A Midwife of My Own: Public Support for Implementation of Midwifery Continuity of Carer Mary Newburn – Freelance Public Involvement in Research Lead Twitter @MaryNewburn1 Jo Dagustun – AIMS Volunteer Twitter @GibbleJo Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 03 March 2023, Pages 08-12 https://doi.org/10.55975/ZGWS5612 Summary Many service users and charities feel that implementing […]
A Spotlight on the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination: 5. Care Close to Home:
A Spotlight on the Newborn and Infant Physical Examination: 5. Care Close to Home: Samuel Todd – Birth Centre Manager at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust; previously Lecturer in Midwifery at Birmingham City University Twitter @samueltodd16 Dayna Wright – Lead Midwife for Homebirth Team and Continuity of Carer Teams, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s […]
Overcoming Obstacles: Empowering Birth Partners to Find Their Place
Overcoming Obstacles: Empowering Birth Partners to Find Their Place Nicole Rajan-Brown – Hypnobirthing practitioner and second year student midwife, University of Salford Twitter/Instagram: @NicRajan_Brown Introduction Hypnobirthing has gained momentum over recent years as a method for building confidence and decreasing fear across the childbirth continuum. Midwives play an important role in empowering birthing people and […]
The Importance Of Continuity Of Carer For Multiple-Birth Families
The Importance Of Continuity Of Carer For Multiple-Birth Families Bryony Todd – Midwife, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Twitter: @toddbryony Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 01 January 2022 https://doi.org/10.55975/SNJN2572 Summary This article looks at the role of continuity of carer (CoC) in improving outcomes and experiences for women and birthing […]
The Need for Specialist Teenage Midwives
The Need for Specialist Teenage Midwives Kate Phillips (she/her) – Second Year Midwifery Student, Kings College London Instagram: katephillips_x Introduction Geographical case-loading, where women and pregnant people are cared for by the same midwife throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal periods, is the most effective way to provide continuity of carer and has been shown […]
PMA Reflections on Adaptation to Continuity of Carer
PMA Reflections on Adaptation to Continuity of Carer Clare Gilliland – Professional Midwifery Advocate for Royal United Hospitals Foundation Trust, Bath Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 4 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/FDNJ6094 Summary In the year following implementation of continuity of carer (CoC) caseloading teams in my trust, I noticed some initial anxiety in […]
Being a Newly Qualified Midwife in Continuity of Carer: What is it Really Like?
Jo Being a Newly Qualified Midwife in Continuity of Carer: What is it Really Like? Caitlin Wilson – Consultant Midwife, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trusts/University of Worcester Daisy Ingram – Midwife, Team Ruby Continuity of Carer Team, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Julia Lyons – Midwife, Team Ruby Continuity of Carer Team, Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Sharon Groves – […]
My experience of continuity of carer as a student midwife
My experience of continuity of carer as a student midwife Kerry Clark – Second-year student midwife, Sheffield Hallam University. Instagram: @_kerrylc I have chosen Atkins and Murphy’s five stage model to guide my reflection upon experiencing a continuity of carer (CoC) model when I was a first-year student midwife.1 This reflection analyses my experience and […]
Sustainability and the New Midwifery Education Standards
Sustainability and the New Midwifery Education Standards Jenny Hall – Independent midwifery educator and researcher Published in The Practising Midwife – Volume 23 Issue 7 July/August 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/WNES2536 Summary Sustainability has become an increasingly important concept in both our personal and professional lives in recent decades. Education for sustainable development (ESD) is necessary to prepare […]
Operationalising Domain 2: Safe and Effective Midwifery Care – Promoting and Providing Continuity of Care and Carer
Operationalising Domain 2: Safe and Effective Midwifery Care – Promoting and Providing Continuity of Care and Carer Jane Fry – Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University Stella Rawnson – Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 3 March 2020 In this seventh article of The Practising Midwife’s education series, we discuss the new Nursing and […]