Celebrating International Day of the Midwife 2024
The International Day of the Midwife will be celebrated on 5 May 2024 to recognise the work of midwives, maternity
“It’s beautiful, but exhausting”: Why are Manchester’s midwives walking away from the NHS?
A record breaking number of midwives are choosing to walk away from the profession, citing poor working conditions and depleting
‘You can have a Chinese after!’: Why are home births on the rise in Manchester?
It’s relaxing, it’s personal and ‘you can have a Chinese afterwards’, so why wouldn’t Mancunian families be opting for home births?
‘Some things are worth the money’: Student bursary cuts ‘disgusting attack’ on NHS, say Manchester protesters
Manchester activists branded the government’s decision to scrap the NHS bursaries ‘the most disgusting attack’ on students ever at yesterday’s protest.
Crowning glory: Salford Uni midwives really deliver for Unicef ‘baby friendly’ test
Greater Manchester midwives have been crowned the best in the country after delivering an exceptional performance in Unicef’s ‘Baby Friendly’ accreditation tests.
‘I’m having a baby, I’m not ill’: Stretford mum on why home birth and placenta smoothie best for her and her babies
With more than 1,900 babies born every day in the UK, it’s no surprise that there are a handful of ways to aid women deliver birth their babies in the best way that suits them.
Womb for manoeuvre: Should pregnant mums choose living room over delivery room?
One Born Every Minute may be a hit with telly lovers but opting to give birth in hospital could become a thing of the past if mums-to-be take note of a new report urging women to have their babies delivered at home.