2008 student award winner Adele Phillips tells us about her trip to India "India has one of the worst statistics in the world as far as maternal mortality goes. I was thankful for the support Iolanthe gave me to experience midwifery in South East India for 2 weeks to give me a clearer insight into the care received by women and how this reflects the current morbidity and mortality rates. An opportunity I would have only dreamt about having with my limited resources as a student. Through an organisation called Projects Abroad, I was placed in a private hospital in Sivakasi, which is in the South Eastern state of Tamil Nadu.  Far away from the popular touristy delights of India."   Although a little shocked at the conditions, the experience made Adele "even more passionate about the importance of consent and women centred care.  I hope I was able to give the few women I cared for a degree of sensitive support and reassurance, in addition to acknowledgement for the wonderful journey they had gone through to birth their babies.  I hope to take my skills and work in an under developed country like India to spread this practice like a ripple in a pond." You can read Adele's full report here

Read Elizabeth Duff's report on this year's award winners.

Calling all applicants

Applications for the 2009 annual awards are now open. For 2009 we are seeking applications for Midwives Awards, Student Awards and the new Tricia Anderson Award. Application forms can be downloaded from the specific web pages for each award. 

 

Congratulations to Trustee Helen Cheyne We are delighted to announce that Helen Cheyne has successfully defended her doctoral research and will be awarded a PhD from the University of Stirling, Scotland.   Helen is the Programme Leader in the Decision Making Programme in the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit and her work examined the impact of an algorithm to support midwives' diagnosis of active labour.   The findings of her research have been accepted for publication in the British Medical Journal.

 

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Steady progress in our 25th Anniversary Appeal - can you help us in our support of midwifery scholarship?   In June the Trust reached the ripe old age of 25. To celebrate we launched an appeal to raise much needed cash to enable us to maintain and expand our work of promoting the continuing education and development of midwives.   Thanks to your help we are making good progress and Iolanthe House is 50% full. However we can't stop now  - can you help us reach our target of £25,000 ?   The Iolanthe is a unique UK charity: run by midwives for midwives, without external funding. We know we cannot compete with the major charities with their global appeal: we must rely on midwifery colleagues to recognise the huge value of this work and donate what they can, or raise money locally in their own way.   Find out how you can help us do more.

 

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