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Gestational Diabetes in Black and Asian communities: creation of a pregnancy recipe book

Debra27 April 202227 April 2022

There is currently a public health concern around the increase of Type 2 diabetes in the UK after gestational diabetes. In this article Laura Bridle, perinatal mental health midwife at Guys and St Thomas’ NHS foundation trust, describes the development of a culturally sensitive recipe book to aid prevention across......

Silence is Never Golden- Midwives and women speaking out

Debra26 April 202227 April 2022

In the recent Ockenden report about a UK maternity trust it was pointed out that midwives and staff had been prevented from speaking out. In this article Kathryn Gutteridge, Consultant Midwife and psychotherapist, discusses the issues of speaking out in the current health climate. Silence is Never Golden- Midwives......

Humanising childbirth in the aftermath of the Final Ockenden Report

Debra12 April 202213 April 2022

Humanising childbirth in the aftermath of the Final Ockenden Report: continuity of relationship and listening to women, partners, and families Standing back, taking a considered view, and thinking about how we might build on the Final Report of the Ockenden Review to put women, their babies, and families at the......

Supporting the perinatal needs of Fathers: New resources

Debra19 November 2021

International Men’s day was on the 19th November. To mark it Jeremy Davies explores the resources provided by the Fatherhood Institute to support the needs of fathers. There’s a huge lack of well-written, evidence-based information designed specifically to help men navigate their personal journeys into fatherhood – and we know......

The state of health care and adult social care in England 2020/21

Debra19 November 2021

https://www.cqc.org.uk/sites/default/files/20211021_stateofcare2021_print.pdf In the current backdrop of ongoing COVID 19 cases across the UK the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the current regulator for health and social care, has produced their report of the state of the services in England. Though the report is a summary across all services it does include......

Midwifery Feature Articles

Midwifery staff shortages – have we reached tipping point?

Paul24 June 2021

In the past month five major midwifery units in England have hit the headlines over midwifery staffing levels. Liverpool Women’s hospital (LWH), Jessop Wing in Sheffield, Sandwell and West Birmingham, with Ipswich and Colchester in the same trust, have responsibility for around 28000 births a year and are all having......