Posted by: gommon on: December 15, 2008
I regularly attend Health Exhibitions and also co-host Exhibitions locally in Milton Keynes and I really enjoy this work. It gets me out and about to meet pregnant women, and those who may be considering a pregnancy and raises the profile of midwifery in general and Independent Midwifery in particular. It gives women (or partners) an opportunity to ask questions and makes midwives more accessible – it is often hard to ask questions in a hurried consultation at the surgery.
I usually have information leaflets on hand and often promise to research something and forward detailed information on later.
One such Exhibition this year was the LINk 2 Health & Care Event in Middleton Hall, Central Milton Keynes and you can see some photographs of the day here www.communityvoicesonline.org/LINks/documents.aspx?id=38
There are many other opportunities for example the Parents Information Day in Milton Keynes which was held in October this year; then there is National Breastfeeding Week, International Day of the Midwife and World Breastfeeding Week.
December 18, 2008 at 12:08 am
Hi Val
Thought that you could mention the details of our MK Independent Midwives stall at the ‘Tots 2 Teens’ Exhibition (free entry) in Middleton Hall, Central Milton Keynes on 12th – 15th February 2009 between 10am – 5pm.
great blog!