Are some maternity care choices more equal than others? By Professor Soo Downe OBE University of Central Lancashire and Dr Claire Feeley On the 3rd October 2019 the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology published two sides of a debate about routinely offering all women a choice in induction of labour. Both author teams presented […]
Championing the Challenge for Change: Inspired by a Shared Purpose Danielle Carey – Midwife at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 4 April 2019 My journey began as a newly qualified Band-5 midwife, navigating preceptorship, and inspired by ways to make the transition smoother. Having trained at the […]
Infant Feeding: Changing the Conversation Francesca Entwistle – Midwife and Professional Advisor (Policy and Advocacy) to the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 9 October 2018 Summary Francesca Entwistle, Midwife, RCM member and professional advisor to the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative, explains how the Royal College of Midwives’ […]
RCM launch ‘game changing’ set of recommendations to make midwifery education more inclusive 09 May 2024 The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has developed a first-of-its-kind toolkit to help neurodivergent midwifery students to navigate undergraduate courses. Developed alongside midwifery educators and neurodivergent midwifery students, the Neurodivergence Acceptance Toolkit is a set of comprehensive ‘must haves’ […]
Published 3rd May 2024 by Coventry University, UK International study could help shape great midwife leaders around the globe The biggest ever international study into midwifery leadership, which could help improve the way midwife leaders are identified and trained, has been led by Coventry University. Spearheaded by Dr Sally Pezaro from Coventry University’s Research Centre […]
Midwifery: A name to conjure with? Dr Juliet Wood – Principal Academic in Midwifery, Bournemouth University Social @jwoodmidwife Summary This article is a reflection on the question of what meaning is attached to the professional terms we use to describe ‘a midwife’ internationally and whether this matters. During the 33rd International Confederation of Midwives Triennial […]
Early Pregnancy Loss Perspectives 1: Ectopic Pregnancy Dr Anna Byrom (she/her) – Midwifery Educator, CEO All4Maternity Social @acbmidwife Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Pages 8-12 https://doi.org/10.55975/URJW5831 Summary This article is the first in an occasional series focusing on early pregnancy loss reviewing the underpinning aetiology, personal impact, evidence and […]
Reflective Narrative of a Practice Development Midwife Claire Stringer (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University Social @ClaireEliz1986 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Pages 35-38 https://doi.org/10.55975/QJZH9456 Summary This article looks at my former role as a Practice Development Midwife and offers a reflective narrative of lessons learned. The most […]
Book Review: The Song of the Whole Wide World: On Grief, Motherhood and Poetry By Tamarin Norwood Review by: Dr Alys Einion – Senior Lecturer, University of Dundee, and Editor-in-Chief, The Practising Midwife Published by Indigo Press Publication date: 2022 Format: pbk RRP: £9.99 ISBN: 978-1911648734 ‘It was a lonely ocean…’ It took me some […]
How It Works 6: Understanding and Promoting Physiological Labour And Birth Sarah E Milnes (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, University of Leicester Social @sarahemilnes Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Pages 13-17 https://doi.org/10.55975/FSKE3613 Summary From conception to the early postnatal period a mother and baby undergo a very specific and sequential […]
Birth Planning When a Baby has Died Angie Bowles – Private Midwife Social @thespecialmidwife Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Page 19 https://doi.org/10.55975/KFPK6531 As a private midwife, alongside ‘normal’ full continuity care, I provide specialist care for those facing loss and in pregnancy after loss. Parents often report that the […]
Effectiveness of The Bradley Method on Labour Outcome in Primigravida Women Joyce Robert Mathivanan , Nursing Student Dr Seeta Devi, Associate Professor Symbiosis College of Nursing, Symbiosis International (Deemed University), Maharashtra, India Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Pages 39-42 https://doi.org/10.55975/VYKW2895 Summary During pregnancy, women and birthing people build an […]
Miscarriage Support Tool: Equity of Care Rebecca Sweetman – Senior Digital Health Project Manager, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire Professor Siobhan Quenby – Professor of Obstetrics, University of Warwick and Consultant Obstetrician, University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire Social @s-quenby Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 3 May 2024, Pages 20-23 https://doi.org/10.55975/YZGZ9415 Summary Large […]
