A Reflective Account – Non-Pharmacological Management of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Debbie Marcella (she/her) – Student Midwife, Robert Gordon University Jo Leroni (she/her) – Lecturer in Midwifery, Robert Gordon University Published in The Student Midwife Volume 7 Issue 1 January 2024, Pages 20-22 DOI: https://doi.org/10.55975/WCFD1883 Summary This reflection will use Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle to undertake a […]
Baby’s First Cuddle: Skin-to-Skin Contact After Caesarean Section
Baby’s First Cuddle: Skin-to-Skin Contact After Caesarean Section Silvia Ho (she/her) – Registered Midwife, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, NSW Instagram @ridisilvia Published in The Practising Midwife Australia Volume 01 Issue 05 May 2023, Pages 26-30 https://doi.org/10.55975/HZYU7957 Summary Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a simple intervention that has been practiced for noncomplicated vaginal birth over the decades. Evidence […]
Baby Hats at Birth: Help or Hindrance?
Baby Hats at Birth: Help or Hindrance? Becky Westbury (she/her) – Community Midwife Team Leader, Hywel Dda University Health Board & Midwifery Lecturer, Swansea University Twitter @midwifebec Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 25 Issue 10 November 2022, Pages 32-34 https://doi.org/10.55975/FHEV5889 Summary Hats are placed on many babies during initial skin-to-skin contact. Thermoregulation of the […]
Baby’s First Hug: Establishing Skin-To-Skin Contact as a Routine Practice During Caesarean Birth Using Participatory Action Research
Baby’s First Hug: Establishing Skin-To-Skin Contact as a Routine Practice During Caesarean Birth Using Participatory Action Research Alex Campbell – Advanced Midwife Practitioner at Cork University Maternity Hospital, Cork, Ireland Twitter: @AlexMidwife26 Rhona O’Connell – School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland Twitter: @UCCMidwifery Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 24 Issue 8 […]
Working to Create an Oxytocin-rich Environment on a Busy Postnatal Ward
Working to Create an Oxytocin-rich Environment on a Busy Postnatal Ward Emily Fuller – Midwife Published in the Practising Midwife Issue 23 Volume 6 June 2020 https://doi.org/10.55975/HFFQ1574 Summary A busy, baby-friendly initiative (BFI)-accredited post-natal ward wanted to create a more oxytocin-rich environment to support mother-and-baby bonding and promote good infant feeding practices. Drawing on the known […]
An Exploration of the Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Kangaroo Mother Care for Low-Birthweight Babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Uganda
An Exploration of the Knowledge of Healthcare Workers on Kangaroo Mother Care for Low-Birthweight Babies in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Uganda Agnes Kirikumwino – Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, Uganda Margaret Namawanda – Mulago Specialised Women and Neonatal Hospital, Uganda Grace Edwards – Professor of Midwifery Education and Practice, Aga Khan University, East Africa Published […]
Birth and the Microbiome; What all Midwives Need to Know
Birth and the Microbiome; What all Midwives Need to Know Kate Cook – Senior Lecturer in Midwifery and Nursing at Anglia Ruskin University Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 21 Issue 4 April 2018 https://doi.org/10.55975/CRDP9450 Summary Birth is an important event in many ways, but emerging research is demonstrating that the way we are born […]
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 […]
Achieving Skin to Skin Contact in Theatre for Healthy Newborns
Achieving Skin to Skin Contact in Theatre for Healthy Newborns Suyai Steinhauer – Home Birth Midwife in a practice serving an Amish community in the USA Jenny Clarke – Core Midwife at the Fylde Coast Birth Centre in Blackpool Published in The Practising Midwife Volume 18 Issue 6 June 2015 Summary The evidence base is […]