Acupressure and Moxibustion for Childbirth by Loredana Zordan Reviewed by Samuel Todd – Lead for Professional Practice and A-EQUIP, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Self Published 2023 Pages 184 RRP £30.00 Amazon Paperback ISBN: 9798867833848 I first met Loredana (virtually) during COVID-19 as I was undertaking an Acupoint Stimulation Course for Midwives (Acupressure, […]
Travel Blog Alessandra and Neesha were delighted to support the All Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival on the 9th April 2024. We left rainy Manchester behind and arrived in Dublin, greeted by the glorious sunshine and friendly people! We were really looking forward to visiting Ireland, although Alessandra had been recently, I had not visited […]
Book Review: Birth New Compiled By Laura Elizabeth Review by: Hazel Keedle – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Western Sydney University Published by Maven Press Publication date: 2022 Format: Paperback 294pp RRP: AUD$ 45.83 ISBN: 978-0645323047 This book comprises of stories, thoughts and insights from an eclectic group of women across Australia. Compiled by Laura Elizabeth, […]
New Research Drive to Target UK Premature Birth Rate Pregnancy charity Tommy’s has launched a ground-breaking research centre to reduce the number of babies born prematurely in the UK, amid concerns that progress has stalled and inequalities are growing. Premature birth is the most common cause of death in children under five in the UK, […]
Building community Welcome to the brand spanking new All4Maternity Hotspot Blog—we envision this space as an authentic, energetic and joyful way to help us connect with you—the extraordinary global midwifery community! By midwives, for midwives In case you’re new to midwifery, or to us, All4Maternity operate in a slightly different way to other academic publishers. […]
Book Review: Introduction to Research for Midwives by Rowena Doughty and Diane Menage Review by: Kerry Pollard – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, UCLan Published by Elsevier Publication date: 2023 Format: pbk RRP: £59.99 ISBN: 978-0702080036 I was excited to review this book as I have been an advocate for the previous version by Colin Rees. […]
Uplifting Midwives Neesha Ridley (she/her) – Midwifery Educator, Education and Organisational Development Lead, All4Maternity Social @neesharidley Nurturing wellbeing amidst contemporary challenges There have been numerous reports and recent media coverage about the number of midwives leaving the midwifery profession due to the emotional impact of their work.1 Internationally, the midwifery workforce is facing a crisis […]
Book Review: Sustainability, Midwifery and Birth Edited by Lorna Davies, Rea Daellenbach and Mary Kensington Review by: Dr Ella Caine – Midwife, Norfolk Published by Routledge Publication date: 2021 Format: Paperback 296pp RRP: £34.99 ISBN: 978-0367259259 The importance this book has for illuminating the broad context of midwifery care is clear. The authors are based […]
‘NICE’: The Impact of Midwifery Unit Closures on Women Who are ‘Low-risk’ Sam Todd – Lead for Professional Practice and A-EQUIP, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Social @samueltodd16 Women and birthing people should have the option of birthing in a midwifery unit, at home or an obstetric unit.1 In the UK the continued […]
Freebirth Stories by Mavis Kirkham and Nadine Edwards Publisher: Birth Practice and Politics Forum Published: November 2023 Pages: 276 ISBN: 978-1916060623 Amazon £14.99 Review by Dr Alys Einion FRCM Despite all the wonderful work done by midwives, doulas and birthworkers in reminding women and professionals that birth is a natural and social event, this […]
