Intersectionality: The Human Side of Equalities Activism in Midwifery Dr Alys Einion - Associate Professor of Midwifery, City, University of London Instagram @alyseinion Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 03 March 2022...
Improving Access to Water Immersion in Maternity Units
Making Waves - Improving Access to Water Immersion in Maternity Units Dr Claire Feeley - Midwife/Researcher Twitter @DrFeeleyRM Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 9 October 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/DQIL7324 The evidence Water immersion for labour...
Midwifery Assessment of the Perineum After Childbirth: An Exploration of Competence and Confidence
Midwifery Assessment of the Perineum After Childbirth: An Exploration of Competence and Confidence Jennifer MacLellan – Qualitative Researcher, University of Oxford Jo Gould – Senior Midwifery Lecturer, University of Brighton Sarah Lewis-Tulett – Principal Lecturer, LME, University of Brighton Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 5 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/XANL4314 Summary This study aimed […]
Cultural Safety in Midwifery Practice – Protecting the Cultural Identity of the Woman
Cultural Safety in Midwifery Practice – Protecting the Cultural Identity of the Woman Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe – Senior Midwifery Lecturer- London South Bank University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 11 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/BMCP4601 Summary This paper discusses the importance of cultural safety in midwifery practice. Recently the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council)1 produced standards […]
Midwifery Units in England: Time for Urgent Change
Midwifery Units in England: Time for Urgent Change Denis Walsh – Retired Associate Professor in Midwifery, University of Nottingham, England Professor Helen Spiby Professor Chris McCourt Dr Celia Grigg Dr Dawn Coleby Dr Simon Bishop Dr Miranda Scanlon Professor Lorraine Culley Dr Jane Wilkinson Lynne Pacanowski Professor Jim Thornton Published in the Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 10 […]
Racism Matters: ‘When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them’: Why black women mistrust maternity services
Racism Matters: ‘When People Show You Who They Are, Believe Them’: Why black women mistrust maternity services Anna Horn - Maternity Service User Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 8 September 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/RKOT5398 Summary In the UK,...
Compassion as a Powerful Intervention: How the interactions between women, midwives and maternity services influence women’s childbirth experiences and subsequent trauma
Compassion as a Powerful Intervention: How the interactions between women, midwives and maternity services influence women’s childbirth experiences and subsequent trauma Jenny Patterson - School of Health and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University Diane Ménage...
Humanisation of Childbirth 1. The Humanisation of Childbirth
Humanisation of Childbirth 1. The Humanisation of Childbirth Dr Elizabeth Newnham – Lecturer in Midwifery at Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Professor Lesley Page – Visiting Professor in Midwifery at Kings College London, Adjunct Professor at University of Technology, Sydney and Griffith University, Queensland, Australia and Honorary Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume […]
The Professional Midwifery Advocate and Restorative Clinical Supervision
The Professional Midwifery Advocate and Restorative Clinical Supervision Lys-Marie Williams – Professional Midwifery Advocate and Midwife at Scarborough General Hospital Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 11 December 2018 Summary As a band 6 integrated midwife, anecdotally I often encountered and witnessed work-based stress. Increasing pressure on midwives and little time for support could […]