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Migrant women experience poorer maternal and perinatal outcomes compared to settled residents in their host country, including 10 times higher mortality This is driven by language barriers, lack of...
The gentle caesarean section (GCS) is a woman-centred technique described by Smith et al (2008) as an improvement for the conventional caesarean section (c-section) The GCS aims to optimise several...
Part of the midwives' role is to be vigilant towards detecting mental health problems that childbearing women may already have or develop Perinatal depression disorders (PDD) and antenatal depression...
Having been an independent midwife for several years of my midwifery career, I, for one, did not have to be convinced of the benefits of Continuity of Carer (CoC) for both mother and midwife The...
While we talk openly about motherhood and parenthood, very little is discussed about conceivinghood, the life phase of trying to conceive Women's experience of trying to conceive can vary greatly and...
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in immense system pressures for maternity departments across the UK Pregnant women were quickly recognised as a high-risk group who should be shielding (NHS UK,...
With the COVID-19 pandemic slowly becoming the norm and the worldwide chaos of the last few months starting to settle, I thought I would take the chance to say the two words that have been said to us...
This article considers the assessment of labour progress and questions the generalised acceptance of undertaking routine vaginal examinations during the care provision of women experiencing low-risk...
In September 2019, a baby died when a mother gave birth overnight in her prison cell-alone Multiple investigations were launched and coverage of the tragedy revealed a raft of other deeply concerning...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the general medical term for heart defects that are present from birth CHD accounts for up to 10% of neonatal deaths and up to 40% of all infant deaths when left...
In many countries, pregnant women experience an increasing range of testing and monitoring procedures Early identification of risk factors can facilitate appropriate triaging to specialist clinics...
Family planning refers to utilisation of various types of fertility control methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies It helps individuals or couples to have children to assure the well-being of...
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