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 ...41-50 of 75 result(s)
Emergency scenarios in maternity: An exploratory study of a midwifery and medical student simulation-based learning collaboration
This study aimed to evaluate student experience of Interprofessional Simulation-Based Learning workshops focused on emergency scenarios with midwifery and medical students.
Supporting perinatal anxiety in the digital age; a qualitative exploration of stressors and support strategies
The period surrounding childbirth is one of profound change, which can often be experienced as stressful and overwhelming. Indeed, around 20% of women may experience significant levels of anxiety in the perinatal period. However, most women ...
Socioeconomic risk factors for labour induction in the United Kingdom
Labour induction is a childbirth intervention experienced by a growing number of women globally each year. While the maternal and socioeconomic indicators of labour induction are well documented in countries like the United States, considerably ...
Maternal socio-economic disadvantage in Aotearoa New Zealand and the impact on midwifery care
Maternal socio-economic disadvantage affects the short- and long-term health of women and their babies, with pregnancy being a particularly vulnerable time.
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 ...