MIDIRS Midwifery Digest Hot Topic: Why are some voices not heard? Exploring how maternity care can be improved for women with limited English
There is a robust body of evidence, accumulated over the decades, which shows that limited English proficiency is a key factor associated with poorer maternal and neonatal outcomes. Our work as midwives and researchers has led us to believe ...61-70 of 86 result(s)
“I’m sure we talked about it”: Midwives experiences of ethics education and ethical dilemmas – a qualitative study
A study which explored how midwives recognise ethical dilemmas in clinical practice, as well as their experiences of ethics learning, found that a range of professional ethical dilemmas, including challenges related to negotiating strained ...
Telehealth Interventions to Improve Obstetric and Gynecologic Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review
A systematic review has found that telehealth interventions were associated with improvements in obstetric outcomes, perinatal smoking cessation, breastfeeding, early access to medical abortion services, and schedule optimization ...
Midwifery student workforce in the United Kingdom during COVID-19
Midwifery is a demanding degree at the best of times, and for years this has been exacerbated by a lack of adequate financial support. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, midwifery students faced additional hardships and significant disruption ...
2020 International Year of Midwifery – In the midst of a pandemic
This editorial, which appeared in the August 2020 issue of Midwifery, discusses the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has affected maternal health services in Japan in the antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal periods.
BAME is not my NAME: A Community of Cultures Maternity Forum (CoCMF)
One evening the frustration of seeing all the conversations and retweets around COVID, and its effects on BAME staff/communities, left me asking: who would be interested in a discussion in a virtual chat?
Latest research: Characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women admitted to hospital with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in the UK: national population based cohort study
A UK population based cohort study carried out between 1st March 2020 and 14th April 2020, found that most pregnant women admitted to hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection were in the late second or third trimester.
RCM: Supporting clinical research studies
As well as supporting midwives clinically, the RCM is also helping to develop knowledge through supporting research studies. You can help influence the outcome of these projects by taking part – and encouraging women in your care to do so.
A national population‐based cohort study to investigate inequalities in maternal mortality in the United Kingdom, 2009‐17
Disparities have been documented in maternal mortality rates between women from different ethnic, age and socio‐economic groups in the UK. It is unclear whether there are differential changes in these rates amongst women from different ...
Knowledge, attitude and current practices of pregnant women towards group B streptococcus screening: cross-sectional study, Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is one of the most frequent bacterial pathogens causing invasive infections in neonates. It can be transmitted from colonised mother to neonates around delivery. Screening strategies for GBS during pregnancy ...