In this third episode of the new Midwifery Hour series Professor Jim Thornton, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nottingham, discusses the evidence impacting on women, babies and maternity services 6 months on.
Over the past 6 months, Professor Thornton has been collecting and evaluating the research and news reports discussing pregnancy, birth, and maternity services in his blog https://ripe-tomato.org/covid-19/. In this hour, he presents the emerging issues with COVID-19, how organisations are responding along with impacts and staff and lessons for midwives and responds to questions.
This episode of the Maternity & Midwifery Hour – proudly supported by MATFLIX – focused on Where are we now with COVID-19?
Host Sue Macdonald (Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery textbook) was joined by Jim Thornton, (Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences).
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Jim Thornton
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