on 12 April 2021
The UK government has announced that visas for midwives and other frontline health workers, and their dependents, have been extended for free for one year.
on 25 March 2021
Midwives, allied maternity care professionals and service users in Australia have shared their experiences of working in maternity services and receiving care during the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a study conducted by Curtin University.
on 25 March 2021
The Department of Health and Social Care has published a review into reducing inequalities in babies and children during the first 1001 days of their life.
on 19 March 2021
Applications to study midwifery and nursing in Scotland have increased by 5.8%, the ninth increase in a row, according to the Scottish Government.
on 18 March 2021
There is estimated to be 1.4 million unplanned pregnancies due to loss of access to family-planning services during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to estimates by the UNFPA.
on 15 March 2021
A shortage of midwives in Zimbabwe has become a crisis after stories of birth complications and maternal deaths have been shared on social media.
on 09 March 2021
A new system has been put in place where pregnant women can now self-refer at maternity services in Bradford as soon as they find out they are pregnant.