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02 May 2020 02 May 2020

Volume 28 | Issue 5

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy, lactation and infancy: why is it fundamental?

Vitamin D, known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’, is made in the skin in response to ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation, and once activated in the body to the hormone calcitriol (1,25 dihydroxy-vitamin D), it regulates a wide variety of processes; the most important of which being intestinal calcium and phosphate absorption (Wacker and Holick, 2013)

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Guidance for the provision of antenatal services during the COVID-19 pandemic

A woman in labour, accompanied by her partner and midwife, uses relaxation in water at the newly established Natural Birthing Centre at Limassol General Hospital

‘Birth Days’: a documentary film

Acupressure And Acupuncture During Birth: An Integrative Guide For Acupuncturists And Birth Professionals

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New healthcare policy is prioritising the quality of care neonates are receiving in the UK

Remember the late preterm neonate

It's important to appreciate the hard work, time and personal sacrifice made by those on the frontline during this pandemic

In a time of uncertainty

What's next after graduation?

Given the shortage of personal protective equipment in the UK, people from around the country have started sewing face masks for healthcare workers on the frontline

Making masks for maternity staff

Teaching women's health and female genital mutilation to a group of Maasai women

Educating women and girls on female genital mutilation

Midwives in the midst of COVID-19

Midwives need to be aware of the causes of nappy rash in order to better advise on treatment methods

Nappy rash: current evidence for the prevention and management

Clinical Practice

Pregnant women from minority groups need to have access to preconception and antenatal care to reduce stillbirths

Reducing the incidence of stillbirth in black women

Clinical Practice

Measuring women's experiences of childbirth using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)