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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......

Understanding the Healthy Start and Best Start Foods schemes

Debra12 July 202212 July 2022

In recent months the Healthy start and Best start food schemes have moved to being digital. Many eligible families are not receiving the benefits. Dr Jenny Hall explains the scheme for midwives to share with those who need them. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Understanding the Healthy Start and Best Start Foods schemes In......

Midwifery Student Retention – the critical months

Debra5 July 20225 July 2022

Midwifery Student Retention – the critical months These are critical months for midwifery student retention. As year-end approaches, among challenging news headlines and serious morale issues in the profession, what can we do to lift engagement and motivate staff and students to stay and refresh? Student engagement and retention are......

Overturn of Roe vs Wade: what happens now?

Debra5 July 20225 July 2022

In this article Dr Jenny Hall, Midwifery editor for the Maternity and midwifery forum, reflects on the overturn of the abortion law Roe vs Wade in the constitution of the United States (US) and the potential impact. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Overturn of Roe vs Wade: what happens now? This......

My Uterus

Debra9 May 202210 May 2022

Last week a leaked report indicated the US courts may overturn the right to have an abortion. In the article below Laura Godfrey-Isaacs, artist & midwife, reflects on this decision and on the importance of her uterus. ________________________________________________________________ A recent report on the possible abandonment of the landmark......

Abortion laws and the United States: why it matters

Debra16 September 202116 September 2021

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 Texas state. The law outlaws abortions for anyone with a fetus over 6 weeks gestation where cardiac activity of the fetus has been detected, unless......

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