Midwife Gail is Recipient of UTS Midwifery Mentor of the Year Award Gail Colquhoun (she/her) – Endorsed Midwife and Clinical Educator, The Nesting Hub Twitter @gail_colquhoun Introduction Endorsed Midwife and Clinical Educator Gail Colquhoun has been awarded the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Midwifery Mentor of the Year for 2022. This specific award, founded in […]
Acupressure for Induction and Augmentation of Labour Loredana Zordan – Independent Midwife Acupuncturist Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 07 July/Aug 2022, Pages 08-13 doi.org/10.55975/DVAX2383 Summary This article reports on a case of the successful use of acupressure for induction and augmentation of labour for a post-maturity in a home birth setting. Induction […]
Home Birth in Italy Pia Elena Caprioli [she/her] – Third-year Student Midwife, Robert Gordon University Twitter @caprioli_pia Summary In Italy, with the exceptions of few regions, the public health system does not fund home births or birth centres. Women and birthing people are rarely offered choice on place of birth choice, with “out of hospital” […]
Effective Communication During a Homebirth Transfer to Hospital Amanda Mansfield – Consultant Midwife, The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust Sarah Brown- Practice Lead Paramedic, London Ambulance Service Stacey Robinson – Practice Lead Midwife, London Ambulance Service Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2022 10.55975/GONA8763 Although the likelihood of a women requiring […]
Supporting a Home Vaginal Birth After Caesarean (VBAC) Becky Westbury – Community midwife team leader, Hywel Dda University Health Board Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/SZDX5356 Summary I was privileged to be present for a beautiful homebirth that happened to be a VBAC waterbirth – and I share this […]
Homebirth Meta-Analyses Across two Reviews: Hutton et al., 2019 and Reitsma et al., 2020 Maeve Regan, RM Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/CTNX9289 Summary Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published research by undertaking a detailed appraisal of an article in a careful […]
Supporting Complex Homebirths Anna-Marie Madeley – Midwife, Doctoral Student, Associate Lecturer, The Open University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/LGNS8172 Summary This article draws on primary research to consider the experiences of midwives who have supported complex homebirths. Unpacking the research findings, midwife and researcher Anna-Marie Madeley provides valuable […]
A Dedicated Home Birth Team, Two Years On Caitlin Foley – Homebirth Midwife, Barts Health NHS Trust Mary Olusile – Consultant Midwife, Barts Health NHS Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/KSYT2897 Summary Homebirth rates in England and Wales are low but feedback about the benefits of homebirth from […]
Should the COVID-19 Pandemic Encourage Us to Re-evaluate the Role of the Maternity Support Worker (MSW) in Homebirths? Charlotte Grainger – Lecturer and Pathway Lead for the Maternity Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship, Birmingham City University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/SRUM9620 Summary Homebirths should only occur if there can be […]
Normal Birth 7. Bringing Birth Home Samuel Todd – Assistant Lecturer in Midwifery, Birmingham City University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 3 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/GYZY5101 Summary This article looks at the importance of midwives being skilled to attend homebirths, and recent evidence to support the safety of homebirths. It focuses on giving […]
