Speaker:- Ginger Breedlove, Facilitator:- Catherine Salam Achieving equity, access, and human rights in maternal care demands a global commitment to empowering midwives and ensuring that every woman, everywhere, can give birth safely, with dignity and respect. However, to address these pressing and complex issues midwives must be prepared to be strong advocates. Preparation requires synthesis...
, Speaker:- Sarah Swanson Facilitator:- Shahnaz Shahid Ali Abstract:- Peer mentorship is widely recognized as valuable in midwifery education (Bradford et al., 2022; Dewar et al., 2020; McKellar & Kempster, 2015; Wissemann et al., 2022), yet it is often informal, inconsistently supported, or shaped by a hierarchical professional culture that can undermine belonging, psychological safety,...
Speaker:- Alys Einion Facilitator:- Caroline Maringa & Abigail Yamoaa Appiah Abstract:- Introduction Structural racism is cited as a key issue in the social context of maternity care (Dayo et al, 2022; birthrights.org) linked to quality care (Hoffman et al, 2016), and increased risk (Dyer, 2019). To counter structural racism in maternity services, this project built...
