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Over the past few decades advanced practitioner posts have emerged in the USA, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK. In the UK, consultant nurse and midwife posts were first introduced...
On 22 July, the Government and UNICEF, held the first Girl Summit aimed at mobilising efforts at home and abroad to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM)...
One of the most important decisions to be made about birth is choice of caregiver. The key to making the right choice is having a dedicated midwife who has trusts that your body knows how to labour....
Two recent County Court cases have resulted in conflicting judgments over whether bus companies should give priority to wheelchair users over mothers with prams and pushchairs
Experiences of midwifery students in rendering the prevention of mother-to-child transmission programme in the Western Cape, South Africa
Composite indicators are seen as an objective and efficient method of measuring performance in the NHS In this month's column, I will examine both the strengths and the potential pitfalls of this...
This book has been written for a lay audience by Denyse Kirkby, a midwifery lecturer and public health practitioner. The book is intended as a ‘guide for mums-to-be looking for straight-up,...
I have chosen to focus this reflection on a woman who had been diagnosed at a young age with autism Ann* was a 19 year old primigravida who was admitted to the antenatal ward in the latent phase of...
Although statutory supervision has been embedded in the midwifery profession for over 100 years, midwives' knowledge of statutory supervision and the role of the supervisor of midwives (SoM) is...
Since the introduction of social media, there has been much discussion about its use in professional practice Within many of the health professions this discussion has been directed towards the...
Attitudes towards homosexuality have transformed considerably in the last 20 years As recently as 1990, homosexuality was removed from the World Health Organization (WHO) list of diseases, whilst...
There was a time when pregnant women allowed the midwife, unquestioningly, to provide their care The midwife was regarded as the respected authority in the field of normal childbirth and her decisions...
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