How can Consent be Trusted? Catherine Hobart Bell – PhD Candidate, University of Canberra Social @birthmapping Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 02 Issue 03 February 2024, Pages 18-22 https://doi.org/10.55975/FZCI2604 Summary Obstetric violence is a rampant epidemic spotlighted in the NSW Birth Trauma inquiry. This is a very serious and complex issue with known […]
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 […]
Rethinking Risk: Midwifery Across Boundaries
Rethinking Risk: Midwifery Across Boundaries Indie McDowell – Founder and Director of Atsede and Indie’s Clinic in south-western Ethiopia Atsede Kidane – Founder and Director of Atsede and Indie’s Clinic in south-western Ethiopia Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 7 Jul/Aug 2019 In this article, Indie and Atsede reflect on their experiences of directing their own […]
Decision-making: Do existing models reflect the complex and multifaceted nature of woman-centred contemporary midwifery practice? Part 2
Decision-making: Do existing models reflect the complex and multifaceted nature of woman-centred contemporary midwifery practice? Part 2 Kate Ashforth – Midwife at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Dr Ellen Kitson-Reynolds – Lead Midwife for Education, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 1 January 2019 This is the […]
Decision-making: Do Existing Models Reflect the Complex and Multifaceted Nature of Woman-Centred Contemporary Midwifery Practice? Part 1
Decision-making: Do Existing Models Reflect the Complex and Multifaceted Nature of Woman-Centred Contemporary Midwifery Practice? Part 1 Kate Ashforth – Midwife at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Ellen Kitson-Reynolds – Lead Midwife for Education, School of Health Sciences, University of Southampton Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 10 November 2018 Summary This article is […]
Key Concepts in Care
Key Concepts in Care Exploring Basic Legal And Ethical Concepts In Maternity Care Claire Feeley – Midwife Researcher and PhD Student at University of Central Lancashire Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 20 Issue 10 November 2017 Summary This article revisits some key concepts within maternity care: women’s choice, autonomy, decision-making and consent through basic legal […]
Decision Making in Midwifery: Rationality and Intuition
Decision Making in Midwifery: Rationality and Intuition Suyai Steinhauer – Home Birth Midwife at a practice serving an Amish community in the United States Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 18 Issue 4 April 2015 Summary Decision making in midwifery is a complex process that shapes and underpins clinical practice and determines, to a large […]
To ECV or not to ECV? The Current Evidence Base Concerning External Cephalic Version
To ECV or not to ECV? The Current Evidence Base Concerning External Cephalic Version Shawn Walker – Lecturer in Midwifery at City University, London Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 9 October 2014 Summary External cephalic version (ECV) is the technique of attempting to turn a baby in the womb from a head-up […]