To mark International Day of the Midwife, the National All-Ireland Midwifery Conference is taking place in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on Friday, 5 May.

Organised by the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director and the National Women and Infants Health Programme, the conference will bring midwives from across Ireland together to honour their crucial care contribution to mothers and infants.

Our Director of Professional Standards – Midwifery, Dawn Johnston is part of the planning committee.

Speaking about the event, Dawn said: “International Day of the Midwife is a key date for the midwifery profession every year around the world. This year’s theme of ‘Together again: from evidence to reality’ is incredibly fitting as we join together in person for the second time since the Covid-19 pandemic. It also highlights the need to use the recent research and evidence from across the globe to implement change for both midwives and the women and babies receiving care, such as through implementation of the recommendations of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery and our recently published Statement of Strategy 2023-2025.”

You can register to attend the event here.