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🌟 AWARD WINNING online learning platform for midwives & ALL maternity workers, incorporating The Practising Midwife (TPM) journal, TPM Australia and The Student Midwife journal. PLUS a HUB & App! Owned by midwives Sheena & Anna Byrom

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Mar 28

🌸 Spring is here, and so is the March issue of The Practising Midwife! 🌸
This month, we celebrate real midwives making a difference, explore the lasting impact of Spiritual Midwifery, and discuss humanising pharmacological pain relief.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 4d

Accurate antenatal urine samples matter!

They reduce retests, false positives & unnecessary antibiotics — saving NHS time, money & protecting women & babies. 💙

Save NHS budgets with precision MSU collection.
Peezy Midstream is on NHSSC.
👉 https://forte-medical.co.uk/

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · Aug 4

How times have changed: breastfeeding support in the 1970s…

Here I am, breastfeeding our CEO! @all4maternity.bsky.social

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · 13d

Head of Midwifery Hannah Horne's words are a call to all midwives and students: find your people, hold on to your passion, and never forget the heart of midwifery.

https://www.all4maternity.com/reflecting-on-my-career/

#Midwifery #AddressingTheCrisis #BirthRights #MakeBirthBetter #MidwivesMatter

All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jul 16

Did you see it? July issue is here!

🌟Our unique midwifery journal is evidence-based and practice-focused. It’s the ONLY academic journal owned by midwives!

👀 Here’s a peek. Members it’s online ready to read, and may be dropping through your door 🚪

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jul 8

Great to be here at #EthiadStadium in Manchester for the @midwiferyforum.bsky.social with fabulous midwives and students - sharing resources and love!
@sheenabyrom.bsky.social

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jul 6

The reduction in midwife-led options for childbirth and the rise in medical interventions.

We are hosting the first seminar for the Midwifery and Maternity Birth Collective TOMORROW evening, with Soo Downe, Andrew Weeks, Claire Feeley and Anna Horn.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jul 4

What a fabulous opportunity for us to be with student midwives, nurses, and others at this important event at Salford University yesterday.
Sharing our unique, evidence-based and accessible resources and learning from other disciplines 👏🏽

Thank you for making us welcome!

All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jul 4

All4Maternity Midwife Leaders Anna and Sheena Byrom are delighted and honoured to be selected as Executive Sponsors for the ICM Midwife Leaders Programme ❤️

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@internationalmidwives.org

All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jun 25

WHAT ABOUT BABY SLEEP?

Midwife @sheena_byrom had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Professor Helen Ball, world-leading expert on infant sleep and Director of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre

Podcast episode 42 is here ⬇️ www.spreaker.com/episode/42-h...

All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Jun 1

What a beautiful account from a retired midwife, now in a care home, remembering special times.

“It was such a wonderful job.” Patricia Walcott-Lee reflects on her journey from Jamaica to South London, delivering joy & babies along the way.

www.all4maternity.com/patricia-rem...

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 29

We’re on our way to @midwives_rcm conference 2025 & we’re remembering the wonderful time we had last year! In Liverpool - we LOVED connecting with so many midwives, student midwives & maternity support workers

Come and see us if you’re going to be there tomorrow and Thursday, we’re on stand 40B!

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 27

Calling all delegates, midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers attending the @midwives_rcm Conference in Birmingham next week - only FOUR days to go!

Come and find us at Stand 40B we have lots to share (including hugs) 🤗 ❤️🌺

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Professor Laura Abbott @midwifeteacher.bsky.social · Mar 31

Being in a sold-out theatre watching #ScenesfromLostMothers has been incredible. 2 see shifts in public opinion was what we hoped for. We can & will stop sending pregnant women to prison. Thanks 2 amazing @cleanbrk.bsky.social cast & team ❤️
@herts.ac.uk @rcm.org.uk @birthcompanions.bsky.social

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · Apr 24

In my @all4maternity.bsky.social hoodie in France - feeling joyous after hearing good news from our son. He has a new job!

Sharing happiness this evening ❤️

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · Apr 20

‘We have a national crisis. Some call it a perfect storm. If midwifery-led services are scaled back, more women will be referred to obstetric-led units unnecessarily’.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 18

Our TPM Australia edition is here! ‘Caring Connections’ is the theme and we warmly welcome our new Editor Bridget Ferguson. An evidence-based midwifery journal with a unique style - perfect for keeping informed and inspired 💫

www.all4maternity.com/australia/

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 17

If you wish to read this article and back copies of our journals too - come and join us!

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 17

Have you read Ina May's book? Did it influence you or your practice at all?

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 17

The book was radical in its time, being an exploration, primer and guidebook for practitioners that focused on out-of-hospital, holistic and spiritual birthing care, driven by a message of love.

In this article, three midwives discuss the impact and messages of the book, and its relevance today.

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 17

Have you ever heard of Ina May Gaskin or read Spiritual Midwifery?

We featured the book in the latest issue of TPM. For many midwives, Ina May Gaskin’s classic Work, Spiritual Midwifery, offered an insight into ways of knowing & practising outside of the boundaries of medicalised maternity care.

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Sheena Byrom @sheenabyrom.bsky.social · Apr 6

A meeting on X (Twitter) how can that be magic?

It was, a certain kind of ‘it was meant to be’ magic. And a real friendship formed from one like and share.

#BeMoreLaura

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Social Media Magic

Is not something I say often....

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Mary Renfrew OBE @maryrenfrew.bsky.social · Apr 8

Very good to be with you all today, such great work happening across Ireland and Northern Ireland. Thanks @midwiferyforum.bsky.social for a great event.

Maternity and Midwifery Forum @midwiferyforum.bsky.social · Apr 8

Fantastic energy at today’s All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival!
Delighted to see such positive engagement and enthusiasm from everyone involved. These smiles say it all, a truly inspiring gathering : Caroline Keown, Angela Dunne, Tony Fitzpatrick, Mary Renfrew, Mary Dunnr

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All4Maternity @all4maternity.bsky.social · Apr 9

🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert! Prof @maryrenfrew.bsky.social discussing the Independent Maternity Review in Northern Ireland with Sheena & Anna Byrom.

🔗 Tune in now and join the conversation about creating safe, compassionate and high-quality care for all.

www.spreaker.com/episode/40-i...

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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · Apr 7

“It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognise, accept, and celebrate those differences.” Audre Lorde

Every voice matters. Every story adds depth. Let’s recognise and cherish what brings us together.

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#kindness #positivity #belief

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We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their colour. Maya Angelo. Multicoloured writing on a pink background white typography. Picture by made by Eli

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Dr Kirsten Small PhD @birthsmalltalk.bsky.social · Apr 5

Wish you could access some of the Birth Small Talk course lessons, and more, without having to pay for it? Well you can!

Enrol now and access the resources instantly, with no time limit on your access.

Sign up here - education.birthsmalltalk.com/offers/pKBfSbtV

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