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In case the winking multicoloured lights, emails about the office party and the exponential increase in songs by The Pogues being played on the radio weren't enough of a giveaway, Christmas is coming....
New Walk Chloe has always dreamed of becoming a midwife, like her late mother Although only 18, Chloe feels deeply the responsibilities that come with being part of a family muddling through in...
While home birth is supported as an option in the UK, in Croatia those who assist with home birth face possible criminal prosecution for ‘quackery’. Andrew Symon explains
Midwifery is unquestionably a noble profession However, in past years, midwifery training and education has arguably overlooked the psychology of childbirth and its impact on parents, families and the...
As a student, I can say that I've seen both sides of the coin I've seen success, and in the same vein, failure I'm no stranger to failure: I failed my driving test twice before passing, and I failed...
Suspension is a tool that can be used by employers in a variety of situations, for example while investigating an allegation against a midwife What rights do midwives have when they are suspended or...
Many survivors of childhood sexual abuse report that their experiences of pregnancy and giving birth are very difficult and re-traumatising
Name? Age (if known)? Gravidity and parity? Cause of death? I sit on a block of sandstone outside, under the trees, with the monkeys tumbling around me, and the storm clouds gathering for the...
In 1959, the chemist and novelist Charles Percy Snow delivered the Rede Lecture at the University of Cambridge Entitled ‘The Two Cultures’, he highlighted mutual incomprehension between science and...
Despite advances in maternity care internationally, stillbirths remain a significant global issue (Frøen et al, 2011) with approximately 26 million cases reported in 2015 (Lawn et al, 2016) In...
The Oxford Dictionary defines feminism as ‘the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes’ This is a basic definition, and it is argued that feminism has many, with an...
Despite an increasing research base about what helps or hinders breastfeeding, there is a dramatic drop in breastfeeding prevalence within the first 6 weeks (Health and Social Care Information Centre,...
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