Hot Topic: Learning from the past and building a better future through the lens of a professional midwifery advocate; healing wounds from a decade of midwifery
I am a midwife and the following is a reflection of my personal journey in a decade of midwifery, and growing understanding of the ways in which we can begin to recognise, understand and support frontline staff.11-20 of 41 result(s)
MIDIRS Digest: Expedient squatting third-stage technique to prevent excessive bleeding at birth
I was a young Certified Nurse Midwife and my training recommended that women lay down to deliver the placenta, so I recommended that she sit down. She listened to me obediently. Many placentas will deliver in sitting but hers did not.
Barriers and facilitators perceived by women while homeless and pregnant in accessing antenatal and or postnatal healthcare: A qualitative evidence synthesis
McGeough C, Walsh A, Clyne B (2020). Barriers and facilitators perceived by women while homeless and pregnant in accessing antenatal and or postnatal healthcare: A qualitative evidence synthesis. Health & Social Care in the Community 28(5):1380-93.
Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Shelter
Ernst A, Lee N, Karamanian V (2020). Building a Policy: Ten Steps to a Breastfeeding-Friendly Shelter. Journal of Human Lactation 36(4):795-802.
Research: Neonatal sepsis
Neonatal sepsis is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality with precise estimates of neonatal sepsis burden varying by setting.
The OASI Care Bundle – a lively topic for discussion
Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is recognised as the most common cause of anal incontinence (AI) in childbearing-aged women (Marsh 2011), encompassing symptoms of flatus incontinence, passive soiling, incontinence of liquid or ...
“I’m sure we talked about it”: Midwives experiences of ethics education and ethical dilemmas – a qualitative study
A study which explored how midwives recognise ethical dilemmas in clinical practice, as well as their experiences of ethics learning, found that a range of professional ethical dilemmas, including challenges related to negotiating strained ...
Telehealth Interventions to Improve Obstetric and Gynecologic Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review
A systematic review has found that telehealth interventions were associated with improvements in obstetric outcomes, perinatal smoking cessation, breastfeeding, early access to medical abortion services, and schedule optimization ...
Midwifery student workforce in the United Kingdom during COVID-19
Midwifery is a demanding degree at the best of times, and for years this has been exacerbated by a lack of adequate financial support. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, midwifery students faced additional hardships and significant disruption ...
2020 International Year of Midwifery – In the midst of a pandemic
This editorial, which appeared in the August 2020 issue of Midwifery, discusses the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected maternal health services in Japan in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.