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Research roundup—February 2015

Association found between medical co-morbities and maternal deaths Medical co-morbidities, when women have one or more medical conditions, are found to be an important factor associated with direct...

Pushchairs can occupy wheelchair spaces on buses

The Court of Appeal has recently issued its judgment in Paulley v First Group PLC [2014] where a bus company was ordered to pay compensation to a wheelchair user who was unable to board a bus because...

Is Facebook an appropriate platform for professional discourse?

‘Facebook's mission is to give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what's going on in the...

Maternal attitudes towards participation in a mother–baby research study

Research involving young infants is essential to derive investigational and therapeutic innovations to benefit this group However, there is often a reluctance on the part of health professionals to...

Alcohol consumption in pregnancy and its implications for breastfeeding

Lifestyle choices before and during pregnancy can have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of both a woman and her unborn child (O'Keeffe et al, 2013) Women are often advised by health...

Barriers preventing Australian midwives from providing antenatal asthma management

Asthma is one of the most common potentially serious conditions that complicates pregnancy, with approximately 3–14% of pregnant women affected by asthma worldwide; 127% of pregnant women in Australia...

Mind matters: Developing skills and knowledge in postnatal depression

Depression is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide and is the highest cause of disease burden in women (Dennis and Dowswell, 2013) Postnatal depression has been defined by Diagnostic...

Delayed cord clamping in the compromised baby

When a baby is born it begins its adaption to extra-uterine life Delayed cord clamping is a normal part of gentle transition (Mercer and Erikson-Owens, 2010) and has been widely advocated as a means...

NICE and safe staffing: The fight for more midwife-led care

Midwifery is about providing high-quality compassionate care and comfort at one of the most important times in a woman's life However, factors outside an individual midwife's control can have a major...

Deaf Nest report

The report produced by the Deaf Nest Project highlights the contribution midwives can make to achieving quality maternity services for Deaf women and their families. It focuses on the barriers Deaf...

Research roundup—January 2015

Women's experiences of infant feeding This study conducted at two primary care Trusts in the North West of England aimed to explore women's experiences, opinions and perceptions of their infant...

Reducing injuries from health care sharps

Sharps incidents are one of the most common causes of injury to midwives They are of particular concern as they carry a serious risk of harm through the transmission of blood-borne infection (NHS...

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