ARM 50th Anniversary Conference
Midwifery Must Matter!
Honouring our past to shape our future
20th June, 2026
University College, London
About the conference
Our conference will give you a fantastic opportunity to make connections with other like-minded people, take inspiration from ARM’s past and reflect on ideas to address the current threats to midwifery care and improve families’ experiences of birth. You will explore how we can better support women to achieve the birth they want including the importance of physiological birth to achieve safer outcomes. Surrounded by thoughtful and supportive colleagues, we expect you to come away with a more hopeful vision for the future, feeling more confident and positive about how you can make a difference, both individually and collectively – because Midwifery Must Matter! Now more than ever.
Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Melanie Jackson
AKA Melanie The Midwife, PhD in Midwifery, Privately Practising Midwife

Amifa Kebe-Kamara
Founder at We Can Birth after HBA2C. Early Years Specialist. Published writer

Amy Williams
Poet, spoken word artist and mother

Elisabeth Ubbe
Swedish award-winning photojournalist and former registered nurse midwife
Want to know more about our speakers and their presentations?

Mavis Kirkham
Emeritus Professor of Midwifery
ARM Founding Member

Nicky Leap
Professor of Midwifery

Prof. Soo Downe
Professor of Midwifery Studies

Kemi Johnson
Birthkeeper, former NHS & Independent midwife
Conference Tickets
Conference Programme

Marianne Scruggs
MIDIRS, MSc in Medical Demography and Population Studies
ARM Founding Member

Lola Ornato
Midwife, Lecturer at a London University

Leah Hazard
NHS midwife, bestselling author, activist

Birthrights

Fund Future Midwives

AIMS
Venue & Directions
University College, London
Pricing & Registration
ARM Member Prices
ARM Members: £135
ARM Members Student: £65
ARM Members Concessionary: £90
Non Member Prices
Non Members: £175
Non Members Student: £85
Non Members Concessionary: £110
Lunch (vegetarian with vegan options) and refreshments are included, and you can collect your CPD hours by attending.Tickets are nonrefundable.
Student ID required on entry to the event.
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