UCLan Midwifery Society

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❄️ DONATIONS NEEDED ❄️
As you may be aware half of the money raised at our winter conference will be going to the amazing TippyToes BabyBank ☃️

We are also hoping to gather some bit of bobs that we are able to drop off to help with their stock over the busy winter/Christmas period! 🎄

We kindly ask Uclan midwifery students to donate, if in a position to do so (however big or small). This can be anything from a pack of nappies, to any pre loved baby clothes.

We will have a drop off point in Harrington Lecture Theatre on the day of the conference.
We thank you all in advance, please feel free to share 🥰❤️❄️

🎁RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED🎁 Can you help? 🙌🏼

MidSoc are hosting the EMPOWER Winter Conference, for all midwifery students & lecturer’s at UCLan!

Money raised and items donated will be split between our chosen charity Tippy Toes, helping new families in need with the necessities for baby and our hardworking midwives at our trust working over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing day.

If you can donate, get donations yourself, or know somebody/ companies that can, please get in touch! Please also share far and wide 😁 Thank you 🙌🏼❤️🎄

🎁RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED🎁 Can you help? 🙌🏼

MIDSOC are hosting the EMPOWER Christmas Conference, for all midwifery students & lecturer’s at UCLan!

Money raised will be split between our chosen charity helping new families in need with the necessities for baby and our hardworking midwives at our trust working over Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing day.

If you can donate, get donations yourself, or know somebody/ companies that can, please get in touch! Please also share far and wide 😁 Thank you 🙌🏼❤️🎄

We would like to invite all midwifery students at Uclan to become members of our midwifery society! 📣

This will be a great opportunity for all student midwives to group together, socialise, and create a huge support network to get you through your degree! 👭

Please follow the link below to join, there will be a chance to win some prizes for those who join 🤩😍

Burnley Midwifery Society We exist to provide a central Hub for all UCLan Midwifery Students, including all cohorts and both short and long- course students, to encourage support and learning across the different groups. We will host study days and provide other learning opportunities for students, fundraise for Midwifery...

Hi, my name is Alesha and I am your new social secretary.

I will be responsible for dealing with both our Facebook and instagram page! I will be here making sure to keep you all up to date with our latest updates!

I am excited about starting this journey with you all and I am very much looking forward to all the exciting things to come with the MidSoc 🤩🥳

Hey! I'm Nicola. Having had several varied careers I have finally found my passion in midwifery! I consider myself a cheerleader of women from those in my care to my lovely fellow classmates! MidSoc is an excellent way to showcase how we can work as a team to pursue our shared love for all things midwifery! I look forward to welcoming all members old and new ❤️

Heyy! My name is Ella and I am just about to start my 2nd year of the midwifery degree.

I am your new Chair of the Midwifery Society. My role is to be the key contact for you as student if you have any ideas or you’d like to join in our events. 🤩

I am also here to help and direct you to the best place if you need any support with placement or university life! 🎓

I’m so excited for you to join us at the Christmas conference this year in December which is organised and run by myself, Nicola and Alesha 🤍

We can’t wait to welcome our new 2023 cohort who will be joining us in September - we have some exciting things planned for you 🥰

See you around!

📣📣CALLING ALL NEW STARTERS SEPT 2023 📣📣

Are you about to start your midwifery journey with us this September? Check out the below event 🤩

🌟Exciting Announcement from All4Maternity🌟

REQUEST: Please share and tag an incoming or aspiring midwifery student below in comments!

Join our new webinar series, “Preparing for success as a student midwife” running early August🤰📚🌍

💡 Make the most of your summer break before heading out to uni! Gain a head start in your midwifery journey with expert insights and valuable tips from current midwives, students, and educators! 🎓

📆 Discover how to prepare for your degree programme, including essential summer reading recommendations, while maintaining your health and wellbeing 📚✨💪

💼 Explore the essential standards and professionalism in midwifery, and learn the fascinating anatomy and physiology of birth! 🌟🩺🌸

⏰ Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity! Register today to secure your place! Link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/672434498687 📝🤝💼

Preparing for success as a student midwife Essential four part series, for 2023 midwifery students and aspiring students. TICKET INCLUDES ALL WEBINARS AND RESOURCES

One of our incredible third year student midwives, Sarah Jane Thistlethwaite has recently received a prestigious award for her bravery. Sarah has received this award after she assisted a woman who was about to take her own life.
Well done Sarah, you are amazing ♥️

Please use this link to read the full story: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/bravery-award-for-local-mum-who-saved-womans-life?fbclid=IwAR0TEOAL2gRjsPqu10s8Az4KNh1f7TB26J4NlCX4JzKsK6tKmju06Ar-IMA

One week today until our HOPE Christmas Conference! Here is a sneak peak of what the day will look like with our amazing guest speakers ❤️🤩
We can’t wait to see you all!

