MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Hot Topic: Why are some voices not heard? Exploring how maternity care can be improved for women with limited English
There is a robust body of evidence, accumulated over the decades, which shows that limited English proficiency is a key factor associated with poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes. Our work as midwives and researchers has led us to believe ...31-40 of 77 result(s)
Delivering messages on diet in pregnancy: The PEAR Study
We all know that nutrition and diet is key for a healthy pregnancy – both for mother and baby. There are so many questions: Should I eat for two? What about eggs? Cheese? Coffee? Fish? Peanuts? Caffeine? What if I’m a vegetarian?
Diary of a Student Midwife: ‘Corona Cohort’
My name is Helen, and I am a first, nearly second, year student midwife at University of the West of Scotland (UWS). I am hoping to write a few blog posts for MIDIRS, sharing my experiences of life as a student midwife, intended to help current and ...
My path in research: Catherine Chmiel
When I first qualified in February 2002, I worked as a rotational midwife in labour, antenatal and postnatal care. I’d never really thought about working in research when I was training to be a midwife.
Hot Topic: New research explores midwives’ problematic substance use one year on from the first COVID-19 lockdown
In health care professionals, substance use becomes problematic when impairment impacts upon performance, relationships, attendance, reliability, and the quality and safety of care given (Fan et al 2016).
WoW-RCM Entry-level Research Scholarships 2021 now accepting applications
The Wellbeing of Women (WoW) Awards , in partnership with the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), is now accepting applications for the 2021 WoW-RCM Entry-level Research Scholarships for 2021.
NIHR Nursing and Midwifery Research Careers Advisory Service
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Nursing and Midwifery Incubator has launched a virtual advisory service, in partnership with the NIHR Research Design Service (RDS), to support nurses and midwives to start and advance their ...
MIDIRS Midwifery Digest: The use of Cultural Safety Huddle and Handover guides to improve care delivery for Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic patients
There have been huge developments in terms of improving maternity services which have fortunately reduced maternal and neonatal mortality over the past 10 years, despite increasingly complex patients giving birth and being born in the UK ...
Continuing to work through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: an examination of mental wellbeing, burnout, work-related quality of life and coping across the health and social care workforce
As lockdown is slowly getting lifted and restrictions begin to ease across the United Kingdom, it is important that our health and social care workforce are fully supported and have access to appropriate services and resources.
What midwifery research means to me: a reflection
Research forms the basis of evidence-based practice and it is important that within midwifery we continue to question why things are done the way they are in order to improve upon current standards.