Biomechanics of childbirth

The title of the article says ‘using biomechanics’, although the author did not use biomechanics. In the introduction, the author states, ‘with advances in three-dimensional models of the human body...

Furthering our understanding

The time is right to introduce an independent commissioner

Dear editor, We welcome the opportunity to reply to the letter sent in response to our earlier article (Home et al, 2020) and we believe it is important to continue the debate about how to end the...

Female Genital Mutilation Protection Orders

Dear editor, We write in response to the article in the July 2020 edition of the British Journal of Midwifery: ‘A review of the law surrounding female genital mutilation protection orders’ (Home et...

The importance of terminology when discussing risks in pregnancy

Dear Editor, I read with interest the article titled, ‘How do risk management principles fit with the reality of clinical midwifery?’ by Evette Sebastien Roberts published in the British Journal of...