Dr Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho, the CEO and co-founder of the Midwifery Unit Network will give an online seminar on ‘The Importance of Developing an All-Ireland Midwifery Network/Community of Practice’.
This will take place during our Inaugural Network Meeting on Thursday 3rd February which begins at 3pm via Microsoft Teams. The seminar itself will be between 3:15 – 3:45pm.
Dr Lucia is one of the co-founders and CEO of the Midwifery Unit Network, a community of practice which supports the implementation and improvement of MUs in Europe. Lucia worked for 13 years in the UK National Health Service in various clinical-academic positions including as a Consultant Midwife in Public Health in a large teaching hospital in London. Her PhD focused on identifying the key ingredients for a well-functioning midwifery unit. Since 2015, Lucia has been based at City, University of London where she works as a lecturer and researcher.
Lucia is invited internationally to present at conferences, to facilitate training and to provide consultancy on how to develop and improve midwifery units. She has experience of mentoring midwives and medical staff in clinical practice in a wide range of settings from home births in London to the mountains of rural Afghanistan.
Lucia is passionate about supporting organisational change and the development of positive interdisciplinary team culture based on respecting the contribution of each role within the team. She is committed towards women’s human rights in childbirth and the recognition of midwives’ autonomy globally.
You can visit https://www.midwiferyunitnetwork.org/ to see the fantastic work that they do.
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