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Chair: Janet MF Fyle MA RM RN – Professional Policy Advisor, RCM
AM Sessions
9.20 Understanding & meeting the needs
of teenage pregnancy
Beth Kelly – Teenage Pregnancy Coordinator, NHS Wandsworth & Deborah Melton - Teenage Pregnancy Project Officer, NHS Wandsworth.
10.00 Understanding the legal risks & challenges
in midwifery: How to protect yourself as
a midwife. Midwife on trial (Manchester only).
London: Andrew Andrews – Director
of Medico-Legal Group, Bond Solon.
Manchester: Bond Solon Training Representative.
10.40 Exhibition & Morning Coffee
11.20 From womb to room –
benefits of water labour/birth
Benefits for mothers: Control/mobility/physiological labour. Benefits for babies: Gentle birth/reduce stress/increased bonding. Benefits for care givers: Autonomy/
re-establishing traditional skills. Opportunities to ask your questions.
Manchester: Dianne Garland – Freelance midwife
12.00 Safety & effectiveness of complementary
therapies in pregnancy
Benefits of non-pharmacological strategies during birth. Safety issues of complementary therapies.
Denise Tiran MSc – Director, Expectancy Ltd, & Visiting Lecturer, University of Greenwich, London
12.40 Exhibition & Lunch
PM Sessions
1.30 Stem cell/cord blood banking explained
Terie Duffy – Midwife Cord Blood Co-ordinator, King’s College Hospital
2.10 Active birth with yoga
Jill Benjoya-Miller – Active Birth & Yogabirth Teacher, Birth Doula and Mother of three, London
2.50 Exhibition & Afternoon Tea
3.20 Nutrition in pregnancy: What’s new?
Obesity & weight gain. Micronutrient status & supplementation: Iron, folate & vitamin D.
Omega-3 fats. Caffeine. Healthy start.
Dr Gail Rees – Lecturer in Human Nutrition, University of Plymouth
3.50 Refugees, asylum seekers & maternity
Review of the limited data on health outcomes
for asylum seekers & refugees. The asylum process & implications for maternity & other health services. Entitlement to financial support & access to support services for pregnant women & new mothers. Challenges in providing woman-centred care.
Rosalind Bragg – Director, Maternity Action
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