Midwifery Matters Winter 2025 Issue 187
Contents
Features
The People’s Birth Tribunal – An Open Letter on Birth: In Defence of Midwives, Mothers, and the Truth
The Silent Crisis in Midwifery, and How We Begin to Heal
Poppy Bazell
The Big Baby Problem
Florence Wilcock
No More Asking Nicely: Women, Rights, and the Homebirth Crisis
Emma Gleave
Working Together: The Advantages of Multidisciplinary Collaboration in UK Midwifery
Wanda Warrington
Making Kindness Systemic in Midwifery
Ruth Weston
The Heart of Midwifery Practice
Fedwa Harrak
discussion
When Maternity Services Act Against the Interests of Families in Their Care
Gillian Meldrum
arm matters
ARM Annual Reports
Midwives’ Haven Winter Report
Reviews
Defy: The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – By Dr. Sunita Sah
Reviewed by Gillian Meldrum
The Last Midwife – By Karen Lawrence
Reviewed by Lynn R S Genevieve