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18 blog posts
  • Anne Howard Anne Howard 16 Dec 2025

    Our 2025 Fertility Nursing Conference – A quick look back

    This blog reflects on the 2025 ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Fertility Nursing Conference and the feedback we received about the sessions, topics and interactive style of the day. It’s relevant to fertility nursing because it highlights what matters most to nurses right now and how these insights will shape future learning.

  • Natasha Witchell Natasha Witchell 27 Oct 2025

    Fertility care at home: How digital nursing is empowering patients

    Fertility treatment can demand a lot of time from patients, all those appointments and endless forms can often make patients and their partners feel overwhelmed and anxious but is digital nursing changing the ways we can provide care for our patients. By taking expert care out of the clinic and into the comfort of people’s homes, digital technology is helping us stay connected with patients, simplify their treatment plans, and offer support that’s not just flexible, but can also be personal and compassionate.

  • Tori Heppell Tori Heppell 14 Oct 2025

    Baby Loss Awareness Week

    This blog looks at Baby Loss Awareness Week, an important time for nurses working in early pregnancy care & also for nurses working in areas that may care for women in early pregnancy. 

  • Catherine Barlow Catherine Barlow 5 Sep 2025

    Maternal Sepsis

    Maternal sepsis is a preventable but life threatening condition. Early recognition, rapid response and vigilant nursing and midwifery care saves lives. This blog explores its impact, and why it matters locally and globally.

  • Debra Holloway Debra Holloway 7 Aug 2025

    "It's just..."

    This blog looks at the language used around women's health. Using 'it's just...' to normalise them; consequently leading to delays in reporting, diagnosis and treatment.

  • Esther Kuria Esther Kuria 15 Jul 2025

    Fibroid awareness month

    The purpose of this Blog is to shed light on fibroids, break the silence and emphasise the urgent need for greater awareness. By understanding the challenges women face and exploring innovative ways to support them, we can improve their quality of life.

  • Mary Warrilow Mary Warrilow 2 Jul 2025

    Lipoedema: the hidden women’s health condition nurses and midwives need to know about

    Lipoedema is a chronic, painful disorder affecting connective and fat tissue, lipoedema impacts approximately 10% of women worldwide. Despite this prevalence,many go undiagnosed for years, and this Blog explores some of the key facts around this devastating illness. 

  • Stephanie Pryor Stephanie Pryor 4 Jun 2025

    The role of social media in fertility nursing

    Social media has become a double-edged tool in the world of fertility nursing. As a Fertility Midwife and Clinical Lead at Juniper, I’ve seen first-hand how platforms like Instagram and TikTok have reshaped the landscape of fertility support, advocacy and misinformation.

  • Patricia Hughes Patricia Hughes 19 May 2025

    Recognising and responding to Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)

    ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Associate Director for Nursing Practice, Patricia Hughes, shares her reflections on her recent attendance at the newly established all-party parliamentary group for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

  • Sara Beveridge Sara Beveridge 28 Apr 2025

    Donor Recruitment

    This blog provides an overview of the recruitment of egg and sperm donors, highlighting the role of the nurse donor coordinator. There is clear guidance from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for donor recruitment, however there will be variations in practice across the UK.