Virtual BICS conference 2020 - #vBICS20
Effective communication to optimise safe birth
Effective communication to optimise safe birth
Effective communication to optimise safe birth
Tuesday 3 Nov 2020 1830-2030
Speakers include Andrew Weeks, Lisa Ramsey, Alison Wright, Mary Adams and Clare Murphy.
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR HERE - https://youtu.be/nq2uaqtIBF4
Update on preterm birth
Effective communication to optimise safe birth
Effective communication to optimise safe birth
Thursday 12 Nov 2020 1900-2100
Programme
7:00-7:30pm: Katie Morris "Managing an incidental finding of bulging fetal membranes at 20 weeks - an evidenced based approach"
7:30-8:00pm: Nigel Simpson "Delivering the extremely premature baby" 8:00-8:30pm: Cora Doherty "Resuscitating the very premature baby" 8:30-9:00pm Jane Sandall "The role of midwifery teams in supporting women at risk of preterm labour"
WATCH THE RECORDING OF THE WEBINAR HERE - https://youtu.be/iZgwgpNHmSo
Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, service users and their allies.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, service users and their allies.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, service users and their allies.
Monday 16 Nov 1830-2030
Understanding the current challenges in maternity services.
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Speakers include;
Natasha Smith: Service user, Doula and founder of the women’s health & maternal well-being initiative
Natasha is a Doula, Breastfeeding Peer Supporter, and Holistic Therapist. She runs various workshops on holistic health and well-being, birth preparation, peer support/doulaing, as well as anti-racism and cultural safety. She's an avid plant lover and collector, and enjoys the outdoors. A new baby of hers is the Women's Health and Maternal Well-being Initiative. The idea of the initiative was born out of a desire to see women enjoying healthier and happier lives; ones that enables them to have fulfilling and nurturing relationships with the people they love the most.
Marian Knight is Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health at the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, UK and an NIHR Senior Investigator.
She trained initially in obstetrics and neonatology, completing a DPhil investigating the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia, before becoming interested in epidemiology and population health. She therefore undertook specialty training in public health, becoming a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health in 2006.
Her research focuses on using national observational studies to address clinical questions concerning severe complications of pregnancy and early life. She joined the National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit in 2004 and set up the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS) in 2005 to undertake national studies of uncommon and severe morbidities in pregnancy. To facilitate multinational collaborative studies of severe maternal morbidity, Professor Knight set up the International Network of Obstetric Survey Systems (INOSS) which she chaired from 2012-16. She has led the MBRRACE-UK national Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and morbidity since 2012.
Dr Gloria Rowland was first trained as a registered nurse and midwife in Nigeria before relocating to the United Kingdom. Gloria continued her nursing career in UK after completing her NMC adaptation programme to become registered as a nurse in the UK. Since then she has gained further qualifications- BSc Midwifery, MSc Community Public Health Specialist Practitioner and Doctor of Clinical Practice.
She has a strong passion for change, innovation and transformation of health services. She has worked within the NHS and community settings as a Consultant Midwife and Head of Midwifery. Most recently she became the Director for Midwifery at Barts Health NHS Trust since 3rd January 2018 which is the largest maternity service in UK.
Gloria is the first Black African Director of Midwifery in the history of maternity services in the UK. She became a Mary Seacole Scholar awarded by the Department of Health in 2009, a Florence Nightingale Research Scholar in 2011. Gloria has won many national awards for her work in transforming maternity care. Her recent work involved transforming poor performing maternity services into a good maternity unit (CQC rated maternity serviced 2015 turned into a good rated maternity unit in 2016).
Gloria chaired the trailblazer group that developed the new midwifery standard and apprenticeship pathway entrance into the Midwifery profession. Gloria is the Senior Responsible Officer for East London Local Maternity System. She leads the BAME Maternity Leaders COVID-19 Response Team. Recently appointed to the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) National Advisor Group in response to COVID-19 pandemic.
What inspires Gloria? “Never tired of continuously improving care for women with the right team around me”
Personal Philosophy: “Do not limit yourself in life irrespective of colour, religion, culture or ethnic background. If you believe you can, then you would and be a limit breaker”
Author of Turning the Tide “BAME Maternity Workforce Project”: This is the 1st time BAME staff in maternity joined together to speak out regarding historical endemic inequalities that we faced as healthcare professionals in UK. What makes this report unique is our ability not just state the problems but offering practical solutions.
Medicalisation of childbirth
Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, service users and their allies.
Black, Asian and minority ethnic staff, service users and their allies.
Monday 23 Nov 2020 1900-2100
UK maternity services have become medicalised in an attempt to reduce pregnancy risks. But what are the risks that we use to justify these interventions and how well do we communicate these to women? How do we provide care for those who request alternative or non-recommended pathways of care? Speakers include Jim Thornton, Maria Booker, Andrew Weeks and Kemi Johnson. Chaired by Natalie Carter.
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About BICS
Mission statement
Benefits of membership
Benefits of membership
The British Intrapartum Care Society [BICS] was established in 2018 to promote excellence in intrapartum care.
Our aim is to standardise the care provided to women and babies across the British Isles during labour, ensuring safe practice through shared learning, high quality education and research.
Following the principles of co-producti
The British Intrapartum Care Society [BICS] was established in 2018 to promote excellence in intrapartum care.
Our aim is to standardise the care provided to women and babies across the British Isles during labour, ensuring safe practice through shared learning, high quality education and research.
Following the principles of co-production, working with women and families underpins our philosophy and strategy.
Our national and global network of specialists covering all multi-professional intrapartum disciplines provides a unique discussion forum for the dissemination of ideas, experience, innovation and regional good practice.
Through engagement with national bodies we both inform policy and support our members in the implementation of initiatives dedicated to improving women’s experience of childbirth and promoting personalisation of care.
Benefits of membership
Benefits of membership
Benefits of membership
Membership of the newest Specialist Society of the RCOG
Access to the BICS mailing list
Discount off the annual conference fee
Access to members area of the website [in development]
Opportunity to stand for election for the BICS committee
Opportunity to vote in BICS committee elections
Opportunity to contribute to the shaping of the society
Who can join?
Benefits of membership
Who can join?
Obstetricians, midwives, anaesthetists, neonatologists, neonatal nurses, GPs, Maternity Voices Partnership members, #MatExp members........ Anyone involved & interested in intrapartum care is welcome!
Recent publications
Lancet Series - Optimising Caesarean Section Use
Lancet Series - Optimising Caesarean Section Use
Lancet Series - Optimising Caesarean Section Use
A three-part Lancet Series on Optimising Caesarean Section Use reviews the global epidemiology and disparities in caesarean section use, as well as the health effects for women and children, and lays out evidence-based interventions and actions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections.
AFFIRM study results
Lancet Series - Optimising Caesarean Section Use
Lancet Series - Optimising Caesarean Section Use
Can promoting awareness of fetal movements and focusing interventions reduce fetal mortality? A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial (AFFIRM)
"Encouraging awareness of fetal movements is harmful"
"Encouraging awareness of fetal movements is harmful"
"Encouraging awareness of fetal movements is harmful"
Comment on reduced fetal movements from Kate Walker & Jim Thornton
Antenatal corticosteroid therapy and size at birth
"Encouraging awareness of fetal movements is harmful"
"Encouraging awareness of fetal movements is harmful"
In this study, antenatal steroid use was consistently associated with a reduction in birth weight. Efforts need to be made to correctly identify and target women who will deliver preterm.
Find out more
How to join the British Intrapartum Care Society
Set up a standing order & complete the membership form. Then email the completed form to membership@bicsoc.org.uk
It's as easy as that!
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