Maternity

Down's Syndrome Association training for midwives and staff working in maternity services

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We provide training to ensure that staff working in Maternity Services have up to date balanced knowledge about Down's syndrome as required by the clinical guidelines (NICE 2008).

The training will ensure that;

  • Staff can give balanced and accurate information about Down's syn-drome to pregnant women prior to them deciding whether to undertake antenatal screening.
  • Staff can deliver support and information about screening pathways and diagnostic testing to women with a screen positive result , this will include up to date, impartial information about Down's syndrome.
  • Staff will recognise the need for pregnant women to be given adequate time to make difficult decisions about further screening.
  • Staff will be confident in delivering information about the diagnosis of Down's syndrome either prenatally or after birth.

This is an interactive day involving parents and a young person with Down's syndrome, to share their experience and give an up to date account of living with Down's syndrome in 2011.

We are currently able to offer this training free of charge thanks to Danone Baby Nutrition.

Completed training days in 2011  -

  • Birmingham - 9th February 2011
  • Llantrisant- 14th February 2011
  • Salisbury- 11th March 2011
  • Northampton- 24th March 2011

A few testimonals from our first Tell it Right, Start it Right Training Session held on 17th January at Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport -

"INSPIRING. This training should be made available to all midwives, students in training, health visitors and doctors."

"Excellent day, good trainers, feel I have a much more accurate knowledge base about Down's syndrome."

For more information contact our training team on 0845 230 0372 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it