Show Notes
2 presentations from the London Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2026: Student midwives' exposure to physiological birth: An analysis of 3055 births Dr Claire Feeley, Senior Lecturer and Midwifery/Maternal Health Researcher, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care, Kings College London
Teaching Waterbirth for the 21st century. Love, skills and knowledge Dianne Garland, Founder, MidwifeExpert; Author
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