Midwife-Led Community Transformation (Milcot) Nursing Now Challenge in Uganda Harriet Nayiga - Founder and director, Midwife-led Community Transformation (MILCOT) Cliff Asher Aliga - PhD Candidate, Aga Khan University, Uganda Lisa Bayliss-Pratt Pro-Vice Chancellor,...
Reflection: A Clinical Learning Tool in the Undergraduate Midwifery Programme in Pakistan
Reflection: A Clinical Learning Tool in the Undergraduate Midwifery Programme in Pakistan https://doi.org/10.55975/VPEK8641 Shahnaz Shahid – Senior Instructor, Aga Khan University, Pakistan Sadia Abbas – Senior Instructor, Aga Khan University, Pakistan Farzana Adnan – Senior Instructor, Aga Khan University, Pakistan Summary Reflection enhances personal and professional development. This study aimed to explore the perceptions of […]
Professional Doctorate in Midwifery: What is it and Why Would I Do One?
Professional Doctorate in Midwifery: What is it and Why Would I Do One? Dr Jane Carpenter – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, Oxford Brookes University Twitter: @Jane_Carpenter1 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 10 November 2021 https://doi.org/10.55975/RKDY3182 Summary According to national midwifery-specific and healthcare profession strategy, embedding research into the professions, including creating researcher […]
Communication Skills
Communication Skills; Life After Attending and Participating in NHS Connected Course in Advanced Communication Skills; A Midwife’s Perspective Mary Edmondson – Midwife at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 11 Issue 10 November 2017 Summary Communication is a process of giving and receiving messages and is essential to providing competent care […]
Midwifery Basics: Becoming a Midwife – 1. Developing as a Professional
Midwifery Basics: Becoming a Midwife – 1. Developing as a Professional Jancis Shepherd- Lead Midwife for Education at University of West London Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 19 Issue 10 November 2016 In the first of this new series, Jancis Shepherd offers a definition of professionalism, and considers the qualities and attributes required of […]
Socially Visible Midwives
Socially Visible Midwives Teresa Chinn – Freelance Nurse and social media specialist at WeNurses Jenny Clarke – Midwife Intrapartum Service Team at the Fylde Coast Birth Centre and Delivery Suite and social media expert Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 19 Issue 2 February 2016 Summary Social media are playing a bigger and bigger part […]
Connecting for Compassion
Connecting for Compassion Diane Ménage – Midwife at South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust and Supervisor of Midwives for West Midlands LSA Introduction On a mission to promote compassion in midwifery practice I was looking for effective methods of sharing and developing my ideas. I recognised the benefits of networking through more traditional methods but was […]
The Impact of Post-Registration Education on Midwifery Practice
The Impact of Post-Registration Education on Midwifery Practice Frances Webster-Benwell – Faculty Senior Educator and Midwifery Lead at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 8 September 2014 Summary National guidelines require midwives to undertake effective post-registration education which is relevant to practice. However, there is minimal […]
Virtual Day of the Midwife: A Global ‘Pyjama Party’
Virtual Day of the Midwife: A Global ‘Pyjama Party’ Sarah Stewart – E-learning and social media consultant Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 6 June 2014 Summary The Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) (www.vidm.org) is an annual online conference designed to break down traditional barriers to continuing professional development (CPD); provide […]
Midwifery Supervision – 5. Supporting Continuing Professional Development
Midwifery Supervision – 5. Supporting Continuing Professional Development Rachel Jokhi – Midwifery Lecturer and a supervisor of midwives at the University of Sheffield Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 2 February 2014 Introduction Midwifery supervision is the 13th series of ‘Midwifery basics’ targeted at practising midwives. The aim of these articles is to provide […]