Maternity & Midwifery hour Links and resources: 13th May 2020
Infant Feeding
Brown, A 2019 Informed is best: How to spot fake news about your pregnancy, birth and baby Pinter and Martin (also Kindle)
Brown, A Breastfeeding Uncovered: Who Really Decides How We Feed Our Babies? 2016 Pinter and Martin
Regan, S., Brown, A 2019 Experiences of online breastfeeding support: Support and reassurance versus judgement and misinformation Maternal & Child Nutrition 10.1111/mcn.12874
Brown, A 2018 Giving your baby solid food early won’t help them sleep better
https://theconversation.com/giving-your-baby-solid-food-early-wont-help-them-sleep-better-99645
Brown, A. 2018 Breastfeeding is good for mothers’ mental health – but those who struggle need support https://theconversation.com/breastfeeding-is-good-for-mothers-mental-health-but-those-who-struggle-need-support-103788
Harries, V., Brown, A., Brown, A. 2019 The association between baby care books that promote strict care routines and infant feeding, night time care, and maternal-infant interactions Maternal & Child Nutrition e12858
Entwistle, F 2017 Chapter 44 Infant Feeding and relationship Building in Macdonald SE and Johnson G 2017 Mayes Midwifery Elsevier
Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative website https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/COVID-19/
NEW UNICEF campaign launched today https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/coronavirus/
UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Statement on Infant \feeding during the Coronovirus (Covid 19) outbreak Updated 02 April 2020https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/Unicef-UK-Baby-Friendly-Initiative-statement-on-infant-feeding-during-the-Covid-19-outbreak.pdf
UINCEF Statement: Infant feeding on neonatal units during the Covid-19 outbreak (updated 02 April 2020) https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/Unicef-UK-Baby-Friendly-Initiative-statement-on-infant-feeding-on-neonatal-units-during-the-Covid-19-outbreak.pdf
Contact:
UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative [email protected]
Maternity and Midwifery Forum
- International Day of the Midwife – Leadership Voices Live: https://www.facebook.com/MidwiferyForum/videos/585988765353111/ All available through Matflix
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife/
Nursing and Midwifery Council: https://www.nmc.org.uk/news/coronavirus
Guidance for students – also keep in contact with your university https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Student%20support%20guide%20master%20.pdf
RCM/RCOG Information:
- Example: statement on partners in the hospital setting: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1311600255698647&set=a.244765062382177&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Royal College of Midwives
(RCM): RCM Position statement: Birth Partners’ 16.4.20 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3887/birth-partners.pdf
- RCM coronavirus Covid–19 web-page https://www.rcm.org.uk/coronavirus/
- Also links to each of the countries for specialist advice and guidance:
- Scotland: . https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/wuhan-novel-coronavirus/
- Northern Ireland: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/
- Covid-19 search pack from MIDIRS see https://www.rcm.org.uk
- NEW series of rapid analytic reviews:
Rapid Analytic Review Induction of labour in a pandemic (Prof Helen Cheyne, Prof Soo Downe, Prof Billie Hunter, Prof Helen Spiby, Prof Mary Renfrew and Professor Lesley Page) April 7th https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3924/professional-clinical-briefing-no-7-intrapartum-care-with-symptomsmrd010520.pdf - Rapid Analytic Review Optimising maternity services and maternal and newborn outcomes in a pandemic RCM Professorial Advisory Group Mary J Renfrew, Helen Cheyne, Billie Hunter, Soo Downe with Jane Sandall, Helen Spiby, Fiona Dykes, Tina Lavender, Lesley Page 8th April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3869/rapid-review-optimising-maternity-services-for-rcm-v4-8-april.pdf
- : Labour and Birth Companionship in a pandemic Companionship of choice for asymptomatic childbearing women in hospital throughout labour and birth Compiled by the RCM Professorial Advisory Group Led by Lavender T and Downe S with Renfrew M, Spiby H, Dykes F, Cheyne H, Page L, Sandall J, Hunter B 27th April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3951/birth-companionship-in-a-pandemic-master-27-04-2020-002.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3939/risk-assessment-wraparound-guidance-a3-may-2020.pdf
Other clinical briefings:
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy Version 8 (17th April) https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3892/2020-04-17-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-in-pregnancy.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3862/professional-guidance-briefing-no-12-bereavement-care.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3837/guidance-for-antenatal-and-postnatal-services-in-the-evolving-coronavirus-pandemic-rcm-and-rcog.pdf
- RCM & RCOG Guidance for provision of midwife-led settigns and home birth in the evolving coronavirus (Covid-19 pandemic): information for healthcare professionals 17th April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3893/2020-04-17-guidance-for-provision-of-midwife-led-settings.pdf
- RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: ‘freebirth’ or ‘unassisted childbirth’ during the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3923/freebirth_draft_30-april-v2.pdf
- RCM Postnatal clinical advice for women without signs and symptoms or confirmed COVID-19 dated 23rd April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3952/briefing-no-8-postnatal_clinical_advice_without-signs-and-symptoms_or-confirmed-covid_23042020.pdf
- RCM Postnatal Care for women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 23.4.2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3954/briefing-no-9-postnatal_clinical_advice_with-covid_23042020.pdf
- RCM Professional Briefing on waterbirths for women without symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4034/rcm-professional-briefing-on-waterbirth-in-the-time-of-covid-v-3-7-may-2020.pdf
- RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: Intrapartum care for women with COVID-19 7th May 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4035/rcm-clinical-briefing-sheet_-intrapartum-care-for-women-with-covid-19_-v1_7-may-2020.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4036/phone-triage-during-pandemic-v1-7-may-2020.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4035/rcm-clinical-briefing-sheet_-intrapartum-care-for-women-with-covid-19_-v1_7-may-2020.pdf
- Guidance for midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers providing community based care during the Covid-19 pandemic
Public Health England – Covid-19 Personal protective Equipment (PPE ) 2.4.2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control
Also UK Covid Symptom Tracker https://covid.joinzoe.com/ – download and check in daily John Hopkins Coronovirus Resource Center https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
All4Maternity – Nurturezone (www.all4Maternity.com)
The Practising Midwife site: http://www.practisingmidwife.co.uk/
The COVID-19 blog: https://www.all4maternity.com/the-covid-19-cohorts-real-life-accounts-of-being-a-student-midwife-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
NHS information about wellbeing apps for NHS staff: https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/03/free-access-to-wellbeing-apps-for-all-nhs-staff
NHS in Mind – Free platform with 8 easy access inventions for staff: https://www.nhsinmind.co.uk/
PPE Donning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKz_vNGsNhc
and Doffing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUo5O1JmLH0
Wobble Rooms and other FAB stuff… https://fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/have-your-staff-got-a-wobble-room
The Midwife Patchwork 2020 project: .. See on Twitter: @ThemidwifePatc1 or www.midwifepatchwork2020.wordpress.com
WHO advice on breastfeeding 2020 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/maternal-health/faqs-breastfeeding-and-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=d839e6c0_1
ObsCOVID a new online registry designed for healthcare workers in maternity https://covid.knack.com/obscovid#encounters/