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An essential element of continual, evolving midwifery is the need for midwives to critically reflect on their practice in order to inform and improve care for childbearing women Reflection involves...
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)'s draft framework for nursing and midwifery education states that a programme of study will only be approved if ‘students are empowered and provided with the...
In October 2016, I and three other midwives visited Freetown and some of its surrounding districts in Sierra Leone We were volunteering for the charity, Life for African Mothers (LFAM), a charity...
The book featured in this month's review is unusual, but highly topical, given the growing numbers of colouring books for adults that have hit the shelves in recent years. Preparing for Birth:...
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide, with approximately 100 000 deaths per year (World Health Organization, 2013) PPH is also a leading cause of maternal...
For a language with a wider vocabulary than any other, it can be surprising when English fails to aptly communicate an intended meaning. This has certainly been the case this month, where one small...
Nominations for midwifery awards are upon us, and I frequently meet previous winners and nominees who remember with pride how their achievements were recognised Will you consider nominating a...
Amphetamines are highly addictive, relatively low in cost and are easily procured (Pedersen et al, 2015) Amphetamines, and the issues associated with their use, have overtaken other classes of illicit...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is described by the World Health Organization (WHO, 2016) as the partial or total removal of the external genitalia as well as other non-medical injury to this region...
Producing competent health professionals is imperative for effective national health outcomes Similarly, developing a qualified and competent midwifery workforce is claimed to be essential for...
Depression is increasingly recognised as a serious, worldwide public health concern and a cause of disability (Klainin et al, 2009) It is well known that pregnancy and the postpartum period may be...
Tongue-tie (ankyloglossia) is a common condition with a prevalence between 02 and 107% (Segal et al, 2007; Francis et al, 2015; Power and Murphy, 2015), and is defined as an embryological remnant of...
Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) for Down's syndrome by analysis of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma is changing the way Down's syndrome screening (DSS) is offered in many countries NIPT is...
The Newborn Infant Physical Examination (NIPE) can be performed by any health professional deemed suitably qualified (Public Health England, 2016) Health professionals must, however, be educated,...
The following reflection uses a flexible application of the John's model (2013) to explore a student midwife's experiences of working with a specialist migrant midwife, who works exclusively with...
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