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.@sheena_byrom midwife and director of @all4maternity is speaking now about Compassionate care: Compassionate leadership #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity .@sheena_byrom mentioned the @TheLancet series Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide thelancet.com/journals/lance…

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet .@sheena_byrom Gamble et al. 2002 found around 30% of women find some aspect of their birth traumatic ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK68962/ she suspects that number is higher #bconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet .@sheena_byrom even before the pandemic midwives were suffering from burnout, staffing levels now worse than ever. Damning reports coming out all the time (ex. @mbrrace) #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace .@sheena_byrom There is a way that we can make things better. How do we rise from rock bottom? Relationship building helps as all. How can we provide #TraumaInformedCare & humanise maternity care? Enhance relationships between HPCs & those they care for and between HCPs #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace .@sheena_byrom Love is the antidote to fear, conquers fear. Lots of what's going on in maternity care is down to fear. HCPs are afraid of mothers & babies being harmed, of getting into trouble. It's affecting delivery of services #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace .@sheena_byrom Humans are hard-wired to be compassionate but things are getting in the way: burnout, pressure, overwhelm, moral distress, culture, poor leadership, lack of agency. Example of a tweet from a HCP about a colleague being rude and condescending & reducing her to tears

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace .@sheena_byrom references @WestM61's book #CompassionateLeadership: 1. Atttending - being present with the other person, "listening with fascination" 2. Understand the causes of a person's distress through dialogue 3. Empathising feeling the other's pain witout being overwhelmed

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace @WestM61 .@sheena_byrom #CompassionateLeadership cont. 4.Helping or serving the other person which distinguishes it from simply sympathising or empathy alone goodreads.com/book/show/5867… #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace @WestM61 .@sheena_byrom ACT method: Acknowledge Commend Teach. Kindness ripples out, builds confidence #bfconf

@sheena_byrom @all4maternity @TheLancet @mbrrace @WestM61 .@sheena_byrom: @SuzetteWoodward when people ask "Where do I start with respect & compassion?" she says it doesn't take much. Doesn't cost anything to say thank you, give praise. If you set the tone, others will want to follow #SimpleActsOfKindness all4maternity.com/maternity-in-t… #bfconf

.@sheena_byrom Love without expectation, be geniune, authentic & supportive. Showing heartwarming clip from @NHSLdn_CN's video "What you say, how you say it and how you act MATTERS" @NHSLdn_CN ❤️🥰💞 #bfconf