A Reflection on Perceptions of Safety During the Latent Phase of Labour Esther Byrne – Newly qualified midwife, Birmingham City University Instagram @estherjoy95 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 03 March 2023, Pages 32-34 https://doi.org/10.55975/BZWF6978 Summary This reflection will critically evaluate women’s perceptions of safety, by focusing on an episode of latent phase […]
Being Empowered to Reduced Unnecessary Medicalisation of the Latent Phase
Being Empowered to Reduced Unnecessary Medicalisation of the Latent Phase Justine Norton – Midwifery Lecturer, University of Cumbria Twitter: @teamnorton152 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 11 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/BTGE1535 Summary Medical care saves lives, but the biomedic al model of care should not be the dominant model in maternity. By offering some […]
Latent Phase of Labour in a Freestanding Midwifery Unit
Latent Phase of Labour in a Freestanding Midwifery Unit Kate Ashforth – Midwife at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Marie Naish – Midwife Lecturer at University of Southampton Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 22 Issue 8 September 2019 This descriptive service evaluation aimed to explore the latent phase of labour, as experienced by two women who birthed […]
Early Labour: How to Support, Encourage and Reassure
Early Labour: How to Support, Encourage and Reassure Cheryl Samuels – Band 6 Bank Midwife at Queen’s Hospital, Romford. Barking, Havering and Redbridge Trust Published in The Student Midwife Volume 2 Issue 3 Cheryl is a midwife, KG Hypnobirthing instructor, antenatal teacher, qualified massage therapist and has trained in aromatherapy for childbirth. She provides this useful […]
‘You Are Only in Early Labour, You Are Not in Active Labour Yet’: Midwives’ Language and Behaviour and the Meaning Women Make of it
‘You Are Only in Early Labour, You Are Not in Active Labour Yet’: Midwives’ Language and Behaviour and the Meaning Women Make of it Sara E Borrelli – Assistant Professor in Midwifery at the University of Nottingham Denis Walsh – Associate Professor in Midwifery at the University of Nottingham Helen Spiby – Professor in Midwifery at the University […]