Midwives under fire-the reality of life in Afghanistan
A news report this week bore the headline ‘Gunmen killed a midwife who refused to leave a woman in labour’. It is a harrowing read,
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Surviving in Today’s NHS: What Student Midwives Need to Know
During their training, student midwives learn essential skills for the preservation of life. For the safety of women and other birthing people, students learn how
Continuity of Carer – Workplace Toolkit
Delivering Midwifery Continuity of Carer at full scale: Guidance on planning, implementation and monitoring 2021/22 is the most recent guidance released from NHS England. Read
Strengthening global midwifery: Starting the journey in the United Arab Emirates
In an ongoing series of blogs, two UK midwives, Georgina Sosa and Maeve O’Connell, will be sharing their journey of supporting development of midwifery in
Science is not stopping at vaccines
The current global vaccine programme has been a huge success and raised the profile of science and its ability to analyse and change the biological
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Working with a mother who has been diagnosed with cancer There are around 55,900 new breast cancer cases in the UK every year and research
Love that birth physiology: even more!
Do we know enough? That is really the question. “We are not really trained that well in anatomy and physiology as far as birth is
Preventing Neural Tube Defects: Plans to add Folic acid to flour
Good nutrition in pregnancy is important for the wellbeing of the mother and the unborn fetus. A recent statement from the UK Government reveals plans
Charging for NHS maternity care – new research
In the UK there have been increasing incidents of news reports talking about cases where Trusts have charged migrant women large amounts of money for
Moving towards green pain relief
Concerns about climate change and the short and long term effects on our world remain a hot topic in the news. In the article below,