A Reflection on Perceptions of Safety During the Latent Phase of Labour Esther Byrne – Newly qualified midwife, Birmingham City University Instagram @estherjoy95 Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 26 Issue 03 March 2023, Pages 32-34 https://doi.org/10.55975/BZWF6978 Summary This reflection will critically evaluate women’s perceptions of safety, by focusing on an episode of latent phase […]
Operationalising Domain 2: Safe and Effective Midwifery Care – Promoting and Providing Continuity of Care and Carer
Operationalising Domain 2: Safe and Effective Midwifery Care – Promoting and Providing Continuity of Care and Carer Jane Fry – Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University Stella Rawnson – Senior Lecturer, Bournemouth University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 23 Issue 3 March 2020 In this seventh article of The Practising Midwife’s education series, we discuss the new Nursing and […]
Research Unwrapped. The Mothers on Respect Index (MORi)
Research Unwrapped. The Mothers on Respect Index (MORi) : measuring quality, safety, and human rights in childbirth’. Vedam et al (2017) Anneka Bell – Welsh Medium Midwifery Lecturer at Swansea University Published in The Practising Midwife Journal Volume 22 Issue 2 February 2019 Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published […]
Relationship-based continuity of carer: informed choice for mothers AND midwives
There can be no doubt that we should be implementing relationship-based continuity of carer for most women and their babies. The evidence has been mounting over years and is compelling: there are few developments that offer so much benefit, with fewer risks (See http://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/images/stories/academic/skp_report.pdf). It is difficult to understand why this evidence is still seen […]
It’s a Risky Business. Midwife-led Care and Women’s Perceptions of Safety
It’s a Risky Business. Midwife-led Care and Women’s Perceptions of Safety Cate Langley – Head of Midwifery and Sexual Health services at Powys Teaching Health Board Dr Marie Lewis – Practice Development Midwife at Powys Teaching Health Board Published in The Practising Midwife Journal Volume 19 Issue 6 June 2016 Summary This article explores the […]
The Rise of Remifentanil and the Decline of Midwifery Autonomy
The Rise of Remifentanil and the Decline of Midwifery Autonomy Carol Tiffin – Midwife at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Moira Broadhead – Practice Development Midwife at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 18 January 2015 Summary Since the 1980s epidural analgesia has been considered the gold standard […]
Maternity Support Workers and Safety in Maternity Care in England
Maternity Support Workers and Safety in Maternity Care in England Pat Lindsay – Lead Midwife for Education at Anglia Ruskin University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 17 Issue 10 November 2014 Summary Errors in health care may lead to poor outcomes or even death. In maternity care the issue is more acute as most […]