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In the course of spontaneous physiological labour, endogenous oxytocin is released from the pituitary gland and initiates uterine contractions However, when it is deemed medically necessary to induce...
Shoulder dystocia occurs when a fetal shoulder becomes impacted, most commonly on the maternal symphysis pubis, or the sacral promontory of the maternal pelvis (Royal College of Obstetricians and...
Induction of labour is a relatively common procedure worldwide, which is used for approximately 20% of pregnancies (NICE 2008) For over 50 years, prostaglandins have been the pharmaceutical method of...
The relationship between the Jane Crookall Maternity Unit on the Isle of Man and the University of Salford developed when midwives from the island accessed the post-qualifying Examination of the...
In terms of literacy and numeracy, the NMC Standards for Pre-registration Midwifery Education (2009) state that for an applicant to be accepted onto a pre-registration midwifery programme they must be...
The Positive Birth Book: A new approach to pregnancy, birth and the early weeks ...
The United Nations Convention on Children's Rights defines a child as any person under 18 It requires that childhood is recognised as a developmental period and that our domestic laws must be...
The past year has flown by and I am proud to say that I have survived my time as a preceptee midwife!
Following the scandal at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, where there was a gross failure to review and take action on patient safety incidents and listen to concerns raised by the public, a...
In November 2016 a London court heard a case concerning a 24-year-old whose capacity to consent was being challenged by an NHS Trust (Re CA [2016]) The woman, known as ‘CA’, who lived in supported...
Despite the wide and longstanding recognition that continuity of carer reduces com plications in the childbirth continuum, in addition to increasing women's and midwives' satisfaction (Department of...
Midwifery practice needs to constantly adapt and respond to mutable social, cultural and political factors Considering immigration patterns in England and Wales, the population has become ever more...
A previous article considered the relevance of Hunter and Warren's (2013) findings to pre-registration midwifery education, and whether student midwives were adequately prepared to deal with the ever...
It is widely accepted that the midwife, having received specialist training, is the appropriate health professional to conduct the newborn infant physical examination (NIPE) on low-risk infants...
Infant skin cleansing is a controversial topic and one about which proponents of different regimes have strong opinions (Hugill, 2014) Nappy rash and nappy dermatitis are broad terms used to describe...
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