Pinter & Martin Book Launch Special

Carol Smyth talks to Karen Hall about her new book in the Why It Matters series.

That maternity staff are under pressure, with many leaving their jobs each year, is well known. Personal sacrifices, long working hours, lack of resources and an overstretched system take their toll, and occasionally staff are involved in traumatic and emotionally difficult situations. Many tolerate these conditions in the service of doing a job they love, but what happens to their mental health over time?

Nurturing Maternity Staff explains how the system and individuals within it relate to each other, highlighting both the vital role compassionate leadership has in creating psychologically safe working environments, as well as tools individuals can use to optimise their own mental wellbeing.

Let’s dare to dream maternity services could be different.

Amy Brown and Karen Hall chat about Amy's new book, Let's Talk About Feeding Your Baby

Amy Brown and Karen Hall talk about the latest edition of Breastfeeding Uncovered

Lyndsey Hookway and Karen Hall chat about Lyndsey's new book, Still Awake