Sheena and Anna here! 72 years, yes!
We’re preparing for the International Day of the Midwife tomorrow - we have so much to share!
A little introduction too - for those who don’t know us - our followers have grown 🌻🌻
We are mother and daughter midwives - @sheena_byrom and @acbmidwife - and co-owners/founders of @all4maternity - our award-winner organisation and home of this The Practising Midwife journal, @the_practising_midwife_aus and @the_student_midwife_journal - yes all three!
We will soon be celebrating our TENTH anniversary - watch out for that 🤩
But for now, here’s a little bit about us. There’s more to come - watch this space. And tomorrow? Well wait and see!
Happy International Day of the Midwife 2026 ❤️❤️ we are here to serve you.
#IDM2026
Are you a midwife, student midwife or birth worker wanting to keep up to date with evidence-based knowledge in a creative way that is also affordable? Or are you a doula or antenatal educator aiming to keep your support and sharing of knowledge based on current research?
Well we have ESSENTIAL resources just for you - owned and curated by leading midwives - which are evidence-based, accessible, interactive, and perfect to enhance your learning and support.
A membership to @all4maternity includes:
✅ The Practising Midwife Australia journal
✅ The Practising Midwife journal original
✅ The Student Midwife journal
✅ eLearn modules & online courses , with certification
✅ Access to our brand new, interactive HUB and mobile app
✅ Responsive search function and article archive
✅ Podcasts with tips from midwives, maternity workers and leaders
✅ Study skills sheets to support learning and reflection
✅ A nurture zone for self-care and reflection
✅ Members Zone with exclusive offers and discounts
✅ Regularly updated blogs on current national and international issues
✅ and MUCH MORE!
🌟 We’d love you to join us! Click the link in our bio to check out our memberships and subscribe 💫
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This is our first ‘open’ course on our HUB, IT is absolutely FREE for anyone to complete!
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This week in Birmingham at the @midwiferyforum festival - we loved it! @acbmidwife was with @rosaleenhirdwellbeing and @zoejperrow sharing journals and @weledababyuk treats 🍃
Welcoming new members is always a joy - and talking about the new @weledauk advocate programme for midwives and students exciting 🤩 For more information check out the link in our bio - or leave a comment ⬇️
Anna was pleased to tell visitors to our stand all about the PRINT OFFER - which is a print only membership (ideal for those who have an only membership via their institution) which is only £49 for a years issues! Beautiful evidence-based, practice-focused journals to hold in your hand! Includes a gorgeously illustrated postcard in each copy for you to send or keep!
So much going on to positively support #midwiveswork #midwifery #studentmidwives
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We would like to extend our gratitude to Medclair for supporting the May issue of The Practising Midwife journal to be open access 🌸
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It was quite funny trying to find a cover photo in our live where we weren’t both pulling silly faces. Thank you @sheena_byrom for this insightful and important chat around Midwife lead births. Thank you for being such a renegade. Pregnant women, new mums, babies and midwives owe you a lot. Never stop pestering me. I’m never wilfully ignoring you, my life‘s just quite full on. Love u and well done . Shoutout to my brilliant co author on Birthing
@midwifemarley and to @tessaclemsonyoga … @the_practising_midwife_journal@the_student_midwife_journal@all4maternity
We’ll be talking all things BIRTHING, midwifery and maternity care…
Join us at 6pm! It promises to be emotional ❤️❤️❤️
In honour of Davina’s midwife - Pam Wild RIP ❤️🌻
What would you like me to mention?
🖤 IMPACT 🖤
How much of an impact can photography and poetry truly have? Perhaps this is a valid question, however creativity at its best has the potential to create such waves of change. Images and words have the power to incite such feeling. And storytelling - well that is truly powerful and allows people to truly connect.
I wanted to take a moment to share some feedback following the release of the video that I have received - showing how this has had an impact for midwives and student midwives alike. I will try share some of this on my stories but to summarise - it has reignited a love for midwifery at a time when we see so much negative press, and despite the challenges and difficulty we face. It has helped midwives fall back in love with the profession and remind them of our why - why did we decide to train as a midwife. It’s given midwives a boost! - a reminder of why we stay in the profession, the beautiful parts of our job and helped midwives to feel proud of their incredible work. It has helped midwives to feel seen and heard. Emotive, moving, spoke our thoughts, beautiful, heartfelt, powerful, pride, reality, passion, dedication. That’s a lot of feeling! And I for one am incredibly proud to work alongside such incredible colleagues - we witness what women are capable of every day (what an incredible thing!) - we are there for that - but I also see what you are capable of every day too 🖤
So thank you - for allowing me to share this and tell the story of what it means to be a midwife right now. I am excited about where this project continues to lead 🖤
#midwiveswork #midwivesmatter #powerofstorytelling #powerofphotography #spokenwordpoetry
INTELLIGENT INTERMITTENT AUSCULTATION - we are delighted to share this FREE resource for midwives and student midwives.
This new e-learning module is now available, completely free of charge, and has been reviewed and endorsed by All4Maternity.
Whether you're looking to build confidence with a handheld Doppler or strengthen consistency in your practice, this interactive, evidence-based module is designed with busy clinical schedules in mind.
✅ Self-paced and flexible
✅ Practical tools, hints and tips
✅ Evidence-based guidance
✅ CPD certificate on completion
High-quality care starts with high-quality education. Access your free module today and earn your certificate.
🔗 Just scan the code or access via the ink in our bio!
We are grateful to @huntleighhealthcare for their support in enabling the May issue of The Practising Midwife journal to be OPEN ACCESS.
#MidwiferySkills #IntermittentAuscultation #Huntleigh
🖤 Busy hands 🖤
As I set out to capture and showcase how hard my midwifery colleagues work I noticed how incredibly busy our hands are all the time. It is a beautiful thing to behold -from answering calls and bleeps to preparing medication and being able to feel the position a baby is laying in - what pure magic ✨
#midwiveswork #busyhands #midwivesmakeadifference #midwivesmatter
LOOK AT THESE HAPPY MIDWIVES!
On the International Day of the Midwife this year the Midwifery Unit Network - led by @luciabirthcentres spent time at Hull maternity services supporting the midwifery team to implement the Midwifery Unit Standards via the MUSA framework.
This involves looking at ways midwives and staff can optimise the use of their birth centre, and support continuous improvement.
This work is also connected to wider regional work done in partnership with Tracey Cooper and NHS England.
If anyone interested in implementing MUSA framework in their unit to focus on continuous improvement and to increase use of their midwifery units they can contact the team via [email protected]
If you want to learn more about the evidence-base relating to midwifery-units (birth centres) then head to our bio to access this month’s issue of TPM! Co-edited by Lucia, the issue is focused on the implementation and sustainability of midwifery units and its OPEN ACCESS!
#MidwiferyLedCare #midwives #MidwiferyLedUnits
