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Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of sepsis and meningitis in infants less than 3 months of age (Heath and Schuchat, 2007; Stoll et al, 2011) Of those babies infected, about 10% die...
Despite recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) that the ideal rate for caesarean sections (CS) should be between 10 and 15%, the CS rate in the UK has not reduced in recent years and...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-rooted practice, with culture and tradition given as the main reasons for its continuation (Momoh, 2003) FGM affects approximately 140 million women...
Breastfeeding is a worldwide public health issue, which has a major impact on reducing child mortality and several long-term non-communicable diseases, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and cancer...
Mobile applications date back to the end of the 20th century and were typically novel additions to the core phone functions, such as a calculator or a small arcade game But from around 2007, when...
Is it negligent not to warn pregnant women of possible clinical risks? This question is at the heart of a recent court case, which has significant implications for practitioners, as it lends legal...
The Roar Behind the Silence: Why kindness, compassion and respect matter in maternity care ...
It is really interesting to be celebrating the Centenary of the Midwives Act in Scotland in the same year as the Nursing and Midwifery Council are piloting its revalidation programme. There will be...
Arguably, the biggest challenge within maternity care is ‘meeting the health and social care needs of a rapidly changing population’ (Department of Health, 2010: 11) By providing evidence-based...
An American woman was recently sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by a court in Indiana for neglect of a dependent and feticide (Valenti, 2015) The 33-year-old woman attended an emergency department...
Maternal blood pressure Taking and recording blood pressure (BP) is a task that many midwives and maternity support workers undertake daily This article is an excellent review of blood pressure in...
The first national review of maternity care since Maternity Matters has been announced and is already underway (Department of Health (DH), 2007) The review, which was promised in the Five Year Forward...
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