Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife

Lecturer * Midwife * Mother to 2 babies/2 hairy babies * Tattooed * Rainbow hair * Tweeterland newbie *All views my own

[Sue Macdonald RM RN FRCM (Hon) @SueMacMidwife]

Fantastic resource for midwives as they undertake examination of the newborn, and teaching mums about what they look for... @MidwivesRCM @MidwiferyForum

[The RCM Scotland @ScotlandRCM]

Today on the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM we have published a guest blog by midwife, Jenny Rose Viera

https://t.co/wF5IfRaiKC

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

New research confirms water births do not increase risks for mother or baby 🤰👶

NICE guidelines recommend birthing pools as a pain relief option during labour for women without pregnancy complications — this study offers further reassurance.

Read more: https://t.co/yB4bOrPuAe

@AIMS_online @MidwivesRCM @sandersj3

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

Working on a little project and wonder what #studentnurses #studentmidwives think about how #Eriksonstheory of psychosocial development relates to them? @WeCYPnurses @WeNurses @RGUMidSoc #studentvoices

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

@lesharkey1 @NHSTayside @HeatherRobb10 @Donnabrough79 @LeeanneAbel1 @Stephanney89 @sdunn1980 Ahhh what a lovely bunch! 🥰💜

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

@kerrybeags_smw @NatashaMackie27 Love this and miss your cheery faces! 💜

[Lynsey Still @LynseyMurphy13]

To my maternity & neonatal followers 📢Please have your say in this scoping exercise for development of HIS maternity standards.

It is vital this is a truly perinatal and collaborative process to drive improvements and enhance outcomes for mothers, babies & families across 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[RGUParamedics @RGUParamedics]

Exciting announcement!
We are recruiting ! Looking to step into #Paramedic #Education? Or an experienced #Academic looking for a new challenge? We are recruiting a #Lecturer in #Paramedic #Practice. Please share, and get in touch for a chat!
https://t.co/IbZBMzfKjS @ParamedicsUK

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

@kerrybeags_smw @RobertGordonUni @MidwivesRGU Ahhh Kerry that’s lovely - what a journey! Congrats again, can’t wait to celebrate with you more but this time with fancy clothes on and lots of dancing! 🎉🍾

[✨Sonia Sparkles✨🖤 @Sonia_Sparkles]

Doodle for the day: The Swan appearance- Everyone has their own struggles, you might not see them on the surface

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

Yes 👏🏼 we must stop pouring into a bucket with holes in! #retentionfirst

[Fiona Gibb @Fi_Gibb]

All of this 👏👇
It’s also more than just recruitment, it’s retention that counts and ensuring that we consider the balance of job vacancies vs student intakes.
Increasing numbers is not the answer if we can’t retain students (or staff) or employ them when they graduate. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[Iolanthe Midwifery Trust @IolantheMidwife]

Meet Maria Velo Higueras, whose Iolanthe Midwifery Trust's Midwives Award will support her engagement with service users, birth workers, and midwives as part of her  PhD study  @mariavelohigueras #midwives #studentmidwives #IMTAwards24

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

@Amber_Balkwill @NHSGrampian Amazing - you rockstar! 👏🏼🎉

[The RCM Scotland @ScotlandRCM]

We welcome student midwives in Scotland to join us at our Scottish Parliament Roundtable event on 30 May. To book your place at this event, please complete this MS Forms link Scottish Parliament Roundtable Booking Form https://t.co/wSvatMTNWX

[Robert Gordon University (RGU) @RobertGordonUni]

Happy International Day of the Midwife! 🙌

To mark the occasion, some of our midwifery students have been telling us what being a midwife means to them…

Interested in the profession? Find out more about RGU's BSc Midwifery course at: https://t.co/dUCPjSvb3c

[Dr Sally Pezaro PhD FRCM MSc SFHEA PgCAPHE RM @SallyPezaro]

Excited to be launching our new project today at @JohnsHopkins

https://t.co/CtvzE10urS

We delve into the traditions & history of midwifery from the perspective of midwives and research, reexamining the significance of an ages old profession and its necessity the modern world.

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

Amazing work @RetentionMWJess Respect your workforce and they will stay 💪🏼

[Jessica Murray @RetentionMWJess]

We are pleased to share with our maternity staff today that after 8 months of trials, we will be implementing flexible rostering on a permanent basis! With around 150 midwives and 30 MSWs we have shown self rostering on this scale can be done #maternityretention #flexibleworking

[Student Leadership Programme #150Leaders @150Leaders]

📢Want to be part of the next #150Leaders cohort?

➡️Find out all opportunities that the Programme offers and don't forget to apply: https://t.co/O3dZNJYlus

All activities are fully subsidised!

[Vicki Falls 💜 RGU Midwife @RgFalls]

@kerrybeags_smw Love this 🥺💜