In the current economic climate when families are struggling with everything from employment to food it is incredibly heart warming to know that a dedicated band of midwives are coming to the end of the beginning of their long standing battle to improve the UK maternity services. Campaigning for normal birth The Independent Midwifery Association (IMA) has ...
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HypnoBirthing Midwives Win National Midwifery Award
Take 2 Scottish Midwives.... In January 2012 midwives Donna Burns and Alison Fyfe won the Royal College of Midwives Award for Promoting Normal Birth by using HypnoBirthing, The Mongan Method to help women achieve a calm, natural birth. Since July 2009 Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust have audited the referral of women by medical staff to the HypnoBirthing ...
The Birthplace cohort study: health outcomes by planned place of birth
What is the Birthplace cohort study? This 2 year English study (April 2008-2010) looked at 64538 low-risk births involving 90% of all midwifery units in England to consider the safety, cost-effectiveness and availability of current maternity services in the 4 available locations: hospital obstetric units (OU), alongside midwifery units (AMU), freestanding midwifery units (FMU) (collectively ...
One World Birth
An incredible new project is coming soon called 'one world birth' that proposes to give a new platform and voice to the international scene campaigning to improve birth for mothers and babies around the world. Watch the trailer and then sign up at the website...inspirational stuff. http://youtu.be/sCPZrK8C2ZY
DaddyNatal: Men only antenatal classes
There has been some recent press promoting dad-only antenatal classes 'by dads, for dads' they are aimed at preparing men for birth and early parenting. In particular, a programme called Daddy Natal has caught the attention of the media because they have been commissioned by Peterborough City Hospital. Described as 'informal, humorous and laid back' they ...
NHS modernisation listening exercise
The Department of Health (DH) has instigated a consultation exercise to find out what people think about their proposed NHS reforms. An online form provided the basis for feedback and Maternal Link took the opportunity to share 7 years of experience talking to everyone from Trust managers to individual midwives around the UK, summarised under ...
How reliable is ultrasound in detecing big babies?
Being told you have a big baby is a serious concern for many women. It often sets in motion a stream of suggestions that mother and baby are monitored and restrictions are put on options around birth, invariably that the mother has to be in a hospital if not on an operating table. American ...
One Born Every Minute: Love conquers all
People seem to love or hate this series. With clever editing this is designed to make good TV but as an educational resource this is exactly the sort of programme that should not be aired.
Family Centred Caesarean-Section: The future of elective caesareans
If you have to have a caesarean-section it is extremely comforting to know that a pioneering group of medics are trying to make the experience as mother and baby friendly as possible.
One born every minute: the caesarean special
This show highlighted two very different reasons for having a caesarean section and the importance of the surgery when it is required.