Programme includes
Disparities in Maternal Experiences 
Presented by Sonah Paton, Founder & Managing Director, Black Mothers Matter
Exploring racial disparities and moving towards the bravery and honesty needed to talk thoughtfully about race.

Speaker Bio - Sonah is a mother to three. Her varying maternity experiences led her to train as a Doula and co-found Black Mothers Matter CIC. Sonah is a TEDx speaker and member of the NHS Maternity and Neonatal Stakeholder Council.

Out of Hospital Doesn’t Mean Out of Control, the Value of Human Factors in OH – NLS
Presented by Andy Youngson, Advanced Paramedic, East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust
A significant skills gap exists in paramedic education associated to maternal care knowledge, newborn life support and the influence of human factors (HF) education. Paramedics report that High Acuity, Low Occurrence (HALO) incidents, such as out-of-hospital (OH) newborn life support (NLS) events, present significant stressors with increased clinical risk, emotional burden, and decision-making challenges. This session focuses on HF awareness, focusing on the correlation between good human factors practice and clinical care provision in OH NLS.

Speaker Bio - As an individual, Andy holds 15 years’ experience within the Ambulance Service, presently an Advanced Paramedic at East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, academically achieving an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice and an educator on several Resuscitation Council UK courses. I hold a passion for high acuity clinical care, focusing on maternal and newborn emergencies within the pre-hospital environment. A career in both aviation and emergency care has driven a passion for human factors, understanding how error occurs and developing process to create change to reduce the effects of high acuity low occurrence effects for clinicians and patients alike

Crossroads of Care: How Midwives and Ambulance Clinicians Collaborate Effectively
Presented by Aimée Humphreys, Specialist Lead Midwife, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
This session explores new research on how midwives and ambulance clinicians work together during maternity and newborn emergencies. Participants will gain insight into collaboration challenges, reflect on real-life scenarios and identify strategies to improve multi-disciplinary communication, role clarity and teamwork.

Speaker Bio - Aimee Humphreys is a registered midwife and the Specialist Lead Midwife at South Western Ambulance Service, where she leads on the development of pre-hospital maternity care and pathways. With a background in midwifery and a Master’s in Public Health, Aimee has specialised in pre-hospital maternity since 2021. She is a member of the UK Pre-hospital MatNeo Care Group and has contributed to several national JRCALC maternity guidelines as part of their authorship teams. Aimee's published work focuses on improving multi-disciplinary working, with the goal of enhancing safety and collaboration across maternity and ambulance services.

Why Do Women Choose Homebirth?
Presented by Dr Amali Lokugamage, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist/ Honorary Associate Professor UCL, Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Topics covered and learning outcomes: Medico legal aspects, Medical education, Perception of risk, Politics, Evidence based medicine, Embodied or intuitive decision making, Feminism, Human rights in healthcare, Birth, death and spirituality, Practising reflective & humanised medicine

Speaker Bio - Dr Amali Lokugamage (MBChB, BSc, MSc, MD, FRCOG, SFHEA) is a consultant obstetrician (non-clinical) and gynaecologist (clinical) and an honorary associate professor, Institute of Women’s Health, UCL, London, UK. She had a homebirth in 2008. Her experience of homebirth and the decision-making process surrounding it are captured in her book, The Heart in the Womb: An Exploration into the Roots of Human Love and Social Cohesion.
She authored a second book, Within the Pregnanct Pause. In addition, she has more than 81 publications in peer-reviewed journals/book chapters). She is a Board Director of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Organisation (IMBCO), which is an organisation that partnered with the International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology (FIGO) to produce the respectful maternity care International Childbirth Initiative (ICI). The ICI is concerned with maternal safety, which is grounded in human rights and kindness and compassion as well as supportive working environments for staff. She is currently on the maternal and neonatal advisory group for the NHS Race and Health Observatory. She has been a long-standing advocate in respectful maternity care, human rights in healthcare, equality/diversity and decolonisation with particular interest in power imbalances. She is a senior medical educator

What We Need to Know About Postpartum Psychosis
Presented by Dr Sally Wilson, National Training Coordinator, Action on Postpartum Psychosis
This session will outline what we need to know about postpartum psychosis to help recognise, treat and care for those developing the condition. It will be informed by clinical, academic and lived experience experts.

Speaker Bio - Dr Sally Wilson is the National Training Coordinator at the UK charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis (APP). She coordinates workforce training and expert by experience talks for a range of health professionals across the UK. Sally’s background is in research and lecturing in Health and Exercise Sciences at Bangor University, Wales. She was diagnosed with postpartum psychosis in 2015 after the birth of her daughter. Sally is passionate about ensuring women and families have access to the treatment and support they need to help them recover from postpartum psychosis

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