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Assessment is an integral component of teaching and learning with diverse functions and purposes. Its purposes can be distinguished as the ‘assessment of learning’ and ‘assessment for learning’....
The project used a mixed-methods design (Hanson et al, 2005) to make use of the advantages of both qualitative and quantitative approaches and ameliorate any potential disadvantages (Johnson et al,...
The perceived insufficient milk questionnaire was designed to measure mothers' perception of breastmilk adequacy in terms of quality and quantity to satisfy their infants. The present study aimed to...
Both the UK and Brazil have sizeable populations that mean there is high demand for antenatal and maternal care. A comparison of maternal demographic data from Brazil and the UK is shown in Table 1..
Migration can be influenced by political, demographic, socioeconomic and environmental factors that can result in physical and psychological stressors. This can increase migrant women's susceptibility...
Learning through simulation is a widely used and effective pedagogy for clinical skills, encouraging students to think flexibly and develop competence, safe practice and understanding, closing the gap...
Fertility problems in the UK are common, with up to 15% of couples experiencing subfertility (Manders et al, 2015). Those who have problems trying to conceive can experience stress and anxiety, which...
There is copious evidence regarding the experiences of asylum-seeking women accessing maternity care in the UK (Briscoe and Lavender, 2009; Feldman, 2013; Lephard and Haith-Cooper, 2016; McKnight et...
This paper reports on the secondary analysis of existing data obtained from focus groups previously undertaken in the north of England with refugee women, as part of the wider ‘what women want’...
A convenience sample of doctors and midwives were invited by one of the researchers (KW) to complete an interview-administered questionnaire, with the aim of understanding their reasons for performing...
The written narratives from both Jane and Ayesha show mothers-to-be in a great deal of emotional distress. NHS antenatal services for lactation support do not always guarantee support for...
Caseloading is one way of providing continuity, either antenatally and postnatally or including intrapartum care. Teams provide a named midwife and continuity of care, leading to a safer and better...
In 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care (2018) announced plans to expand the numbers of registered midwives working in the NHS. To facilitate this growth, Health Education England (HEE,...
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