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Assistant professor, Department of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
In last month's issue, my colleague Alison Power welcomed students embarking on their midwifery journey and emphasised the growing need for interprofessional collaboration. The importance of midwives...
Many endocrine responses are initiated by neural triggers and the hormones produced (chemical messengers) often act as neurotransmitters too. However, whereas the nervous system responds rapidly,...
The respiratory system provides the exchange of gases needed for cellular respiration. Air is inhaled from the atmosphere into the lungs, oxygen is then transported via the cardiovascular system to...
The heart is a hollow muscled organ. The specialised cardiac muscle consists of three layers: the pericardium, myocardium and endocardium. The pericardium is a thin fibrous sheath surrounding the...
One glaring issue that is not discussed is the removal of tuition fees for undergraduate midwifery programmes. The government restored funding for healthcare programmes in the form of a maintenance...
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