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Hydrocephalus awareness

As a user‑led charity, families feel confident to talk to us. We found that families were frequently contacting us to say that their child's head was never measured and/or that they had no idea of the...

A cross-sectional study of paramedic management of out-of-hospital obstetric emergencies

A cross‑sectional study was undertaken to explore the perceived and actual learning needs, knowledge, attitudes and practices of registered paramedics to respond to obstetric emergencies. All...

Leadership and management: exploring culture shock in clinical settings in Brunei Darussalam

This qualitative study assessed final year midwifery students’ involvement in leadership and management modules during their course, and their experiences during clinical placement.

Sources of breastfeeding knowledge and support skills among midwives and students: a scoping review

This scoping review followed Arksey and O'Malley's (2005) framework and adhered to the PRISMA extension for scoping reviews guidelines (Tricco et al, 2018). A review protocol was developed and...

Why women discontinue exclusive breastfeeding: a scoping review

A systematic search of PubMed, Ovid maternal and infant care and global health electronic databases was conducted using PRISMA guidelines (Page et al, 2021).

Decolonisation of global conferences: unfinished business for women's health advocates

Despite talk of ‘bottom up’ strategy, global health conferences often still perpetuate a mechanism of ‘top down’ agenda-setting by wealthy nations (Smith, 2006; Horton, 2019; Khorsand et al, 2022)....

Artificial placentas and wombs

‘…not all healthcare users are the same and therefore do not have equal need’ .

Dynamic learning experiences for students

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...

Congenital cytomegalovirus

CMV is spread through bodily fluids, particularly from young children. Pregnant women, especially those with young children or working in environments like nurseries, are at greater risk of exposure....

Verbal feedback for written assessment: evaluating a novel feedback communication strategy

Verbal feedback was implemented for learner midwives using the Blackboard virtual learning environment to enhance learning and feed forward. The students had previously received written feedback for...

Solihull Approach training in undergraduate midwifery education: a pilot study

A mixed-method evaluation study using pre- and post-test questionnaires was chosen to enable capture of students' opinion and inform educational design. The study commenced in March 2020, with both...

Midwives' perspectives on personalised maternity care in the UK

Midwives were invited to complete an anonymous online survey, which remained open for 4 weeks in February 2023. The survey was hosted securely by Qualtrics XMTM survey platform, and the checklist for...

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