International Day of the Midwife 2018

Saturday 5 May is International Day of the Midwife, the internationally recognised day for highlighting the work of midwives. The theme for 2018 is 'Midwives leading the way with quality care'.

To celebrate, we're sharing stories of the achievements of our student midwives and staff, as well as hosting the 'Invisibility & Inclusivity in Maternity Care' conference today.

Most recently, third year BSc student Gemma Dickinson produced a poster on optimal cord clamping, which has been translated into several different languages and had a huge reach on social media. Gemma writes about what inspired her to create the poster, here. 

Midwifery student Jade Knight balances out her study by playing semi-professional rugby - read about the benefits she gets from both worlds here. 

A recent graduate from the BSc programme, Anna Merrick, rounded off her three years of study by being presented with the Jelf Medal at her graduation ceremony. The Jelf Medal is one of King's most prestigious awwards. Read more here. 

Debra Bick, Professor of Evidence Based Midwifery Practice in the Department of Women and Children’s Health was lead author of new research on maternity care for trafficked women, an area in which there is little research. Her research was undertaken via qualitative interviews with trafficking survivors recruited from statutory and voluntary sector organisations in England, and qualitative interviews with maternity clinicians and family doctors undertaken to offer further insight into experiences reported by these women. Read more.