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Midwifery Feature Articles

Capturing the correct data for births at home

Paul
June 6th 2021 was global International Home birth day. It may have passed your notice; there was even no mention of it from the Royal Colleges in statements or press releases. Why does the day exist? The International confederation of midwives points to the reasons on Twitter with the reminder:......
Midwifery Feature Articles

Waterbirth of a different kind

Paul
In recent years the European migrant crisis has etched innumerable heart-breaking images on to our collective conscience, non more so than the tragic death of Alan Kurdi, washed ashore on a beach near Bodrum in September 2015. However among the stories of horror and desperation engendered by the crisis, there are......