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QMNC NEWSLETTER — January 2024

Happening Tomorrow: Calabash Cafe!

There’s still time to register for tomorrow’s Calabash Cafe. Micknai Arefaine (our usual Calabash Cafe host), will introduce the indigenous Ethiopian feminist framework of Injera Epistemology, based on her work in the Tigray region of Northern Ethiopia. Micknai will share how Injera Epistemology can serve as a powerful way to implement decolonized methodological approaches when conducting studies with vulnerable populations, specifically women and non-men. A group discussion will follow the presentation. QMNC co-chair Melissa Cheyney will serve as guest moderator. Registration is free for QMNC members.

Not a member? Join for free today.

Calabash Cafe Ideas Welcomed

Do you have an idea for a future Calabash Cafe? We’d love to hear it!

Social Media Survey: Last Call

QMNC is in the last stages of choosing which social media platforms we will continue to use regularly, based on the input of our members. Many members have already weighed in — don’t miss this last chance to make sure your voice is heard.

Calling Early Labor Researchers

A new special interest group hosted by the Cluster for Advancing the Science of Physiologic Birth at the University of British Columbia (led by Professors Patti Janssen, Wendy Norman, and Saraswathi Vedam) is now welcoming members active in Early Labour research. To learn more, join the conversation about this unique opportunity on our platform.

QMNC Members’ Work Featured

Have you seen the Women and Birth November Special Report: Early Labour, edited by Susanne Grylka-Baeschlin and Vanora Hundley? The work of many QMNC members is featured.

Save the Date: International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference

Mark your calendar for this conference; the topic will be “Shaping the Future of Normal Birth.” It  will be held 28-30 October 2024 at the Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Watch the QMNC platform and your email for updates and details.

VIDM Abstracts Due February 1

The deadline for submitting abstracts for the Virtual International Day of the Midwife 2024 is fast approaching. This year’s theme is Sustainable Midwifery: Caring for Tomorrow’s World. VIDM is interested in stories, research, clinical practice experience, activism, public policy, or midwifery education examples from the perspective of clinicians, researchers, activists, students, and teachers. VIDM is also calling for virtual facilitators.

Platform Tips & Tricks

Who’s that? We suggest choosing or editing your user name so that others will know who you are when you are tagged. We recommend FirstName_LastName. Need help changing your user name? See How to Edit Your Profile in our User Guide.

QMNC Member News

Do you have news to share with the QMNC community? Please reach out to our community manager, Jodine Chase. She is happy to help explore ways to connect you with other QMNC members, including through our updated online platform. Reach Jodine at chase.jodinechase@gmail.com or by private message (PM) on the platform.

We look forward to connecting with you soon.

Warmly,

The team at QMNC