MIDIRS announces launch of exciting new monthly journal
.. an innovative, evidence-based learning resource for maternity health care professionals and students.
MIDIRS is pleased to announce the launch of Essentially MIDIRS, a new, independent, monthly publication for individuals and member associations involved in the care of pregnant women, new mothers and babies.
Available from 1st June 2010, Essentially MIDIRS will be edited by well known midwife, author, teacher and researcher, Sara Wickham, and looks set to become a serious consideration for those searching for an evidence-based information learning resource to support them in their practice and studies. Visit www.midirs.org/em for a complete overview of the journal.
The Cutting Tradition Part 1 (15/12/2009)
In this compelling series of podcasts, Nancy Durrell McKenna, award-winning photographer and film-maker, and founding Executive Director of the charity, SafeHands for Mothers, discusses the taboo subject of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and how the production of the film, ‘A Cutting Tradition’ came about.
MIDIRS and the NCT
MIDIRS and the NCT have worked together on various projects in the past and share common goals, especially in relation to the provision of and access to information about issues and services for pregnancy, childbirth, parenting and child care.
This has now been formalised into a more comprehensive arrangement which offers greater opportunities to subscribers to MIDIRS and NCT specialist workers and students to make use of the resources of both organisations.
Since December 2008, MIDIRS Midwifery Digest, has been distributed with a copy of Perspective: the NCT publication for parent-centred midwifery. By February 2010, all of NCT’s 2000-strong network of students and qualified antenatal workers, breastfeeding counselors and postnatal leaders will be benefiting from continuous professional development through access to MIDIRS online subscription service. In addition to this, there are plans for the two organisations to work together in the future on products for consumers as well as resources for education and training.