Maternity webinars

As well as monthly Women’s Experience Forum, the North East London Local Maternity and Neonatal System host free, public webinars for anyone to join. 

Feel free to watch and share our webinars below to learn more about pregnancy.

A webinar celebrating births within Black African and Black Caribbean communities and exploring the role of the COVID-19 vaccination in ensuring safety in pregnancy and fertility.

Panel including:

  • Diane Jones – Chief Nurse, North East London Clinical Commissioning Group
  • Dr Elizabeth Egbase – Consultant Obstetrician, Royal London Hospital
  • Dr Jagan John – GP in East London & Chair of North East London Clinical Commissioning Group
  • Rosemary Idiaghe – Consultant Midwife, Queen’s Hospital

Hosted by: North East London Local Maternity System

Date: 02 November 2021

A webinar to learn more about Group B Strep (GBS), its impact on pregnancy and support available. GBSis one of the many bacteria that normally live in our bodies and which usually cause no harm. Testing for GBS is not routinely offered to all pregnant women in the UK. If you carry GBS, most of the time your baby will be born safely and will not develop an infection. However, it can rarely cause serious infection such as sepsis, pneumonia or meningitis. Most early-onset GBS infections (those developing in the first week of life) are preventable.

Panel including:

  • Alison Herron – Senior Responsible Officer, North East London Local Maternity System and Associate Director of Midwifery for The Royal London Hospital
  • Dr Elizabeth Egbase – Consultant Obstetrician, The Royal London Hospital
  • Jane Plumb – Co-Founder of Group B Strep Support and Vice Chair for Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Women’s Network

Hosted by: North East London Local Maternity System

Date: 25 August 2021

A webinar covering pregnancy, fertility and breast feeding in relation to the COVID-19 vaccination.

Panel includes:

  • Rehan Khan – Consultant Obstetrician and Co-Chair of North East London Local Maternity System
  • Dr Jagan John – GP in East London & Chair of North East London Clinical Commissioning Group
  • Kate Wiles – Obstetric Physician and Consultant Nephrologist

Hosted by: North East London Local Maternity System

Date: 8 July 2021

UPDATED: 16/02/2022