🌱 What if every birthing person could access community-based midwifery care? We're gathering midwives, advocates, researchers, and changemakers to envision the future we know is possible—where physiologic birth is honored, and community midwifery care is universally accessible. [1/4]

Spots are filling up fast! Join our Virtual Writing for Publication workshop for practical guidance w/in QMNC's supportive community. Free for QMNC members. Register for one of two dates/times: qmnc.org/page/upcomin... Free to join: qmnc.org

A recent study in Italy offers important insights into how mental health screening and support during pregnancy and postpartum are being perceived and delivered — highlighting both challenges and opportunities for midwives and maternity care. Read the full article: zurl.co/y9KzN

So much powerful work shared by the QMNC community this month ✨ From birth environments and mental health to rural care, systems design, community prevention, and the language of midwifery itself: research shaping quality care worldwide. qmnc.org/news/11445582 #QMNC #BirthResearch #Midwifery

Midwives across the country are building something powerful through the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR)—and 2026 will take this work even further. In the coming year, we will: ✨ Expand into more states, so even more midwives can access a unified, trusted home for their data. (1/3)

New article out in European Journal of Midwifery doi.org/10.18332/ejm...

[1/4] This November, Birth Place Lab Member Prisha Vaidya presented on preliminary RESPCCT findings in her talk "Voices Between the Lines: Storytelling Lived Realities from Perinatal Healthcare Service Users in Canada" at the World Anthropological Union Congress 2025.

Birth Place Lab's Dr. Vedam attended the New Zealand College of Midwives conference as a speaker and panelist. Dr. Vedam encourages you to explore the Tūranga Kaupapa - a framework gifted by Ngā Maia Māori Midwives and adopted by the NZ College of Midwives as a guideline for cultural competence.

We are hosting a virtual Writing for Publication workshop led by @upliftlab.bsky.social's Melissa Cheyney, @allisoncummins.bsky.social & Elysse Prussing. Practical guidance within QMNC's supportive community Free for QMNC members. Register: qmnc.org/page/upcomin... Join QMNC for free here: qmnc.org

Midwives are there to provide compassionate, culturally sensitive, evidence-based care. On #WorldMigrantsDay, we want to emphasise how every person deserves safe, respectful sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, and adolescent health care. Read our position statement at: zurl.co/q0cGM

This September, four members of the Birth Place Lab attended the 24th annual International Labour and Birth Conference at the University of Lancashire. This year's theme was "Making Birth Better: bringing together evidence, knowledge, and experience." (1/5)

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New QMNC November Research Roundup is out: humanising birth, equitable partnerships, protecting midwifery, and the positive pressure of doula disruption. Worth a read! qmnc.org/news/11431251 #QMNC #BirthResearch

To celebrate your creativity and commitment, we’re launching the One Million More Contest! Share how YOU are gathering signatures, upload a photo, and you could win one of three free registrations to join us at the 2026 ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon. Learn the conditions at: zurl.co/ikhZc

Brilliant @maryrenfrew.bsky.social talking about Midwifery and why it matters @midwiferyforum.bsky.social #EdinburghMMF2025

Congrats to 'visionary midwifery leader from China' Dr. Helen Jingou Zhai! qmnc.org/news/1530141

(1/2) Federal cuts are threatening essential perinatal data systems. Midwifery organizations are continuing to advance accountability and quality improvement with limited resources...

Across the U.S., midwives are coming together through the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR). We’re building a meaningful, secure data set that makes community birth outcomes visible and powerful, one data point at a time. 💻 Learn more and join us: fhcq.org/cbdr

Are you a midwife who has significant experience of using interpreters to discuss mental health with women? How do you do that effectively? 🤔. Would you be willing to share those experiences and help help shape future good practice recommendations? 🤔 Contact me 4 more info…

Celebrating Neha Mankani: midwife, researcher, and advocate, and now named to the TIME100 Climate list for their work advancing climate-informed maternal health. #MidwivesForClimate #QMNC #BirthResearch qmnc.org/news/1522217

Apply for a Congress Bursary! ICM and its partners are providing bursaries for midwives from LMICs to attend the ICM Triennial Congress in Lisbon, 14–18 June 2026. Submit your application by Dec 7th. 🔗: zurl.co/4ryVw Funding supported by ICM’s Safe Motherhood Fund & the @Gates Foundation.

A new study in Japan examines midwives’ knowledge and diagnostic practices for mastitis and breast cancer during lactation, revealing strengths in clinical breast-care skills and the need for greater access to medical tools and formal education. Read more: zurl.co/oHEoo

We were pleased to participate in the Transforming BirthSpace: A Global Colloquium at OCAD-U today to discuss opportunities for collaboration. Let's continue the conversation! #QMNC #BirthResearch #TransformingBirthspace qmnc.org/networks/eve...

