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Elective placements enable students to pursue an area of interest other than the essential standards required for pre-registration midwifery education (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2009) Student...
Why Caesarean matters I was intrigued...
Childbirth and the postpartum period expose women to various social, biological and psychological changes Although these changes may lead to individual growth and fulfilment, some women may also be...
Becoming a parent is a significant transition, and is characterised by challenges as well as opportunities New demands and responsibilities can increase emotional vulnerability and may strain couple...
Hypertension in pregnancy affects approximately 10% of women The reported incidence varies between studies, but it is estimated that 13-3% of pregnant women will have chronic hypertension (Sibai,...
There has been a long-standing lack of national data regarding cancer during pregnancy and post birth in the UK This has led to the figures about ante- and postnatal cancer diagnosis being obscured...
Recently, I have been reflecting on the role of the mentor in supporting midwifery students This relationship is at times challenging and often underestimated, but it is also crucial to student...
It all started in Vancouver in the spring of 1993 when I attended the International Confederation of Midwives Congress to launch British Journal of Midwifery (BJM)
Although there is much about midwifery that has remained unchanged since it was first practised, the profession is inherently one of new beginnings. From welcoming a new life into the world, to...
At the time of writing, Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (29 April–3 May 2019) was being discussed and shared across social media and the press Statistics about how childbearing women are...
Maddie McMahon has captured the essence of the ultimate feminist issue of childbirth and motherhood in her nurturing and eloquently written book, Why Mothering Matters. As a doula and a mother,...
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