Midsoc’s 2022 Winter Newsletter 🎄🍂❄️☃️❤️

Contents:
🎄HOPE Christmas Conference 14/12/2022
🧑🏼‍🎄Christmas jumpers are a MUST!
❤️The Midwifery Society are working hard to make it a day to remember! Including: making up welcome bags, organising raffle prizes & the food bank drop off, baking, creating a quiz & making certificates!
🥫Please if you can, bring an item of food from your cupboards on the day to donate to our local foodbank
🎟️ Raffle tickets will be available to buy on the day - £1 a strip, card only
🗣️How AMAZING are our speakers?? We are so excited for the day and to meet/ see these incredible women!
👩🏾‍⚕️👩🏻‍⚕️Also… the first year student midwives look absolutely fabulous in their new uniform doing their first skills session! Learning extremely important skills ready for their placement at the end of November! The Midwifery Society would like to wish you all the very best of luck🥰
🏅Congratulations to Lauren Williams & Shelby Sharrocks on being awarded the PMA Award for Certificate of Excellence 👏🏼💕
❤️Lots of love and luck to Megan Langrish on pursuing new memories & dreams! We will miss you 🥰

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter, and a special thank you to Nicola & Ella (1st year students) for making this fabulous newsletter! 🙌🏼❤️

🎁RAFFLE PRIZES NEEDED🎁 Can you help? 🙌🏼 MIDSOC are hosting the HOPE Christmas Conference 14/12/22, for all midwifery students & lecturer’s at UCLan! All money raised on the day will be split between food banks local to Burnley & Preston, and the midwifery society. If you can donate, get donations yourself, or know somebody/ companies that can, please get in touch! Please also share far and wide 😁 Thank you 🙌🏼❤️🎄

Lighting a candle for all the babies born sleeping ❤️ you live on in our hearts forever ❤️

Join us tomorrow night in lighting a candle for those babies born sleeping, carried but never held, held but not able to go home and those babies that went home but could not stay. Thinking of all of the families that have suffered such huge losses🕯🤍

WE DID IT!! 🥳🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏼‍♀️👏🏼 it has been a brilliant day running the ! Today we ran for and when we felt like giving up we remembered those babies born sleeping, carried but never held, held but not able to go home & those that went home but could not stay and the families that have suffered such huge losses. You are the reason we kept going ♥️ thank you so much to everyone who has donated so far, we have raised a whopping £955!! Thank you also to everyone who came to support us a our families & student midwife family (who had a fabulous banner for us)!! And to Abigail’s dad for running it with us very last minute and cheering us all on🤩 We are so grateful 💞❤️💕🧡💙

For those still wanting to donate, please use the link below 🥰

https://www.justgiving.com/team/Callthemidwifeathon?utm_source=sms

Last big run before the big day!! 11.15 miles completed on this lovely Sunday morning ☀️ 1 week today and we’ll have completed the Manchester Half 😬🏃🏽‍♀️ We are so proud to be running for SANDS 🧡💙
Thank you so much to those who have donated, we are so grateful 🙌🏼❤️ For anybody still wishing to, please use this link:
https://www.justgiving.com/team/Callthemidwifeathon?utm_source=sms

A group of 6 student midwives are taking part in the Manchester half marathon 09/10/2022 to raise money for a charity very close to our hearts - SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity).

