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Mark<p>Ministers urged to guarantee <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a> jobs for new <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a> amid <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/understaffing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>understaffing</span></a></p><p>Student midwife fears she will be unable to get job after 2,300 hrs of unpaid work in NHS calling for guaranteed posts for newly qualified midwives who otherwise are forced to abandon profession before career begin</p><p>Aimee Peach is to complete her training next summer, but promise of a job at the end of 3 year degree course collapsed despite severe shortages of midwives<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/20/student-midwife-guaranteed-nhs-jobs-graduates" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/20/student-midwife-guaranteed-nhs-jobs-graduates</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a></p>
Peter Riley<p>Thanks Sarah Missen </p><p>Industrial disputes &amp; news - 21 May 2025<br>QLD <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nurses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nurses</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestWimmera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestWimmera</span></a> Shire Council; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kempe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kempe</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RiverinaWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiverinaWater</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mondiale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mondiale</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Snowy2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snowy2</span></a>.0; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlliedPinnacle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlliedPinnacle</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BMSCranes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BMSCranes</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TWU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TWU</span></a>; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CFMEU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CFMEU</span></a> ACT &amp; Vic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TAFEs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TAFEs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/disputesreport/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-21-may" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/disputes</span><span class="invisible">report/p/industrial-disputes-and-news-21-may</span></a>?</p>
Peter Riley<p>Queensland <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nurses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nurses</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midwives</span></a> Union </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EB12" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EB12</span></a> offer from Queensland Health information session Tuesday (6 May) <br>1️⃣ 3.30pm, register now 👉 <a href="https://bit.ly/4k6AC8o" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/4k6AC8o</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>2️⃣ 6.00pm, register now 👉 <a href="https://bit.ly/42QPmRu" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bit.ly/42QPmRu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The government threats to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthworkers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthworkers</span></a> backpay if Protected Industrial Action or undertake a formal ballot for Protected Industrial Action. As the government has already seen, we are a powerful force when we act together. 💪</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LaborMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LaborMovement</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>organize</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solidarity</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Sudanese midwives deliver hope amid war and ruin <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKRygY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TKRy</span><span class="invisible">gY</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Sudan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sudan</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Midwives</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hope</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/War" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>War</span></a></p>
earthling<p>In the remote Amazon, midwives care for women stranded by drought</p><p>Midwife Tabita dos Santos Moraes, 51, touches the belly of Mayleane Melo, 22, to monitor the baby's position, at the Deus e Pai community in Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil, October 24, 2024. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/brazil-amazon-midwives/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/investigates/speci</span><span class="invisible">al-report/brazil-amazon-midwives/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a></p>
Brittany Trang<p>An excellent maternal health story pairing for your Monday:</p><p>My colleague Nalis Merelli's story on why midwife education is stuck in a Catch-22, and what that means for Black would-be midwives:</p><p><a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/09/18/midwife-training-expand-racial-diversity-maternal-health/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2023/09/18/midwif</span><span class="invisible">e-training-expand-racial-diversity-maternal-health/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pregnancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pregnancy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/midwifery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwifery</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicaleducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicaleducation</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/HealthEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthEquity</span></a></p>
Dr Lindsey Fitzharris<p>Obstetric Phantom, 18th century. The wood and leather model was used to teach medical students, and possibly midwives, about childbirth. It came from the Hospital del Ceppo in Pistoia, near Florence, founded in 1277. </p><p>Photo: Science Museum, London. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histmed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histmed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histsci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histsci</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/midwives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>midwives</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>histodons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/introductions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>introductions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/FF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FF</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/MedMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/medicalhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicalhistory</span></a></p>