(1/4) Pregnancy loss remains a topic that is rarely discussed, let alone experiences of respectful care during pregnancy loss. New research from University of British Columbia Nursing (IG: @nursingubcv) professor emeritus Dr. Wendy Hall — with support from...

The QMNC Research Alliance has launched our new community platform — a space for connection, collaboration, and collective action to advance quality maternal and newborn care. Members check your inbox for an activation email — we can’t wait to see you! #QMNC #BirthResearch qmnc.org/news/1424502

Congrats to you both, Bhavya and Kaveri!

A lost piece of midwifery history - I need your help please.. open.substack.com/pub/sheenaby...

Our paper on transitioning to midwifery models of care has been published. Integrating midwifery into existing health systems depends on midwives’ acceptance and perceived trustworthiness by existing health teams www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #midwiferymodelsofcare @qmnc-research.bsky.social

(2/2) By joining CBDR, you’ll strengthen the evidence base for birth equity—helping identify specific, actionable opportunities for change so every family can experience more equitable outcomes. Learn more and join the CBDR: www.qualityhealth.org/cbdr/

(1/2) Community birth providers: Care about birth equity? 📊Help gather birth data! Join the Community Birth Data Registry (CBDR). Collecting data on birth care and outcomes is essential to uncovering disparities linked to race, ethnicity, gender identity, and socioeconomic factors.

Get involved now with two important Quality Maternal Newborn Care Research Alliance initiatives: 🔎The opportunity to review and comment in the Metrics Register closes July 31! Have your say here: qmnc.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?... #QMNC 1/2

As I finish my @Kidney_Research #AHP fellowship it feels timely that I am able to highly recommend #midwives & AHP early career researchers to look at applying for start-up, #MRes, #PhD or project grants in their current call, EOI deadline 11-Aug: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/research/res...

Discover the QMNC Metrics Registry! ✔️ A curated collection of measurement metrics ✔️ An analysis of what is still needed ✔️ An opportunity to discuss 🗓 May 20 & 23 | Free for members ➡️ Register →https://www.qmnc.org/about-qmnc/priority-3-tool-registry-event/ ➡️ Not a member? Join for free→ www.qmnc.org

Will we see you for the opening keynote for #VIDM25? Don't miss 24 hours of Virtual International Day of the Midwife!

Virtual International Day of the Midwife May 5: have you registered for #VIDM25? Dont miss our opening keynote address: “Changing the Culture of Knowledge Production” with @upliftlab.bsky.social @allisoncummins.bsky.social @micknai.bsky.social Free registeration here: vidm.org/vidm-2025-pr...

🎥Acompáñanos al equipo de cineastas de Birth Wars y a nuestros colegas de #QMNC a la proyección y posterior debate sobre las luchas de poder que influyen en el nacimiento en México y los puentes que podrían salvar vidas. 🗓 24 de abril ➡️Regístrese → www.qmnc.org/about-qmnc/calabash-cafe/

Coming soon - 🎥 Birth Wars captures power struggles shaping birth in Mexico—& the bridges that could save lives. Join our screening + discussion on how #QMNC research supports change. Watch the Trailer: birthwarsfilm.com ➡️ Register→https://lnkd.in/gn9Dayt9 ➡️ Not a member? Join→ lnkd.in/g49TPkPy

Important work - thank you Sara and Andrew @miru-uk.bsky.social #inequalities #midwifery #safety #quality @sandallj.bsky.social @midwiferyforum.bsky.social @maternityaction.bsky.social @rcm.org.uk

(4/4) Feasibility of a Community-Developed Survey Measuring Experiences of Pregnancy Care for LGBTQ2S+ Families: doi.org/10.1111/birt.12911 Reliability and validity of measures of respectful care and discrimination for LGBTQ2S+ pregnant people: doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2025.104391

🎥 Join us & the Birth Wars filmmaking team for a screening & discussion of power struggles shaping birth in Mexico—and the bridges that could save lives. 🗓 April 23 & 24 | Free for members ➡️ Register now→ www.qmnc.org/about-qmnc/calabash-cafe/ ➡️ Join QMNC→ www.qmnc.org #BirthWars #QMNC #Calabash

It's not too late to register for our upcoming live event on the Quality Maternal and Newborn Care Research Alliance's Framework Index project. Two dates, one in just a few hours, 25 Mar 7 am UK time 5 pm Sydney Time, one 27 Mar 11 am ET, 4 pm UK time. Join us! QMNC.org #QMNC #BirthResearch

Measuring maternity care experiences just got easier! 🔥 The #QMNCFi tracks service user perceptions over time, improving care quality. 📢 Learn more at our live event 📅 25 Mar | 2 am ET 📅 27 Mar | 11 am ET 🔗 Register (#QMNC members only): www.qmnc.org/about-qmnc/q... Join QMNC for free: www.qmnc.org