Acupressure and Moxibustion for Childbirth by Loredana Zordan Reviewed by Samuel Todd – Lead for Professional Practice and A-EQUIP, Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust Self Published 2023 Pages 184 RRP £30.00 Amazon Paperback ISBN: 9798867833848 I first met Loredana (virtually) during COVID-19 as I was undertaking an Acupoint Stimulation Course for Midwives (Acupressure, […]
Neonatal Glucose Metabolism: Hypoglycaemia in the Neonate of the Diabetic Mother Tegan Kavanagh [she/her] – Student midwife, University College Dublin Rachel Mahoney [she/her] – Registered Nurse, student midwife, University College Dublin Elizabeth Greene [she/her] – Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Midwifery, University College Dublin Twitter/Instagram @LizGreeneDublin Published in The Student Midwife Volume 5 Issue 3 […]
Optimising Wellbeing in Pregnancy and Early Parenthood: Understanding Physiology Becky Westbury – Midwifery lecturer, Swansea University, Community Midwife Team Leader, Bronglais Hospital and Hywel Dda University Health Board Twitter @midwifebec Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 06 June 2022, Page 17 Introduction During pregnancy the circulating blood volume increases by 30–50%, which usually […]
The Third Stage Of Labour: Part 1. The Physiology Ciara Kirwan – Assistant Professor of Midwifery, University College Dublin, Republic of Ireland Twitter: @MidwifeCiara Published in The Student Midwife Volume 5 Issue 1 Jan 2022 Summary An understanding of the physiology of the third stage of labour is essential for midwives. A poorly-managed third stage […]
Exploring Food Guidance 1. Caffeine Consumption: Advice, Physiology and Evidence Jo Divers – Lecturer in Midwifery, University of Suffolk Twitter: @JoDivers Dr Sam Chenery-Morris – Associate Professor in Midwifery, University of Suffolk Twitter: @DrSamC_M Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 8 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/AGMT9933 Summary This is the first in a new series […]
Embryology – The Story of Us: Part 1 Helen Seignior – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, London South Bank University Twitter: @HelenSeignior Published in The Student Midwife Volume 4 Issue 3 July 2021 Summary Helen Seignior thoroughly explores the subject of embryology in this fascinating two-part series. In this first instalment, she outlines the duration and complex physiological […]
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 […]
Normal birth 3: Resolving Labour Dystocia Using the Principles of Biomechanics Molly O’Brien – Self-employed registered midwife Published in The Practising Midwife – Volume 23 Issue 10 November 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/NXTH1660 Summary This article focuses on the biomechanical aspect of birth, its absence from current midwifery training and how a better understanding of biomechanical processes during birth can […]
Delayed Cord Clamping Should be Recommended as Part of Immediate Resuscitation for Asphyxiated Neonates Ijeoma Nebo – Third-year student midwife, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 10 November 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/GRKX1864 Summary The debate around delayed cord clamping (DCC) on non-vigorous infants, such as asphyxiated infants, remains a contentious and difficult area in […]
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 […]
