18.7 Safer delivery: working hours and conditions - impact on midwives’ wellbeing
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This episode explores the impact of working hours and conditions on midwives' wellbeing, featuring insights from midwife Leah Hazard.
The Midwifery Forum’s weekly live stream, brought to you by MATFLIX – every Wednesday, 7-8pm, UK Series 18 - Episode 7: Safer delivery: working hours and conditions - impact on midwives’ wellbeing Media attention on maternity care has rightly focussed on women, babies and families’ experiences of the maternity services and has highlighted issues around poor communication, difficulties with team work and, sometimes, uncaring practitioners. But is this the full story? In this edition we are exploring midwives’ experiences of being asked to work over their hours, to cover for staff shortages and forcing them to work in ways that they feel prevents them from doing their job in the way they would wish. We are joined by midwife and author, Leah Hazard, who has been investigating midwives’ experiences and will share her findings towards improving midwives’ working lives. Hosted by: Sue Macdonald Contributions from: Leah Hazard, Midwife, Author and Activist Biography Leah Hazard Leah Hazard is a practising NHS Midwife, bestselling author, activist and mother. As a proud member of the midwifery profession, she’s passionate about bringing midwifery and reproductive health into the public…
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