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Is being a midwife, and staying in midwifery centred on emotional intelligence and compassion or all about money?



In the first of series 13, we explore two midwifery issues which have an impact on how we as midwives function, and in terms of midwives short and long term well-being in the health service.



We know how stressful the maternity services landscape can be, and this is often because staffing levels impact on ability to be ‘with women’. A recent study into utilizing an educational programme on Emotional Intelligence (EI) has produced some interesting findings, with benefits for women, and midwives. In addition, recent pay disputes within the NHS alongside the increases in cost of living do impact on midwives. So what effect does pay and reward have on midwives, and importantly on whether they stay in midwifery?



We are joined by Dr Mo Tabib who will share her recent work into Emotional Intelligence (EI) and Stella Nwogo who will share her work into pay, reward and it effect on midwifery staff retention.







Hosted by:





Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery





Contribution from:





Dr Mo Tabib, Midwifery Lecturer, Robert Gordon University

Stella Nwogu, Matron, Newham University Hospital – Barts Health NHS Trust





Biography

Dr Mo Tabib



Mo Tabib is a midwifery lecturer at Robert Gordon University in Scotland. She has worked in a range of roles as a hospital, community, independent and research midwife, prior to embarking an academic role. Mo’s current research interests and publications are focused on the influence of the educational interventions on the wellbeing of expectant parents, future and current midwives.



Stella Nwogu



Stella is a registered nurse and midwife with a passion for the well-being, professional development of healthcare workforce and positive outcomes for our service users.



She has gained experience and expertise in pre and post midwifery education and practice development. As a recruitment and retention lead, she utilised her impeccable communication skills to ensure the provision of the right staff with the right skills in the right clinical settings.



She also has acquired knowledge and skills in project management, worked with relevant stakeholders in the redesigning of antenatal and postnatal care pathways in order to reduce maternity health inequalities and to improve experience for women and birthing people in her local community.



She has completed a Masters degree programme with Distinction in Human resource management.



She is privileged to have published an article titled "Review of the effectiveness of pay & reward and its impact on midwifery staff retention". This article has highlighted the need for improvement in the intrinsic and extrinsic motivation of staff, career development and environmental factors.



She is currently the Maternity Matron for Inpatients, Helpline, ANC, Screening, Infant feeding and Immunisation teams.






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Series 12 - Episode 10: Anti-oppressive practice in midwifery and maternity services





As we come to the end of Season 12, we have an opportunity to reflect on oppression in midwifery practice and maternity services and how we all, as individuals, can reflect on our own attitudes and behaviours in order to counter bias and address social injustice, exclusion and discrimination.



We are delighted to welcome Alys Einion who will guide us through the complexities towards improving our practice and our relationships with women, families, and the whole healthcare team







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Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery





Contribution from:





Dr Alys Einion, Associate Professor, Author; Editor-in-Chief, The Practising Midwife Journal





Biography

Dr Alys Einion



I am a midwife and midwife academic, teacher and researcher. I am a novelist and prolific writer. The founder of Centred Birth Hypnobirthing, I am a hypnotherapist, complementary therapist and activist for Gender Equality. I am currently engaged in research on inclusive midwifery practice and education, and decolonisation of midwifery.






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An important part of a student’s journey to become a midwife lies in learning theoretical and clinical skills. In this session experienced midwifery lecturers, Lindsey Rose and Rosy Jordan alongside student midwife Amy Solt share how the assessment process works, how to prepare for assessment, what supervisors are looking for and getting used to completing the paperwork.







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Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery





Contribution from:



Rosy Jordan, Senior Lecturer Practitioner, Anglia Ruskin University

Lindsey Rose, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Anglia Ruskin University

Amy Solt, Student Representative






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In this session focusing on pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, our two speakers, Anja Johansen-Bibby, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Lead for Maternal Medicine at Milton Keyes University Hospital and Layla Lavallee Registered Midwife and NIHR Doctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford, discuss care during labour and birth, sharing the latest evidence and research for ensuring high quality maternity and newborn care. This will include exploring ongoing and follow up care for women after birth and the postnatal period.



Hosted by:

Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery



Contribution from:

Layla Lavallee, Registered Midwife and NIHR Doctoral Fellow, University of Oxford

Anja Johansen-Bibby, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Lead for Maternal Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital






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Pregnant women with substance dependency are more likely to lead multi-layered, psychologically and socially complex lives and can be distrustful of mainstream services. Dr Elaine Moore, a retired midwife from Ayrshire, Scotland, joins us to talk about continuity of care and its value to the building and maintenance of relationships between safeguarding midwives and pregnant women with substance dependency. The study also explored the impact of these relationships on midwives and how this affected their interactions with the wider multidisciplinary, multiagency team.



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Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery



Contribution from:



Dr Elaine Moore, Retired Midwife, Ayrshire, Scotland






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In this session, Midwife Maria Rowntree and Professor Calvin Moorley explore the value and learning through initiatives such as the Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Inclusivity fellowship.
Maria will then discuss the complexity of understanding privilege, inclusion and the impact of power, and what we should be doing to support women and their families for whom English is not their first language.

Hosted by:
Sue Macdonald, Midwifery Expert; Host and Curator, Maternity and Midwifery Festivals/Midwifery Hour, Editor, Mayes Midwifery

Contributions from:

Dr Calvin Moorley, Professor of Diversity and Social Justice, London South Bank University
Maria Rowntree, Community Midwife and Dame Elizabeth Anionwu Inclusivity Fellow




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