Anti-racist behaviours and cultural competence
Tuesday 10th February 2026 12-1.30pm MS Teams
This seminar outlines the findings of a research study exploring anti-racist practice and cultural safety in midwifery education. This work was rooted in the researchers own experiences as student midwives, during which we encountered challenges that highlighted systemic gaps in cultural safety within university education and clinical learning environments. They subsequently conducted a nationwide study involving student midwives across the UK, using a CCCQ-M survey to explore confidence and competence in cultural safety and anti-racist practice. The findings identified significant gaps within UK midwifery education relating to cultural safety and anti-racist practice.
Lavinia is currently Clinical Educator Midwife at Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn (QEHKL). The research was undertaken with colleague Liberty Wilkinson. Come along to hear about their research motivation, experience, findings and its translation so far into practice (education, policy and practice).
All welcome
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Hyperemesis Gravidarum: women's and health professionals' experiences
Wednesday 24th September 2025 12-1.30pm MS Teams
This seminar will discuss the findings of a project (and associated projects) that looked at the experiences of women with Hyperemesis Gravidarum (extreme nausea and vomiting in pregnancy) around Health Care Professional support and understanding. The findings give insights into general experiences of life with HG, and to challenges and facilitators to effective care from a range of interactions with different health professionals.
This project included the voices of those with lived experience in its design and took a multi-disciplinary approach, adding to the strength of the findings by offering varied perspectives and insights. The benefits of both of these will also be discussed in the seminar.
Dr Ceri Wilson is an Associate Professor of Mental Health and Wellbeing; Dr Melanie Boyce an Associate Professor in Gender and Social Justice and Dr Claire Hooks, a Registered Midwife and Associate Professor in Midwifery and Women’s Health.
All welcome.
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Monday 8th September 2025 1200-1300
MS Teams
Meeting ID: 319 476 840 268 1
Passcode: ng6ah9Zx
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Sexual, Reproductive and Family Health Research Group – SEMINAR
A programme evaluation of a project designed to lower the infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR) in Indonesia
Dr Ciptasari Prabawanti
Thursday 12th June 2025 9-10am (MS Teams)
In this seminar, Dr Ciptasari Prabawanti (an international collaborator of the SRFH group at ARU), from the University of Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, will share the findings of a programme evaluation aimed at reducing the infant and maternal mortality rate in two districts of central Java, Indonesia.
The event will be delivered via MS Teams, with an opportunity for Q and A at the end.
All welcome
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Insight programme conference
25th June 2025
The INSIGHT programme is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) initiative which aims to attract students from registered healthcare, social work, and public health professions into research careers.
The programme provides three years of support for institutionally-led regional programmes, including University of Essex and University of Hertfordshire.
This is an opportunity for a funded Research Masters studentship, for students and recent graduates.
For more info contact: INSIGHT@essex.ac.uk
MUMS@RISC study insights
Tuesday 20th May 2025 12-1.30pm MS Teams
The MUMS@RISC study (Maternity oUtcomes and experiences of MotherS facing Removal of their Infant due to Social Care proceedings) is an NIHR funded doctoral research study, using mixed methods.
The study aims to understand how maternity care can be improved for women who have involvement from Children’s Social Care and are faced with removal from their baby after birth. Lived experiences voices have shaped every step of the research, and trauma-informed approaches have been embedded throughout the research design.
Kaat is a specialist midwife in perinatal mental health and currently undertaking her NIHR Doctoral Research Fellowship at the Department of Women and Children’s Health, King’s College London. Her previous clinical experience has guided her research, including her work on the ASPEN-Study (Attempted Suicide in the PeriNatal period) and the MUMS@RISC study.
All welcome.
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Thursday 3rd April 2025 1200-1300
MS Teams
Meeting ID: 340 046 988 061
Passcode: BY9o2oS2
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Tuesday March 25th 2025
Victoria House, Fulbourn, Cambridgeshire
Scenes from Lost Mothers
Tuesday February 11th 2025
UEA Studio, University of East Anglia, Norwich
NIHR Reproductive Health and Childbirth National Research Champions Group Symposium
Tuesday March 17th 2025
Kings House Conference Centre, Manchester
Silence and Scribble
Thursday 27th February 2025 1300-1400
MS Teams
Join us online for ‘Silence and Scribble’, an hour dedicated to ‘pomodoro’ style writing/thinking/planning time to enable the progression of your ideas in the company of MRN members. A great way to have some protected time and accountability for moving your work forward.
All welcome.
Microsoft Teams (link below)
Meeting ID: 351 972 747 494
Passcode: G3js7FJ7
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Thursday 23rd January 2025 12-1.30pm
Katherine is undertaking a PhD at City University of London entitled, ‘A phenomenological research project exploring the relationship between refugee women and NHS midwives’. Katherine will be discussing the preliminary stages of her project, which involves co-production approaches with refugee women, performing a Critical Discourse Analysis and Meta-Ethnography.
Come and join us to learn more about this fantastic project, starting a PhD, undertaking research and about the Midwifery Research Network.
All welcome.
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