Midwifery Matters Autumn 2016 Issue 150
Content
Editorial 2
News and Views
Student Bursaries Slipping Away 3
Apology for Jane Evans 3
Have Your Say on Eggs Advice 3
Ágnes Geréb Update 4
Team Midwifery to be Revived? Your views needed! 4
Articles
Love in a Cold Climate; Midwifery and Politics Nicolette Peel 6
Mother the Mother Heng Ou 7
Story of the Kneeling Chair Margaret Jowitt 9
The Tale of Olivia’s Birth – Homebirth After Caesarean Clare Caro 13
Member’s lowdown
National Coordinator’s Quarterly Report 17
Your Voice 18
Unity in Midwifery and Birth Report 19
Tongue-Tie in Practice, Lynn Timms – Are You Listening to Me? Helen Shallow – Discussion on “Better – Births” Maternity Review – Decision Making & Professional Intuition Report 22
Annual Reports and Accounts 27
Creative Corner
The Storm Fay Read 32
Reviews
ARM Retreat: celebrate 40 years of ARM 5
Midwives: Caring for Ourselves Caring for Each Other 12
Midwives’ Clay Time: a pottery workshop 18
What’s on
Decision Making & Profession Intuition: Wigan Study Day 24
Virtual International Day of the Midwife 26
ARM Retreat 30
Diary Dates 31
Saying Goodbye Services 31
Unity in Midwifery and Birth: Peterborough meeting 32