Maternity & Midwifery Forum

International Midwifery and Nursing Recruitment under Scrutiny

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The BBC have led with a story that 1000 nurses and midwives from Ghana have joined the UK NMC register in the past year.   We have our own programme on Welcoming International Nurses and Midwives online on 20th June.   Welcoming International Nurses and Midwives What are the drivers......
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Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis (PAO)

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Pregnancy Associated Osteoporosis is a severe and rare form of osteoporosis, affecting women who are pregnant or postpartum.  “Red flags” for midwives and maternity healthcare professionals are mothers complaining of extreme pain in the spine and hips, and loss of height. “Claire” presents to the labour ward aged 32, having......
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Increasing confidence levels in alcohol and pregnancy conversations

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The messages around drinking alcohol in pregnancy have often been confusing, leaving maternity staff unclear about what is best advice. Joanna Buckard, Director of Innovation, and Katie Liddle, midwife and research and project officer, at National FASD explain the current guidance and share new resources available to help support maternity......
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Global Accessibility Week: Scope for change in the maternity services?

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day exists to focus on digital inclusion for those with different abilities. As the health services move to a more digital approach Gina Finnerty, Senior Lecturer Midwifery at the University of Greenwich, considers the significance for maternity services. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Global Accessibility Week: Scope for change in the......
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A lasso and a nest – homebirth in rural Guatemala Part 1

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Have you ever wanted to see what working as a midwifery in another country is like? Maryla Cross, homebirth and continuity midwife in London has been to Guatemala, a country with high maternal mortality, and shares her experiences of working with rural midwives. In this first part she explains why......
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Working as a Midwife in Humanitarian Aid

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Have you ever thought about working as a midwife in areas needing humanitarian aid? Anna Kent, midwife in Dorset, and previous humanitarian aid midwife, shares some of the reality of working in these areas and points to how we can all help during humanitarian emergencies. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   As news of......
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