To stop walking on egg shells.

A collaborative project between a community midwife and midwifery educationalist has developed a model of compassionate woman-centred care for women with high BMI. The project aim was to test a model of care that would increase midwives' confidence in caring for women with high BMI. It was important that any new model should not involve what would be perceived as time-consuming activities that would add significantly to the midwives' workload.

Time to reflect.

In an attempt to introduce creative ways of reflecting, art projects were included in group personal tutor sessions for student midwives. One was a reflective timeline drawn annually, documenting the student's own journey through a year. The intention was that this informal and interactive activity may help the students to relax and enjoy the reflective process, and also have some fun.