We have set up a Just Giving page if anyone would like to donate. We will be beyond grateful for any amount ❤️

We have also created an Instagram account if anybody would like to follow our training: call.themidwifeathon

Call the midwifeathon - 6 student midwives are running the Manchester Half marathon Oct 9 for SANDS

A massive GOOD LUCK to the new midwifery students starting at UCLan tomorrow, to those going into their 2nd or 3rd year and to those who have qualified and starting in their blues shortly!
It is not an easy course, but it is the most rewarding and memorable. Don’t forget how amazing you are! Lots of love the Midwifery Society ❤️🍀🤞🏼❤️

The news has broke that the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth has passed away. As a society we are deeply sadened to hear this. Our thoughts and prayers are with the rest of the royal family at this difficult time. Rest in peace our beautiful Queen 💔

MIDSOC July 2022 Newsletter

☀️Cover & contents page
🤱🏽Breastfeeding in hot weather
👩🏼‍🍼 Formula feeding in hot weather
❤️ The Maternity & Midwifery Forum
🏅Student midwife of the month winners!!
🏃🏽‍♀️Call the Midwifeathon
📆 Upcoming events
🎄 Christmas conference 2022

Thank you to Elisabeth Devey, one of our BFI champions, for putting together the useful & important information on feeding in hot weather! 🙌🏼

And thank you to Louise Stewart for sharing about her day at the Maternity & Midwifery Forum ☺️

MIDSOC’s newsletter for June! 🌞
Contents:
🏅UCLan’s BFI GOLD revalidation
✨ World breast feeding week
👒Louise Stewart’s blog! All about hats
🏃🏽‍♀️ Call the midwifeathon
🗓 Upcoming events
🎄 Christmas conference 2022 confirmed date!
🌟 Student midwife of the month winners

INCREDIBLE!! 🌟🌟 Well done and thank you to the people that made this happen 🙌🏼 Special shout out to the BFI Ambassadors and BFI lead Sarah Johnson at UCLan ❤️

We are so proud to go to a university that is BFI GOLD ACCREDITED!! ⭐️ 💛

https://www.uclan.ac.uk/news/uclan-retains-unicef-gold-award?fbclid=IwAR3150IAtHAn9u9L44Xq12nL5NL8d2A_iOm8w08JPDd_ZSkbUB_75OuLhzM

UCLan retains UNICEF gold award UCLan has been reaccredited with a Baby Friendly Initiative Achieving Sustainability Gold Award for Universities by UNICEF UK

Our newsletter for May 2022! 💛

Page 1:
💛 Contents
💛 Follow us!
💛 Sign up to the Midsoc
💛 Just a few of the responsibilities as a Midwife (we will be choosing a different theme each month☺️)

Page 2:
💛 Our first event of 2022 was absolutely AMAZING!! Thanks so much to for delivering a session on common infant feeding conversations and how to handle them!
💛 Thank you so much Elisabeth. Here is some of the feedback we received!

Page 3:
💛 Celebrating international day of the midwife!

Page 4:
💛 Massive thanks to the amazing Donna Butler for writing this blog for our newsletter! You are amazing 🙌🏼

Page 5:
💛 Thank you so much to UCLan student midwife herself - Sophie Hartley
💛 Sophie has bravely talked about her time as a student midwife whilst battling poor mental health and has offered her support and advice to other students.
💛 You are incredible!

Page 6:
💛 ‘Call The Midwifeathon’ - Midsoc are doing the Manchester half marathon this October!!
💛 We have chosen to raise money for a charity extremely close to our hearts - SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity)
💛 If you would like to join us in raising money for this amazing charity please let us know! Many of us will be walking and running it.. or even just walking!!
💛MIDSOC’s upcoming events - keep your eyes peeled 👀
💛 Top tips for night shifts! 🌜

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💛 Congratulations to our amazing Student Midwives of the month!! You are all absolutely amazing. Thank you for everything you do 💛
💛 Certificates have been sent via teams - please check your inbox! 💌

Wishing everyone a wonderful Eid Mubarak ☪️💜

Love from the Midsoc X x x

1 DAY TO GO 🎊

MIDSOC’s first event of 2022!!

It will be all about common infant feeding conversations delivered by Elisabeth Devey. Elisabeth has worked within a busy maternity service for the last 7 years, giving women and their families informed choices on infant feeding, whilst encompassing the Baby Friendly Initiative. Elisabeth has run ante natal classes and worked extensively on a postnatal ward. These experiences have enabled her to pass on the varying and sometimes complex conversations that can be experienced when supporting families with infant feeding.

Open to both members and non members.

Please message Abigail Taylor (Microsoft Teams) or email [email protected] to book your space 💗