Reflecting on the previous year in Maternity and Midwifery services
“It’s been a tough, tough year for everybody: and you have made significant and rapid changes to the way you work during the pandemic. It
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Why do 50% of pregnant mothers lapse from their iron supplements treatment?
During pregnancy, there is an increased need for iron as blood volume increases by 40-50%. During the second and third trimesters, dietary iron requirements can increase to as much
Spread a little nappiness
In the news discussion continues to take place on climate change and how we can avoid the use of single use plastics. Disposable nappies have
Abortion laws and the United States: why it matters
The circumstances around abortion in the United States has hit the news this month as September 1st saw the introduction of a new law in
Love That Birth Physiology
Gaining knowledge of the anatomy and physiology around birth is an important aspect of a student midwife’s programme of education. It is also important to
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Month
September is international FASD Awareness month, with FASD Day falling on 9th September, signifying the 9 months of pregnancy. This FASD Month, we are calling
Maternity & Midwifery Directory Launch
For maternity and midwifery services in the UK the pandemic seemed to make time stand still, if not go backwards. Home births cancelled, water births
A Holding Time Project call to arms: a collective portrait of breastfeeding
During National Breastfeeding week at the start of August Improving Me, the NHS Cheshire and Merseyside’s Women and Children’s Partnership launched the Holding Time Project.
How do NHS midwives facilitate women’s alternative physiological births?
In the print and social media heated debates have often taken place over interventions during birth. Some women and birthing people only want medicalised care