Char March - writer - tutor - mentor - editor
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    • The Egg, The Womb, The Head and The Moon
    • Settle Stories
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    • Dove Cottage - inspiring secondary teachers
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Midwives wowed!

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For the second year running, I've just been guest speaker for two sessions at the Annual Midwifery Conference in Hull.
This year I ran sessions on the birth plans and expectations of women in Hebden Bridge versus those of women in sub-Saharan Africa (following my work with Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine);  and produced a poem to encapsulate all the speakers contributions to a truly international day of insight and discussion.  

Last year, I ran sessions on 'Don't Forget You're Human' (including dealing with stillbirths), and then a session on 'Giving Birth To Creativity:  Inspired Midwives' - together we explored birth stories creatively using poetry, photo slideshows, drawing, music, colour, and journal keeping.

All three years of Hull University's midwifery students attended, and they threw themselves into all the creative exercises that I set them.  They were absolutely buzzing with it all, and here are just a few of their comments:

Char March was unbelievably funny and very interesting.
Char March is like a force of nature!
Char March – wow!
Char March – very uplifting!
Char March – thought provoking and re-energised the room – very funny!!
Enjoyed Char March – Good idea to inject a bit of ‘comedy’ into the day.

It was nice to have Char March add creativity and humour.
Very interesting fun and motivating.  Guest speakers were excellent.  A fantastic day, that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Once again thank you for your contribution and for making the day the success it was.

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The midwifery team who organised and ran the conference - me 2nd from left.
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  • Hello!
  • What I do
    • Books
    • Performances
    • Courses
  • Currently...
  • Previous Residencies/Projects
    • Writer-in-Residence posts >
      • Temple Newsam Writer-in-Residence
      • Writer-in-residence for Leeds Hospitals
      • Writer-in-Residence - NHS North West
      • Writer-in-Residence for Hull Univ Business School
      • Watershed Landscape Project - Writer-in-Residence >
        • Char's Watershed Blog
      • Annual Midwifery Conference
      • Impressions and York City Art Galleries
    • Calder Valley Heritage Trails
    • Poetry & Sculpture Trail - Yorkshire Dales National Park
    • Working with Hull Univ's Dept for Health & Social Care
    • International work on creativity
    • BBC Country Tracks - Ben Fogle
    • BBC 'Ramblings' with Clare Balding
    • The Egg, The Womb, The Head and The Moon
    • Settle Stories
    • Lecturer in Creative Writing - Leeds College of Art & Design
    • Dove Cottage - inspiring secondary teachers
    • Bronte Parsonage projects
    • Thackray Medical Museum projects
    • Find Your Talent
  • Char's background
  • Contact