Midwifery Feature Articles Archives - Page 13 of 29

Preventing global deaths from pre-eclampsia: new strategies

Debra8 September 20228 September 2022

This week is Blood pressure awareness week in the UK, a campaign to be aware of your own blood pressure and “Know your Numbers”. Midwives are well aware of the importance of regular blood pressure checks during pregnancy. In this article Professor Andrew Shennan, Professor of Obstetrics, King’s College, London and......

Looking back and to the future: Maternity and Midwifery Hour

Debra30 August 202230 August 2022

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Under pressure

Debra16 August 202216 August 2022

If you have been watching the media at any point in the past year you will be aware midwifery units are struggling with staffing. We know too this is a global concern. In this article Neil Stewart, Editorial director for the Maternity and Midwifery Forum, addresses the pressures _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ......

How midwifery staff can support Autistic women with breastfeeding: recommendations from Autistic people

Debra8 August 20229 August 2022

World breastfeeding week aims to educate and support breastfeeding. This year the focus is on “strengthening the capacity” of those who are involved in supporting breastfeeding. To this end we have invited Dr Aimee Grant, Senior research officer, Centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translational Research, Swansea University, to educate......

Writing a text book for maternity carers in India and beyond

Debra2 August 20222 August 2022

There have been few books written specifically for midwives educating in India. Until now they have often had to use texts that have come from western sources and are not relevant to their needs and population. Tanya Burchell has rectified this by writing a book specifically to reach the population......

Recruiting student midwives in the United Arab Emirates for a New Midwifery Programme

Debra25 July 2022

In this fourth article, Gina (Georgina Sosa) PhD, Midwife, Assistant Professor of midwifery reflects on the progression of the #MidwiferyinAbuDhabi journey (previous articles are available on the Midwifery Forum website 1, 2, 3 ) Recruiting student midwives in the United Arab Emirates for a New Midwifery Programme As we approached......

Retaining and engaging midwifery staff

Debra21 July 202221 July 2022

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The National Maternity and Perinatal Audit

Debra19 July 202220 July 2022

In this article Kirstin Webster, ANNP and NMPA Neonatal Clinical Fellow, presents an overview of the recently published National Maternity and Perinatal Audit annual clinical report. Highlighting key findings and recommendations for improvements in clinical care and data quality. She also provides an update on other recent activities and developments......

Compassion is our name: Birmingham doula charity supports vulnerable women

Debra19 July 2022

In 2018, two friends put their dreams into action. Hope Plumb, a doula and personal trainer/fitness instructor, and Amelia Sommers, a doula and dance movement psychotherapist, had been dreaming up a way to support isolated and vulnerable women in Birmingham through pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. After months of......

Developing antenatal education resources on severe perinatal mental illness

Debra12 July 2022

Postpartum Psychosis is a severe postnatal mental illness affecting around 1 in 500 women. Naomi Gilbert, Campaigns & Policy Coordinator for the charity Action on Postpartum Psychosis points out that few parents are informed about the signs of the condition during antenatal education. She describes some of the concerns and......

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