Maternity & Midwifery Forum

Each Baby Counts lessons to be learned from babies born in 2015

Paul
Each Baby Counts is the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG’s) national quality improvement programme, launched in October 2014, aiming to halve the number of babies who die or are left severely disabled as a result of preventable incidents occurring during term labour by 2020. A detailed analysis of......
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Progress in preventing group B Strep infection in newborn babies

Paul
Recently there have been some real steps forward towards reducing group B Strep (GBS) infections in newborn babies. In September, the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists (RCOG) published their updated clinical guideline on preventing early-onset group B Strep infection(i). This includes some major changes from past editions, summarised below.......
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Agenda announced for Scottish Maternity & Midwifery Festival

Paul
Scotland’s first Festival of Maternity and Midwifery takes place on Tuesday 28th November 2017 in Edinburgh. The festival is part of the Maternity & Midwifery event series – free to attend, regional professional development forums for midwives, health visitors, other allied healthcare professionals wishing to update their skills and knowledge......
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Varicose vulva – an uncomfortable discussion

Paul
Considering the location of this problem, it is not surprising to find that this is rather a taboo subject for many expectant ladies. Having already learned to adapt to the changing body, and what life will be like with a new arrival, many mums-to-be then have to learn to deal......
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