​2. Midwifery Students Stepping Up: Dr Anna Byrom & Alicia Bennett

**Patrons get early access to the Maternity & Midwifery Hour podcast every week!** www.patreon.com/midwiferyhour  Dr Anna Byrom, Senior Midwifery Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) Sue Macdonald, Co-editor of Mayes Midwifery Alicia Burnett, Student Midwife, University of West London Midwifery Students are stepping up into NHS service due to COVID-19. Some are ex-nurses but third-year students are stepping up into clinical service too.  Midwifery schools are experiencing a crash-course in online learning for those students in college. Hear what is happening, the challenges for students and education staff – many of whom themselves have stepped up. What are the new rules and challenges? In this Maternity & Midwifery Hour, Anna, Alicia and Sue provide up to date information on working through COVID-19 and how student midwives, midwives and allied healthcare professionals are stepping up during these exceptionally difficult times. Your chance to hear the latest thinking and get your questions answered. The Maternity & Midwifery Hour is sponsored by MATFLIX: video streaming from maternity experts. Special boxset offer for newly qualified midwives: While qualifying and newly qualified midwives are answering the call of duty, MATFLIX is making its boxset for those new to working on the maternity unit available for a fraction of the original price – just £4.99. Get 50% off today. Go to www.matflix.co.uk/blog to find out more. Watch the trailer for the ‘Developing as a newly qualified midwife’ boxset:  https://youtu.be/sL1hktYBE3k