Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival – Keynote Address
Maureen Watt MSP, Minister for Mental Health gives the keynote address to the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2017....
Perinatal mental health problems & screening
Andrea Sinesi, PhD Fellow, University of Stirling leads a seminar examining “Perinatal mental health problems – The development of a screening scale for antenatal anxiety” at the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2017. ...
The Best Start: Delivering the Five Year Forward Plan
Jane Grant, Chief Executive, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and Chair of the Best Start Implementation Programme Board gives a presentation on “The Best Start: Delivering the Five Year Forward Plan for Maternity and Neonatal Care in Scotland” at the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2017....
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Post Childbirth (PTSD-PC)
Jenny Patterson, Midwife/ PhD Student, Edinburgh Napier University gives a seminar examining “An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of provider interaction from the perspectives of women with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder -Post Childbirth (PTSD-PC) and midwives” at the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2017. at the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival......
Teaching A&E Department staff how to resuscitate the pregnant woman
Lucy Powls, Educational Lead, SMMDP, NHS Education for Scotland gives a seminar on “Teaching Accident and Emergency Department staff how to resuscitate the pregnant woman, including perimortem caesarean section” at the Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival 2017....
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) – Myth or Reality?
Introduction Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), also known as obstetric cholestasis (OC), is the most common liver condition specific to pregnancy. Although the etiology is still being researched, it is known that hormones, genetics and the environment all play a part in why a woman develops ICP. Studies have shown......
Nourisil MD – a new player in the treatment of C-section scars
Topical silicone gels have been the favoured treatment of medical experts in scar management for some time. A new entrant to the UK market claims that its blend of five silicones gives it unique power to maintain the skin’s moisture balance, while improving scar appearance, saying that the formula will......
£97 million and counting, the cost of the Midwifery Shortage
A new report published by the RCM on the opening day of their national conference has revealed the true cost to the NHS of the current shortage of midwives – £97 million. Since last November the RCM has maintained that because of a rise in the 2015-2016 birth rate,......
Waterbirth of a different kind
In recent years the European migrant crisis has etched innumerable heart-breaking images on to our collective conscience, non more so than the tragic death of Alan Kurdi, washed ashore on a beach near Bodrum in September 2015. However among the stories of horror and desperation engendered by the crisis, there are......
Breastfeeding as a public health issue – who really decides how we feed our babies?
Described as “Seriously one of the best talks I’ve EVER heard” Dr Amy Brown, Associate Professor, Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences, Swansea University gives a plenary presentation on “Breastfeeding as a public health issue – who really decides how we feed our babies?” at the Maternity, Midwifery and Baby Manchester......