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The Healing Power of Song: How Breathe Melodies for Mums is Changing Postnatal Depression Care

Ana Correia
Postnatal depression remains a challenging condition affecting many women, their babies and those around them. Rebecca McGawley, Communications Manager for Breathe Arts Health Research shares evidence of the impact of singing groups on women with this condition and suggests how midwives can help spread the word about them.  _________________________________________________ The......
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Navigating the interconnections between maternity and midwifery healthcare, child and family support and housing provision

Ana Correia
Within many high-income countries such as the UK, homelessness is rising. This includes increasing numbers of women, children and families, with many spending months and years in temporary accommodation. Associate Professor Yvonne K. Parry, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Professor Monica Lakhanpaul and Marta Koch, UCL Great......
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Midwifery’s future under debate

Ana Correia
Your wellbeing, your profession, your career, your clinical practice, your future services all addressed at the London Maternity and Midwifery Festival, 11th Feb, Royal National Hotel, near Euston, London. Our editorial director takes you through what you can see and hear. _________________________________________________ Gill Walton, the Chief Executive of the Royal......
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Improving data on avoidable brain injury around the time of birth

Ana Correia
The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) programme aims to support maternity services to reduce risks of avoidable harm during intrapartum care. Kirstin Webster, Advanced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (ANNP) and Neonatal Clinical Fellow, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Jan van der Scheer, Senior Research Associate, The Healthcare Improvement......
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Navigating Neurodivergence in Perinatal Care: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Autistic Birthing Individuals

Ana Correia
The Autistic Experience of Pregnancy and Birth Pregnancy and childbirth are transformative experiences, but for autistic women and birthing people, these milestones can bring unique challenges. While autism is widely recognised as a neurodevelopmental difference, its intersection with pregnancy and childbirth remains largely underexplored in healthcare research. Within this article,......
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Maternity’s Big Ask

Ana Correia
At the start of a new year, with a government looking for a plan, what of UK Maternity care? Neil Stewart, Editorial Director for the Maternity and Midwifery forum asks the Secretary of State for Health if he is resigned and comfortable with the rate of Caesarean section reaching 50%......
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