BAME Birthing With Colour Online Academy

Course List

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Covid 19, Pregnancy and Separating Fact from Fiction

COVID-19 has transformed maternity care in the UK. How have these changes impacted expectant mothers from the BAME communities? This webinar will analyse those impacts – sift the fact from fiction – and provide clear guidance for mothers and care providers.

World Patient Safety Day: Focusing on Maternal and Newborn Health

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Consultant Midwife and Associate Director for Quality and Safety, Sophie Russell, has curated a must-attend for: expectant parents, new parents (whether or not first time) and maternity professionals.

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Holding baby's hand

Birthing With Colour 2020 Conference

Birthing With Colour 2020 is a one day virtual conference highlighting maternity issues facing diverse and vulnerable communities. The 2020 theme is: inequalities in maternity healthcare. Join us for a mix of presentations, workshops, networking and socialising. The day rounds out with our famous Wind Down Zone.

Implementing Continuity of Carer at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

Continuity of Carer at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust

How Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust started to implement continuity of carer and staff engagement. Including different models and feedback from the Maternity Voice Partnership. We highlight how this links with career progression within the Trust.

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Doctor speaking to expecting mother

Communication on the Maternity Frontline

Realities of communication on the maternity frontline. Lessons learned and what to watch out for: cultural sensitivity, language barriers, different levels of understanding, how can staff know they have communicated clearly and the tools available/being developed.

Why Don’t we Hear the Cry for Help? Removing the Bias from Materntiy

Survey-upon-survey has highlighted that discrimination, micro-aggressions and substandard care blight the maternity experience for women from diverse and

vulnerable communities. This webinar will consider what can be done to 

heed these findings and remove bias from maternity care.

Crying baby
Mother and father smiling at baby

Birthing With Colour 2021 Conference

Birthing With Colour 2021 is a one day virtual conference highlighting maternity issues facing diverse and vulnerable communities. The 2021 theme is: Linking continuity of care and better outcomes for mothers, babies and their families. Join us for a mix of presentations, workshops, networking and socialising. The day rounds out with our famous Wind Down Zone.