Indonesia has invested considerable effort in improving maternal healthcare, expanding skilled birth attendance, and strengthening the role of midwives across the country....
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‘You’re not a real midwife’ – the trials and tribulations of Midwifery Governance
Midwifery encompasses a variety of different duties and roles, but in the end we all share the same end goal – to practice compassionately and safely (or so I thought).
ARM response to the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce
Dear Baroness Amos and members of the Maternity and Neonatal Taskforce The Association of Radical Midwives (ARM) welcomes the report of the Independent Investigation into...
Caesarean Birth Rates – reflections on discussion in the media
The NPEU report ‘International comparison of caesarean birth rates, 2020 – 2025’, published on 5th June 2026, describes a marked increase in the caesarean birth (CB) rate in...
Neurodiversity in maternity care: why it is a safety and equity issue, and the reasonable adjustments that help
This blog post was written by Laura Spence. She is a midwife, MSc Perinatal Mental Health, and founder of NeuroNatal Academy CIC, focused on neuroinclusive maternity care (ADHD,...




