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QMNC NEWSLETTER — March 2024

TOMORROW: Calabash Cafe

Register now for our virtual screening of Birth Time: The Documentary, happening tomorrow. This Calabash Cafe will not be recorded, and this film is not available for free elsewhere! Don’t miss out.

The 2021 movie Birth Time: The Documentary was created to examine why an increasing number of people are emerging from giving birth emotionally and physically traumatized. Watch the film with us, then share in a brief conversation exploring the challenges high-resource countries face in delivering quality maternal and newborn care. The discussion will continue on the platform after the event.

Two sessions will be held tomorrow — choose the one that works best for you. Registration is free for QMNC members. If you are not already a member of QMNC, you can join for free.

Invite your friends

Please use your connections to spread the word. A media toolkit is available.

Calabash Cafe Ideas Welcomed

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

Help Validate the QMNC Framework Index

Fellows Project 1 is getting exciting, and you can still be part of it! Project 1: The QMNC Index Second Phase Study, which is working to validate and translate the QMNC Framework Index (QMNCfi), is nearing the end of its recruitment phase, having hit target numbers in several areas of the globe. The early stages of data analysis are underway. Help is still needed. Click below to get involved in this important project!

Platform Tips & Tricks

A lot is happening on the QMNC platform! Are you getting in on key group discussions and seeing important updates? Make sure, by managing your notifications. One way to get the most from the QMNC community is by setting your email preferences. This will allow you to get notifications of new conversations that are interesting to you. Alternatively, if you are regularly checking the platform, you might prefer to turn off some email notifications. Learn more with our easy tutorial.

28-30 Oct 2024: International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference

Don’t miss these important dates for the upcoming International Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference in Hong Kong:

• Deadline for Abstract Submission: 30 April 2024

• Notification of Acceptance: June 2024

• Registration Deadline for Presenting Author: July 2024

QMNC Thanks William Stones and Caroline Homer

We extend our sincere thanks this month to William Stones, MD, FRCOG, as he steps down from the QMNC Interim Steering Committee. A professor within the Centre for Reproductive Health at Malawi College of Medicine, Dr. Stone conducts research in Malawi, India, and Bangladesh.

We also extend our deep gratitude to Caroline Homer AO (RM MScMed(Clin Epi) PhD FAAHMS), as she has also recently stepped down from the QMNC Interim Steering Committee. A midwife, health services researcher, educator, and international development advisor, she is the Honorary Emeritus Professor of Midwifery in the Faculty of Health at the University of Technology Sydney and the Co-Program Director, Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health at the Burnet Institute in Melbourne.

They both share a long commitment to improving care for mothers and babies. Please join us in thanking them for their dedicated service to QMNC.

QMNC Member News

Share your news 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