Education and Training
Education
Training

Education
Foundations in Maternal Medicine
This online course, offered in partnership with the University of Greater Manchester and the Northwest Maternal Medicine Network, is for healthcare professionals interested in maternal medicine, including Midwives and Specialist Nurses. Taught by expert academics and clinicians, it provides a comprehensive understanding of pregnancy-related medical conditions, focusing on physiological changes and their impact on pre-existing health conditions to enhance pregnancy safety and management.
Find out more and apply – click on this link: https://www.bolton.ac.uk/courses?search=NRS050
Watch our webinar for details on course content, funding and assessment
maternal medicine drop in-20250205_180210-Meeting Recording.mp4 (password: Bolton MM1)
Study days
North West Cardiology in Pregnancy Study Day (September 2024)
A one day event facilitated by the North West Maternal Medicine Network (NW MMN) aimed at multidisciplinary healthcare professionals including cardiology specialists, obstetricians, midwives and generalists interested in the care of women with cardiac disease in pregnancy.
The NW MMN brought together experts to give the most up to date knowledge about managing cardiac disease in pregnancy to support the delivery of high quality, safe and equitable maternal cardiology care across the North West.
Here, you’ll find recordings from our expert-led sessions covering key aspects on a variety of obstetric cardiology topics:


North West Hypertension and Pre-eclampsia study day (May 2025)
This event was hosted by the NWMMN and the Action on Pre-Eclampsia (APEC) charity. Expert speakers from across the North West led talks covering the latest evidence based practices in diagnosis and management of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and pre-eclampsia.
Unfortunately, due to technical issues on the day, we only managed to record a few of our expert speakers. We hope you will find these recordings useful for your learning and development.
Management of hypertension and pre-eclampsia - Professor Jenny Myers (Professor of Obstetrics)
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Postnatal care following pre-eclampsia and long-term health management - Dr Laura Ormesher (NIHR Clinical Lecturer)
Establishing a pregnancy hypertension service: the LeAPH clinic - RM Lisa Cook (Specialist Maternal Medicine Midwife)
North West Haematology in Pregnancy study day (July 2025)
This event brought together multidisciplinary experts in haematological conditions of pregnancy from across the North West. The agenda covered key topics including anaemia, thromboprophylaxis, sickle cell disease, antiphospholipid syndrome, and inherited bleeding disorders—each explored through clinical updates, audit findings, and case-based learning. The event facilitated rich discussion and shared learning among clinicians involved in the care of pregnant women with complex haematological conditions, highlighting best practices and regional collaboration.


Haematology clinical model of care at Liverpool Women's Hospital - Laura Brennan and Liz Hay (Maternal Medicine Midwives) & Francesca Murphy (Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist)
Thromboprophylaxis - RM Liz Hay (Maternal Medicine Midwife)
Anaemia in pregnancy - Dr Maged Gharib (Consultant Haematologist)
Sickle cell disease - RN Jessica Bradbury (Trainee Advanced Clinical Practitioner)
Audit of pregnancies complicated by sickle cell disease at St Mary's, Manchester - Dr Alice Dempsey (MFM Subspec. Trainee)
Antiphospholipid syndrome - Dr David Simcox (Consultant Haematologist)
This session was pre-recorded using Vimeo
Inherited bleeding disorders - Dr Martin Scott (Consultant Haematologist)
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