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02 February 2018

Volume 26 | Issue 2

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

Multidisciplinary knowledge of local anaesthetic systemic toxicity in maternity care: A pilot study

Local anaesthetic (LA) agents are commonly used in all areas of healthcare, a fact that can be overlooked in maternity settings The frequency of LA use in maternity care is significant, and includes epidural, spinal and pudendal nerve blocks, as well as subcutaneous infiltration before perineal tear repair

Research

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Reviewing the effect of hyperemesis gravidarum on women's lives and mental health

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Are students ‘empty vessels’, or can previous experience enhance future practice?

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Tocophobia

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Could assisting a homebirth lead to prison?

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Continuity of carer

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The politics of parenting

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Plans to support safer maternity care

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The personal and professional importance of post-registration postgraduate education

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More rigorous investigating needed to improve maternity safety

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Vulnerable migrant women and postnatal depression: A case of invisibility in maternity services?

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The cyclical and intergenerational effects of perinatal domestic abuse and mental health

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Obstetric emergencies: Enhancing the multidisciplinary team through simulation

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Unwarranted variation in the provision of midwifery care

Comment