Episodes: 247
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.9/5.0
Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000
Gender skew: Female
Listener location: United Kingdom
YouTube: 4.2k subscribers
Instagram: 13.0k followers
Publicly listed emails
marketing@maternityandmidwifery.co.uk
paul@narrowcastmedia.co.uk
info@neilstewartassociates.co.uk
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Sue Macdonald - Podcast host covering maternity and midwifery practice, research and education.
Neil Stewart - Editorial Director of the Maternity & Midwifery Forum and podcast host.
Sophie Hicks - Research Into Models Of Maternity Care And Midwives’ Views Of Those Models.
Claire Feeley - Intrapartum Self-assessment Tools For Midwifery Students And Educators; Midwifery Research And Practice.
Anna Melamed - Woman-centred Antenatal Safety Assessment And Listening To Women’s Individual Circumstances And Concerns.
Dr Carmen Power - Birth Trauma, Bonding, Baby Behaviour And The Effects Of Difficult Birth Experiences On Mothers, Babies And Families.
Nicole Stuart - The Midwifery Student Jobs Crisis And Support For Early-career Midwives.
20.4 The Heart of Midwifery Care: International Evidence on Compassion
October 09, 2026
While professional frameworks uphold compassionate care, growing global evidence indicates that disrespectful and abusive care remains a persistent systemic issue within maternity services worldwide.This session addresses the need for robust evidence to deepen our understanding around compassionate midwifery and the humanisation of birth. It also tells the story of three midwife-researchers and members of a research network: The International Research Network for Compassionate Midwifery, who ...
20.3 Midwifery research and practice
October 02, 2026
Using research and evidence has become an important part of the midwife’s toolbox and, for some midwives, this moves beyond, to querying aspects of their practice, learning or management and towards a journey towards engaging in research themselves.This week, we are looking at two stages of research – the first is work truly in progress. We will hear from midwife Sophie Hicks who is looking at Models of Care and what midwives’ views of these models are. She’s currently seeking help with this ...
20.2 Birth, Safety and Beyond: Understanding Women’s Experiences - Dr Carmen Power & Anna Melamed
September 25, 2026
Series 20 - Episode 2: Birth, Safety and Beyond: Understanding Women’s ExperiencesAt a time when maternity services across England are facing intense scrutiny, what does it mean to put women and families genuinely at the centre of maternity care?The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, chaired by Baroness Valerie Amos, and the extensive independent review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden, have highlighted serious concerns ...
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The Maternity & Midwifery Hour is hosted by Sue Macdonald and Neil Stewart. Its publicly listed emails are marketing@maternityandmidwifery.co.uk, paul@narrowcastmedia.co.uk, and info@neilstewartassociates.co.uk. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
The publicly listed emails for The Maternity & Midwifery Hour: marketing@maternityandmidwifery.co.uk, paul@narrowcastmedia.co.uk, and info@neilstewartassociates.co.uk.
Podseeker estimates The Maternity & Midwifery Hour reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
The Maternity & Midwifery Hour typically books working professionals with real expertise. Typical guest background: Midwives, maternal-health researchers, university lecturers, maternity-service professionals, birth educators, campaigners and specialists with direct evidence-based experience in maternity care. Common among recent guests: Senior or specialist clinical roles in maternity and midwifery services; Academic research or teaching in midwifery and maternal health; Leadership of professional or early-career midwifery networks. Recent guests include Sophie Hicks, Claire Feeley, and Anna Melamed.
Low. A guest with relevant expertise and a clear angle for its audience has a realistic chance.
Recent episodes cover Health, Midwifery, Maternity Care, Birth Safety, and Maternal Health. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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