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The conference ‘Delivering today's babies with tomorrow's techniques: how to reduce postpartum infection’ took place at the Radisson Blu in East Midlands, on 12 and 13 October
As time moves on, there is a tendency to look back, with perhaps mixed emotions, on days past These moments can bring unexpected insights that help us to value what we have and what we have become
This month marks 50 years of the 1967 Abortion Act and, throughout this half century, two things have remained constant: virtually all of the legislation contained in the Act, and the controversy that...
Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) is a condition characterised by extreme vomiting and nausea during pregnancy, and affects 03–36% of women (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2016) Its...
The midwife is uniquely placed to promote the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and to provide evidence-based nutritional advice to pregnant women Englund-Ögge et al (2014) reported on a prospective...
Modern healthcare is founded on the essential tenet of caring Since nursing and midwifery education moved away from traditional, apprentice-style training into higher education, there have been...
Newborn bloodspot screening is seen as one of the most important public health initiatives and is practised in most high-income countries In England, newborn bloodspot screening is introduced to...
Pelvic floor muscle exercises are suggested as a method to improve pelvic muscle control in the antenatal and postnatal period (Dinc et al, 2009; Bo and Haakstad, 2011; Langeland-Wesnes and Lose,...
Breastfeeding has been shown to improve intellectual, neurological, psychomotor, and social development (Olang et al, 2009; Kronborg and Kok, 2011), and to provide all essential nutrients for the...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, with approximately 100 000 deaths per year (World Health Organization, 2013) PPH is also a leading cause of maternal...
The book featured in this month's review is unusual, but highly topical, given the growing numbers of colouring books for adults that have hit the shelves in recent years. Preparing for Birth:...
In October 2016, I and three other midwives visited Freetown and some of its surrounding districts in Sierra Leone We were volunteering for the charity, Life for African Mothers (LFAM), a charity...
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