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Three members of CMMPH staff have been invited to present at the Time4you 2 conference next month.

Dr. Jen Leamon (HSC academic lead for Doctoral Professional Practice) has been invited to present a plenary session:  Compassion in supervision of midwifery: Why supporting and nurturing a compassionate climate is good for women and good for health professionals.

She will also facilitate a workshop on ‘Creative writing about midwifery and birth:  exploring creative approaches to learning’.

The second HSC representative, Wendy Marsh, (Lecturer Practitioner), based in HSC’s Portsmouth office is a key note speaker.  Her presentation “Experience of working with safeguarding” will include stories from and photos of midwives to help members of the audience to reflect upon their experiences and to look forward in their own practise.

The third contributor is Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen who will be highlighting a sociological way of looking at childbirth and families.

Time4you 2 is being organised by the Royal College of Midwives, Learning Reps from Poole.  Sara Fripp is a maternity support worker and Jillian Ireland is a community midwife and a Visiting Faculty at Bournemouth University. The conference will be held on October 15^th in Bovington (Dorset).

The conference fees have been kept low to make attendance accessible to a wide audience. Tickets can be bought at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/time4you-2-tickets-10906498631

Prof. Edwin van Teijlingen

CMMPH