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Public health and wellbeing: A matter for the midwife

WEBPublic health is an important part of the midwife's role. Naidoo and Wills (2000: 181) define public health as:. Wanless (2004) takes the traditional view of public …

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Diabetes, pregnancy and mental health: a tricky triad

WEBAbstract. Pregnancy can be a difficult for any woman, but adding diabetes into the equation may increase stress. Women who develop mental health issues either …

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Supporting the individual needs of obese pregnant women: Effects …

WEBRates of obesity worldwide have doubled in the past 30 years (World Health Organization (WHO), 2013) and obesity in the UK is reaching epidemic levels.The …

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WEBThe use of telehealth in the field of maternity services did not start during the pandemic. In this section, the pre-pandemic evidence of applications of telehealth to …

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Embedding the 6 Cs: Problem-based learning the Bradford way

WEBProblem-based learning (PBL) is an educational strategy that has been used in medical and other health-care education since its development at McMaster …

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The Poole approach to a smoke-free pregnancy

WEBThe Department of Health (2017) has set a new target to reduce the prevalence of smoking in pregnancy to 6% by late 2022. This paper describes one …

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British Journal Of Midwifery

WEBThe potential for midwives to have a long-term impact on families by engaging purposefully in their public health role has been more clearly recognised in recent years, …

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British Journal Of Midwifery

WEBA recent document by the Royal of Midwives (RCM), concerning standards and competency, states that: ‘Midwives ensure that women have a safe and satisfying …

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British Journal Of Midwifery

WEBWorking together for patients is a core NHS value (Department of Health, 2015), and the public expects to receive high quality care from a well-trained, cohesive …

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Stand and deliver: an integrative review of the evidence around

WEBA woman's physiological instinct to assume upright positions during labour and birth is increasingly challenged in hospital settings, despite recommendations from …

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Reducing the incidence of stillbirth in black women

WEBA stillbirth is a baby delivered at or after 24 weeks of pregnancy showing no signs of life, irrespective of when the death occurred. The UK is noted to have one of the …

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The importance of language in maternity services

WEBCommunication is imperative for high-quality, safe healthcare (Levinson et al, 2010; Vermeir et al, 2015; Foronda et al, 2016) Communication between patients, …

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WEBThe Department of Health and Social Care (2022) has announced a new taskforce to handle disparities in maternity care for women from ethnic minorities and …

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WEBMaternal and infant mortality and morbidity have progressively declined in the last decade throughout the world (Moller et al, 2019), and there have been many …

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J Marion Sims and the ‘forgotten women of gynaecology’

WEBBy today's societal standards, many regard what Sims did as a medical ‘atrocity’. In an article published in the British Journal of Midwifery, volume 27, issue 10, …

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British Journal Of Midwifery

WEBOne in five women reportedly experience mental health issues during pregnancy or up to 1 year after giving birth (Royal College of Midwives (RCM), 2023a). …

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As a midwife ‘you must respect a woman's right to confidentiality’: …

WEBThere are pro fes sional standards of practice and behav iour to which a registered midwife must adhere, which are set out by the Nursing and Midwifery Coun cil …

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WEBA literature search was conducted on electronic databases (MEDLINE complete, CINAHL, Science Direct, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and …

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