeping the pressure on for pay
When, last month, the UK Government proposed a 1% pay rise for NHS staff in England, there was a huge outcry. This included from many MPs on the Government’s own backbenches. Why were people so angry? Because the proposed 1% was so derisory. ...
It’s time to make progress with your pay
You’ve finished a 12-hour shift, you’ve just come through the door and there’s nothing in the fridge - the last thing you should have to worry about is pay progression. The 1 April 2021 is the first date that pay step decisions may be made under the ...Safeguarding education
As midwifery students, you are one of our most vital resources, the future of our profession. The past year has been extremely challenging, with studies disrupted and graduation delayed for the Class of 2020. As your trade union and professional ...
Being a student midwife - Fiona Howard
I first considered a career in midwifery at the age of 17 – but life took a different path and at 25, I was married with two daughters and living in the South West of Cornwall. After the birth of my children, my thirst for midwifery grew. Despite this ...