Asking in Pregnancy About Previous Trauma Joanne Cull – National Institute for Health Research Wellbeing of Women Doctoral Fellow, University of Central Lancashire Social @CullJoanne Professor Gill Thomson – University of Central Lancashire Social @gill_thomson Professor Soo Downe – University of Central Lancashire Distinguished Professor Michelle Fine – City University of New York Dr Anastasia […]
Links Between Midwives and Student Midwives’ Mental Health
Links Between Midwives and Student Midwives’ Mental Health Lydia-Rose Taylor – Final Year Student Midwife, Anglia Ruskin University Published in The Student Midwife Volume 7 Issue 2 April 2024, Pages 12-15 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/YUHD5317 Summary There is an overwhelming prevalence of mental health struggles for midwives and midwifery students in the current workforce.1 Most concerning is […]
Paternal Perinatal Depression: A Missed Opportunity
Paternal Perinatal Depression: A Missed Opportunity Eleasha Spencer (she/her) – Registered midwife, North East of England Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 27 Issue 2 March 2024, Pages 9-11 https://doi.org/10.55975/SBQQ8049 Summary Pregnancy and parenthood are life-changing events for every family. Whether its a first or subsequent pregnancy, support should readily be available and accessible for […]
Mental Health Context for Minoritised Ethnic Individuals
Mental Health Context for Minoritised Ethnic Individuals Kristina Goh (she/her) – Midwife, University College London Hospital Twitter @kristinagoh_ Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 10 November 2023, Pages 37-39 https://doi.org/10.55975/IDQY3744 Summary Perinatal birthing minoritised ethnic women and people are known to suffer from poorer outcomes and are particularly disadvantaged when it comes to […]
Exploring Caesarean Birth 5: Psychosocial Issues Associated with Caesarean Birth
Public Health Series 4. Awareness to Action: Perinatal Mental Health
Public Health Series 4. Awareness to Action: Perinatal Mental Health Jessica Falk Perlman – Student Midwife, King’s College London/Editor-in-Chief, The Student Midwife Twitter @jessfalkperl Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 3 July 2023, Page 27 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/ZPBC4723 The impact of perinatal mental health problems Up to 20% of women and birthing people experience […]
Filling the Gaps in Trans Perinatal Care: A Literature Review
Filling the Gaps in Trans Perinatal Care: A Literature Review Polly Ellis (she/her) – Midwife, Cardiff University Hospital Kerry Phillips (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Cardiff University Twitter @pillipskerry040 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 05 May 2023, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/GMEY4118 Summary Midwives can facilitate compassionate, skilled and evidence-based care by recognising how bias […]
Positive Planning With The Happy Student Company
Positive Planning With The Happy Student Company Sophie Lee – Director of The Happy Student Company Instagram: @thehappystudent_company Published in The Student Midwife Volume 6 Issue 2 April 2023, Page 21 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/GOFC7279 The cycle of caring How do you look after yourself when you are holding space for others? The Cycle of Caring1 gives […]
A Review of ‘A Good Practice Guide to Support Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care in the Perinatal Period’
A Review of ‘A Good Practice Guide to Support Implementation of Trauma-Informed Care in the Perinatal Period’ Mary Clare Chapman – Professional Midwifery Advocate Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 10 November 2022, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/OTIW4295 Summary There is a growing recognition that care provided by midwives needs to be trauma-informed. Midwives need […]
How Can Midwives and Educators Better Understand, Teach and Support Neurodivergent Students?
How Can Midwives and Educators Better Understand, Teach and Support Neurodivergent Students? Emilie Edwards (she/her) – Midwifery Lecturer, Middlesex University Twitter @_Emilie_Edwards Sophie Rayner (she/her) – 2nd-Year Student Midwife, University of Leicester Twitter @sophieraynerx Nicolette Porter (she/her) – Student Midwife, Middlesex University Twitter @Nicolette_stmw Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 08 September 2022, […]