Introduction

Abstract

One of the guiding principles of the Association of Radical Midwives when planning its quarterly meetings around the UK is that speakers and skill-sharing workshop leaders can usually be recruited from local midwives. Those doubting this, feeling that ‘experts’ from elsewhere would have been better, have often been pleasantly surprised that a really informative, instructive, interesting and stimulating day has been enjoyed by everyone, listening and learning from local colleagues with hidden talents.