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During a caesarean birth, the midwifery team is required to work with multiple professions as part of a unique team dynamic (Chief Nursing Officers of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales,...
Pelvic girdle pain (PGP), previously known as Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD), is becoming better recognised by midwives, GPs and women PGP is a result of an asymmetry of movement of the joints...
Globally, an estimated one in five women aged 20 years or older is obese, defined as a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 (Ng et al, 2014) It is becoming increasingly common for pregnant women to have...
This year's Perinatal Mental Health Summit had two central themes: ‘improving perinatal mental healthcare’ and ‘implementing the 2018 national perinatal mental healthcare pathways’ As a result, the...
If you had told me 5 years ago that at some point in the future I would be talking to midwives about the nature of my intrusive thoughts, I would be amazed Amazed and terrified That's because 5 years...
Every time I am asked to explain the role of the maternity safety champion, I think about how healthcare policy is translated into action and how it influences the practical, day-to-day operations of...
What is the role of research? In British Journal of Midwifery, the aim is for it to be informative, engaging and thoughtprovoking—but also, hopefully, inspirational. Not in the sense of a vague quote...
Famous Florentine writer, philosopher and historian Niccolò Machiavelli once said that, ‘there is nothing more difficult to carry out nor more doubtful of success nor more dangerous to handle, than to...
As a midwife leading the way to raise the status of complementary therapy in maternity care, Tiran's latest book is a welcome addition to this growing body of knowledge, and is the culmination (but...
The emotional and physical demands of the pre-registration midwifery programme should not be underestimated A ‘traditional’ degree generally has a 26-week academic year; however, since student...
Postnatal depression is a significant global health issue and affects 26–85% of postpartum women who experience the so-called ‘baby blues’ Of these, 10–15% have been found to deteriorate to a major...
The wellbeing of health professionals can be linked with the quality and safety of healthcare services (Hall et al, 2016; Royal College of Physicians, 2016) Midwives in particular can experience a...
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