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02 August 2016 02 Aug 2016

Volume 24 | Issue 8

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

‘We've come so far but there is still more to be done to eradicate FGM’

In the past year, 5700 cases of female genital mutilation (FGM) were recorded in England (Health and Social Care Information Centre, 2016) These are the first statistics on FGM prevalence since reporting became mandatory in 2015 from NHS Trusts and GP practices

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Smoking and pregnancy

Improving outcomes for women and babies: A midwife's priority

Creating and maintaining compassionate relationships with bereaved parents after perinatal death

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Platelets in pregnancy: Their role and function in disease

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‘Do more with less’ must have its limits

Decision-making in midwifery: A tripartite clinical decision

Taking time for self-care

Keeping accurate records

Thalassaemia in pregnancy: Contemporary care for a timeless disease

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Giving birth but fearing death: Perceptions and precautions in Scotland in the early modern period

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Midwifery preceptorship: The next chapter