On average 800,000 women give birth each year in the UK, and for most women and birthing people they will receive their care from nurses and midwifes. As described in the collaborative report, Midwifery 2020: Delivering Expectations, ‘Midwives are autonomous professionals whose unique and specialist contribution affects the whole population’. There were 51 thousand midwives employed in the UK in 2020, this is the highest figure in the last 10 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on midwifery and nursing care, putting pressure on a service that is already incredibly stretched. Additional personnel and financial budget is needed across the service. On the 4^th of July 2020 the Government announced £2.45 million worth of funding which will benefit NHS maternity staff and improve the safety of the women and babies they care for.

This event will address the key challenges in nursing care and midwifery services, from the impact of COVID-19 on both mothers and nursing care, the significant racial disparities in childbirth and care, the impact of years of cuts on community midwifery services, the shift to more hospital-based care and the impact this has had on women’s mental and physical health.

We will address the growing workforce issues within midwifery and nursing services and the advancements in technology. And address important issues such as the reduction in the number of still births, and the increasingly better outcomes for premature babies.

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