Proper staffing gives time to have a break- to eat & drink! Midwives run on empty or worse on adrenaline & sugar. That’s when mistakes are made. Staffing means they can go to the toilet, have a wee, change their sanitary towel/ tampon. How ridiculous to think it doesn’t count.

@RcmSuz Exactly this. Shouting about understaffing isn’t wilful ignorance of other issues…it’s a persistent effort to raise awareness of the thing that threatens to destroy our profession.

This thread 🧵
Understaffing, does it hide a multiple of other issues too?

Disappointed to read an article saying that understaffing is a 'stock answer' to maternity safety concerns. Staffing isn't a panacea but I receive daily msgs from midwives w/ panic, anxiety and PTSD due to excessive, relentless workloads. We need help so we can help others.

Delayed cord clamping significantly reduces the risk of neonatal death by hospital discharge and long delayed cord clamping of 120 s or longer is highly likely to be the best strategy. Umbilical cord management at preterm birth - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Nice big up of midwives by Jennifer Donnelly
'Having buildings is amazing, but we need investment in staff, and expansion in numbers – particularly in midwifery. Their hard work also needs to be appreciated, and that should be reflected in their pay' 👏👏 thejournal.ie/maternity-care…

Recognition and value placed on our Midwives and Nurses could go a long way to supporting recruitment and retention #Rotunda clinical director welcomes new building but says more nurses and midwives needed jrnl.ie/6225781 Thank you for highlighting Jennifer Donnelly

This is a thread from the midwives association of Ireland on the book. twitter.com/MidwivesIrelan…

📢🇮🇪 We're launching Ireland's FIRST ever WBTi report on November 28th at 10am via webinar🤱

Delighted that Grainne Moloney, Senior Nutrition Advisor UNICEF will provide opening remarks, highlighting the importance of the WBTi globally.

Register here: tinyurl.com/Wbti-ireland

Have you given birth in Ireland between 2019 and 2024?

Please see post and share your experience in confidence.

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Or screen grab the QR #birth inireland #birth #pregnancy #pregnant #antenatal #postpartum #hospitalbirth #homebirth #freebirth

#breastfeeding needs to be valued and included in GDP Currently, reduced #breastfeeding rates leading to increased #commercialmilkformula sales counted as increase in measured GDP. 'The cost to women’s health, children’s health and development and the environment is ignored.'

2 of 2 and now, as noted by one very senior midwife '.... Here we are 14 years later .....' midwifery.org.uk/news/support/s…

1 of 2 .. Once upon a time Royal College of Midwives 💙 was at the forefront of this issue ..

I’d urge everybody to read this report especially the men/women in suits who think they know/can do better, whilst being completely unaware that they are part of the problem, not the solution. #midwivesaredrowningnotwaving
#unsafemidwivesunsafemothers It’s not rocket science.

Price reduction £8.43 per copy.
Well worth it even if I do say so myself. ☺️
Not for profit publication. #Saynotobullyinginmidwifery : TRIGGER WARNING - This report contains frank accounts of bullying behaviours amzn.eu/d/2lADBUT