A student-led midwifery conference united the maternity care community – from students to clinical partners – for a day focused on trauma, healing, and hope. 19 June 2025 Organised by the Brighton Student Union’s Midwifery Society, the student-led event – Beneath the Surface: Facing Trauma, Finding Hope and Fuelling Joy – welcomed current students, alumni, prospective applicants, faculty members, and midwives from local trusts to the University’s Falmer campus on Tuesday, 17 June 2025.