Postnatal Contraception in the UK – A Call for Change Elizabeth Lephard – Midwife, Bradford Royal Infirmary Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 07 July 2023, Pages 25-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/NCXZ8720 Summary Most people do not plan a pregnancy in the year following childbirth,1 but long-term contraception can be challenging to access.2 Unplanned pregnancies are […]
Exploring Caesarean Birth 3: Wound Issues and Protecting the Caesarean Wound From Surgical Wound Complications
Exploring Caesarean Birth 3: Wound Issues and Protecting the Caesarean Wound From Surgical Wound Complications Leonie Rastas (she/her) – Midwife, Educator, Author, Founding Director, Caesarcare Twitter @lrastas Website https://www.caesarcare.com Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 05 May 2023, Pages 18-25 https://doi.org/10.55975/PORO1042 Summary Article three in a series of eight. In this article, […]
Blood Transfusions in the Postnatal Period: Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap
Blood Transfusions in the Postnatal Period: Addressing the Theory-Practice Gap Dalvir Kandola – Assistant Professor in Midwifery, Coventry University, UK Raymond Graham – Assistant Lecturer in Nursing, Coventry University, UK Dr Ulf Wagner – Senior Technician and Skills Coordinator, Coventry University, UK Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 05 May 2022, Pages 14-17 […]
An Actionable Framework for Midwives and Healthcare Professionals to Help Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Women in their Perinatal Period
An Actionable Framework for Midwives and Healthcare Professionals to Help Reduce Sedentary Behaviour in Women in their Perinatal Period Dr Rehana Jawadwala – Founder and Director, MummyYoga Twitter: @MummyYoga Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 8 September 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/VDEU3787 Summary Being physically active during the perinatal period has many benefits for both the birthing […]
Gathering Gold: Antenatal Colostrum Collecting with the Use of a Milk-Collecting Shell
Gathering Gold: Antenatal Colostrum Collecting with the Use of a Milk-Collecting Shell Cathy Darcy – Third year Student Midwife at Trinity College, Dublin Denise McGuinness – Clinical Midwife specialist (lactation) at The National Maternity Hospital, Dublin Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 4 April 2018 https://doi.org/10.55975/QXKJ2206 Case study Mary was a 23-year-old primigravida […]
Coming Full Circle – Building a Sustainable Community of Mothers
Building a Sustainable Community of Mothers Tanya Saunders – Third year Student Midwife at Canterbury Christ Church University Joan Lawrence – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery at Canterbury Christ Church University and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 3 March 2018 https://doi.org/10.55975/YAZW7436 Summary The unexpected experience of […]
Zero Separation – Promoting Togetherness of Mothers and Babies
Zero Separation – Promoting Togetherness of Mothers and Babies Alison Brindle – Third year Student Midwife at The University of Central Lancashire Jenna Seddon – Newly qualified Midwife at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 1 January 2018 https://doi.org/10.55975/OYQA2275 Summary This article explores issues surrounding the separation of […]
Perineal Pain in Focus: Reviewing Topical Anaesthetic Treatments
Perineal Pain in Focus: Reviewing Topical Anaesthetic Treatments Anna Byrom – Midwife, Senior Midwifery Tutor at University of Central Lancashire, PhD student and Editor of The Practising Midwife Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 18 Issue 7 July/August 2015 Summary Midwives have opportunities to help postnatal mothers to minimise perineal discomfort associated with perineal trauma […]
Education for Contraceptive Use by Women After Childbirth
Education for Contraceptive Use by Women After Childbirth Dr Valerie Smith – Lecturer in Midwifery and Post Doctoral Midwifery Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 7 July/August 2014 Summary The aim of this bi-monthly column is to highlight Cochrane Systematic Reviews of relevance to pregnancy and childbirth […]