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Maternity and Neonatal Shared Learning Event-March 2026

Event programme

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Topics shared

The Diagnosis of labour (DOL) A framework of best practice – Samantha Fleming & Louise Perkins, Consultant Midwives Royal Berkshire Hospital: Sacha Ream, Consultant Midwife, Oxford University Hospitals & Abigail Blakeley, Transformation Midwife, Bucks Healthcare

Can Virtual Reality (VR) improve care outcomes for pregnant women and people affected by procedural anxieties and phobias? – Heidi Ottesen & Samantha Fleming, Consultant Midwives, Royal Berkshire Hospital  

‘I like to move it, move it’ Active Birth- Corina Wilson, Lead Practice Development Midwife & Hannah Abbey, Fetal Monitoring Lead Midwife, Bucks Healthcare

Cervical Length Ultrasound as Point of Care Testing: for Obstetrics and Gynaecology doctors- Dr Manju Chandiramani, Guys & St Thomas: Dr Maria Ivan, ST 6 O & G & Maternal Fetal Medicine Subspeciality Trainee, Katy Hoare Specialist PTB Lead Midwife Oxford University Hospitals, & Lauren Little, Preterm Birth Midwife, Bucks Healthcare

‘The Safe Birth Project, Zimbabwe’- Corina Wilson, Lead Practice Development Midwife, Bucks Healthcare

IVH Care Bundles in Neonatal Practice- Zoltan Molnar, Consultant Neonatologist, Oxford University Hospitals

Quality Improvement Projects, Preterm Neonatal Optimisation – Natalie Kyley, Preterm Birth Lead Midwife & Kim Peverall, Practice Development Nurse Neonatal Nurse, Frimley Health

Estimated Fetal Weight charts- Christos Ioannou, Consultant in Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine, Oxford University Hospitals

Architecting Safety; Moving from Individual Bravery to Systemic Accountability- Angela Johnson, Maternity Equity & Inclusion Ambassador & Lead Midwife, North West Anglia NHS FT

Postnatal management of women with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy- Tayiba Yousaf, Obstetric Registrar, Bucks Healthcare

Reduced Fetal Movements to Neonatal Anaemia: lessons from Massive Fetomaternal Haemorrhage- Negin Sadeghi, ST3, Obstetrics & Gynaecology Oxford University Hospitals

Poster prize winners

First place: 

Maternity Wellbeing Traffic Lights Author: Jessica Thomas, Lead PMA/Labour Ward Sister & Maternity/Neonatal Culture Champions, Buckinghamshire Healthcare

Second place: 

Equal Start Oxford: Translated Antenatal ClassesImproving Confidence and Experience Author: Carina Okiki, Specialist Midwife for Equality Diversity Inclusion, Oxford University Hospitals 

Third place

A flange-tastic project! Autor: Amber Clark, Infant Feeding Lead Midwife, Oxford University Hospitals 

Evaluation and learning

A full breakdown of the feedback can be found here: Shared Learning Event Feedback