A Review of Maternity Care for Migrant Women Olivia Gross – New Graduate Registered Midwife, Campbelltown Hospital Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 02 Issue 04 April 2024, Pages 25-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/CPPR4887 Summary Migrant women’s experiences of maternity services have been well documented in literature. However, many studies do not account for the impact of […]
The Bio-Psycho-Social Philosophy of Care: Thoughts From Research into a Freestanding Midwifery Unit Dr Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho (she/her) – Senior Lecturer and Programme Director, Global Maternal Health MSc, City, University of London Social @Luciagreenwich Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 1 January 2024, Pages 9-12 https://doi.org/10.55975/XZZX8123 Note: This article follows on from the four-part […]
Facing Fear: A First-Year Student Midwife’s Perspective Rachel Fucella (she/her) – Student Midwife, University of Birmingham Twitter @raebae12 Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 4 October 2023, Pages 06-09 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/XRZK1004 Introduction Fear. It is one of the most gripping and visceral of human emotions. But what place, if any, does fear have […]
Exploring Patient Safety in Maternity and Midwifery Care Helen Elliott-Mainwaring – THIS Institute PhD Fellow & Midwifery Lecturer, School of Healthcare, University of Leicester Twitter @HelenMainwaring Charlotte Phillips – PhD Fellow, Midwife & Senior Lecturer in Safety Science School of Health, Science and Wellbeing, Staffordshire University Twitter @CPhillipsRM Paul Bowie – PhD, Programme Directors (Safety […]
A Positive Approach to Physiological Third Stage of Labour: Optimising Psychophysiological Care Sophie Layfield (she/her) – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Worcester Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 03 March 2023, Pages 20-24 https://doi.org/10.55975/WWNS2748 Summary It is the midwife’s responsibility to demonstrate self-awareness and understand their own fears and anxieties around providing […]
Providing Accessible Healthcare For Autistic Women Karen Henry – Midwifery Lecturer, The University of Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Twitter @Karenhenry1012 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 02 February 2023, Pages 37-41 https://doi.org/10.55975/VGTY3495 Summary Narratives by autistic women regard their maternity-care experiences with feelings such as […]
Providing Accessible Healthcare for Autistic Women Karen Henry – Midwifery Lecturer, The University of Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Twitter @Karenhenry1012 Introduction This blog accompanies an article with the same title which I have written around ideas to enhance maternity care for autistic women. (Published in The Practising […]
MAMA Academy Awards 2022 Heidi Eldridge, CEO – MAMA Academy Instagram @mamaacademy Tuesday, 15th November, was a special day in the calendar of maternity professionals across the UK. It was the first ever MAMA Academy Awards ceremony, celebrating the amazing work maternity professionals are doing day in day out to keep babies safe. A simple […]
All4Maternity’s response to the Independent Review of Maternity Services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust All4Maternity All4Maternity has welcomed the final report from the Independent Review of Maternity Services at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, led by Donna Ockenden, published on the 30th March 2022. The review team, including over 90 clinicians, […]
Understanding Consent in Maternity Care: Offers, Threats, Manipulation and Force Gemma McKenzie – PhD candidate, King’s College London Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 6 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/CPPU8540 Summary Informed consent is a fundamental tenet of good maternity care. Law, policy and guidance are clear about the standard midwives should meet with regards […]
