Suzannah Allkins

Looking back and moving forward

The latest report from Mothers and Babies: Reducing Risk through Audits and Confidential Enquiries across the UK (2022) has been released, giving a striking insight into midwifery and maternity care...

Preventing needless deaths in maternity care

It is hard to imagine how devastating it must be to lose a child. It must be especially difficult to learn that a baby's death could have been prevented. However, according to the findings of the...

Doing our part to tackle maternity care disparities

The devastating impact of overturning Roe v Wade

Pride in midwifery

Change it up: a break from your daily routine

The Ockenden report: what are the next steps?

Digital healthcare and equality of access

Maternity care and inequality

Midwifery and open access research

A new year beckons

The end of a challenging year

We're not out of the woods yet

Negotiating the new normal: flexible working

Public consultation on postnatal care guidelines

As I take on the role as editor of the British Journal of Midwifery during Alexandra's maternity leave, clear and effective guidance on postnatal care for health professionals, including midwives,...