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“Re-birthing birth in the UK”

“Re-birthing birth in the UK” Florence Darling – Midwife/Researcher – City University, London Twitter: @florencedarlin1 Prof Jenny Gamble – Centre for Care Excellence, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health, Coventry University, and University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Professor Emeritus, Griffith University Director, Transforming Maternity Care Collaborative Summary The RCM’s re-birth project has three aims, and […]

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“Normal birth at any cost” – Understanding and addressing root causes is important to promote safety in UK maternity services

“Normal birth at any cost” – Understanding and addressing root causes is important to promoting safety in UK maternity services Ms Florence Darling – Midwife/Researcher City University, London Twitter @FlorenceDarlin1 Practices underpinned by “normal birth at any cost” are reported as a contributory factor in the failings in two UK maternity services. This has led […]

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Normal Birth 10. Beyond Birth: Supporting Maternal, Infant Physiology After Birth

Normal Birth 10. Beyond Birth: Supporting Maternal, Infant Physiology After Birth Martina Donaghy – International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Senior Lecturer (Midwifery), Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 6 June 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/QJME6222 Summary Commonly, there is a sense that once the […]

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Advancing Role of the Midwife: Essential Oils Therapy to Support Women Through Normal Birth

Advancing Role of the Midwife: Essential Oils Therapy to Support Women Through Normal Birth Samuel Todd – Registered Midwife, Assistant Lecturer in Midwifery, Birmingham City University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 5 May 2021 Summary This article will examine the rising trend of inductions of labour (IOL) and whether essential oils could […]

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Normal Birth 9. Optimising Physiology: Labouring in Water and Waterbirth

Normal Birth 9. Optimising Physiology: Labouring in Water and Waterbirth Dr Claire Feeley – Midwife/Researcher, Editor of The Practising Midwife Dr Ethel Burns – Senior Lecturer, Oxford Brookes University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 5 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/PNUQ2484 Summary As the ninth article in our normal birth series, we highlight the key […]

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Normal Birth 8. ‘Twinkling the Rooms’: Optimising Normal Birth in a Hospital Setting

Normal Birth 8. ‘Twinkling the Rooms’: Optimising Normal Birth in a Hospital Setting Sheena Byrom – Midwife Consultant, Director, All4Maternity Bunty Lai-Boyd – Lead Labour Ward Midwife, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 4 April 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/WTUM1570 Summary In middle- to high-income countries, childbirth usually […]

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Normal Birth 6. Trauma-Informed Intrapartum Care

Normal Birth 6: Trauma-Informed Intrapartum Care Roselyn Bunhu – Bank Midwife, Royal Berkshire Foundation Hospital Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 2 February 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/WPWO5297 Summary Within this article, the sixth in our normal birth series, suggestions for caring for women/birthing people through a trauma-informed way will be presented. First, we will […]

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Normal Birth: Understanding and Facilitating Women’s Comfort Measures During Labour/birth

Normal Birth: Understanding and Facilitating Women’s Comfort Measures During Labour/birth Emma Ashworth – Writer Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 1 January 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/IVMS8753 Summary There’s a magic that is an inherent part of the word ‘midwife’, and that is its literal meaning: ‘with woman’. While excellent clinical skills are essential for all midwives, […]

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‘She is Not Suitable for a Water Birth’

‘She is Not Suitable for a Water Birth’ Alice Tuson – Registered midwife, Sydney, Australia Natascha Dastur – Clinical midwifery educator, Sydney, Australia Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 11 December 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/CYLF1646 Summary A pseudonym has been used and details have changed to ensure anonymity. The words from a senior midwife – ‘she is not […]

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Normal Birth 2: Oxytocin and the Normal Physiology of Labour and Birth

Normal Birth 2: Oxytocin and the Normal Physiology of Labour and Birth Sophie Finnerty – Senior Lecturer (midwifery), School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Worcester Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 9 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/SALX4331 Summary In this second of a 10-part series, we explore how hormones during labour are continuous and […]

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