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Midwifery Continuity of care: Imperative to Change

Debra21 June 202222 June 2022

Developing maternity services to provide continuity of care is national policy across the four countries of the United Kingdom. In this article Trixie McAree, National lead for Continuity of Carer with Alana Hunt, regional lead for Continuity East of England, they explore the background for this policy and how the......

A fresh perspective to recruitment and retention of Newly Qualified Midwives

Debra13 June 202214 June 2022

The theme of the shortage of midwives in the UK continues across media and political outputs. A key concern is that many are leaving who have been less than 5 years in the profession. In this article Judi Smith, and Jan Bentley, Preceptorship Lead Liverpool Women’s Hospital, share how the......

Helping midwives to put parents at the centre of their care

Debra13 June 202213 June 2022

Caring for parents who have experienced the death of a baby is an important role for midwives, student midwives and other members of the multidisciplinary team. In this article Clare Worgan, Sands’ Head of Training and Education, writes about the importance of bereavement care to parents, how training helps healthcare......

Tackling Bias in Healthcare Settings: Developing a Health Inequalities Strategy across the South East Region

Debra22 March 202213 April 2022

It is of concern that there is inequity of access and outcomes within maternity services. Aiming to address the inequity the perinatal mental health team at NHSE South East region have created a filmed educational resource. In this article Jenny Walsh, Clinical Lead for Perinatal Mental Health, describes the creation......

INFANT MENTAL HEALTH: Focus on parent-infant relationships to give babies the best start in life

Debra15 March 2022

Globally midwives have an important role in supporting the attachment of parents to their new baby in the early weeks after birth. It is of concern that priority for postnatal services in recent years have continued to decline, with the latest Care Quality Commission maternity survey report highlighting decreased satisfaction......

Care and decision making in pregnancy – NIHR Evidence on the support women need

Debra7 March 20227 March 2022

The UK National Institute for Health research, who fund research on maternity services, have pulled together the evidence on the support women need into one place. They explain the work below Pregnancy and childbirth can be joyful experiences. But they are not without risk and maternity services offer skilled support......

Working through COVID: A reflection on a shift

Debra7 March 2022

At the start of the COVID pandemic member of the RCN Midwifery Forum Committee, and Maternity and Midwifery steering group, Judy Evans, practising bank midwife and nurse signed up with NHS England to offer service. No immediate work was offered (thousands had no doubt signed up plus returnees to the......

March with Midwives: Is This Our Moment?

Debra7 March 2022

In November 2021 a vigil, March with Midwives, was held by birthworkers and birth supporters across the country to support midwives against a backdrop of poor staffing levels and the continued political and media storm. A further demonstration of support is to be held on March 13th in London and......

HIV in Pregnancy

Debra28 February 202228 February 2022

March 1st is international Zero Discrimination day for HIV led by the United Nations. HIV remains of global concern, with many lacking the access to life-saving antiretroviral treatment. In this article Professor Yvonne Gilleece, Honorary Clinical Professor and Consultant in HIV and Sexual Health, Brighton & Sussex Medical School and......

Supporting the National Strategy for Midwifery in the United Arab Emirates

Debra28 February 202228 February 2022

Supporting the National Strategy for Midwifery in the United Arab Emirates In this second article (see the first here ), Gina (Georgina Sosa) PhD, Midwife, Assistant Professor of midwifery reflects on the progression of the #MidwiferyinAbuDhabi journey Our journey to develop a high-quality midwifery degree programme in the......

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