What ' s new in midwifery - 13th April 2023

I know, it is not long since the last set of posts.  I am (as you can guess) a bit behind.  Here are some more recent things you might want to know.  All sorts of things in one post this time.NewsAddressing Inequities to IMPROVE Maternal Health for All, from the director of the National Library of Medicine, for Black Maternal Health Week in the USA.NICE guidanceGenedrive MT-RNR1 ID Kit for detecting a genetic variant to guide antibiotic use and prevent hearing loss in babies: early value assessment, HTE6, 30th March 2023.ReportsNHS Preceptorship for Midwifery - , March 2023.  This is the framework for the preceptorship period of structured support for newly qualified midwives.Research and systematic reviewsWomen ’s preconception health in England: a report card based on cross-sectional analysis of national maternity services data from 2018/2019 ,  (open access).McDonald versus Shirodkar cerclage technique in the prevention of preterm birth: A systematic review and meta-analysis,  (open access).Meta-analysis of long-term (>1 year) cardiac outcomes of peripartum cardiomyopathy (peripartum cardiomyopathy is the development of heart failure towards the end of pregnancy or in the months after delivery).  (Link is to the Evidence Alerts site - you may need library access or a subscription to read the actual paper).Planned hospital birth compared with planned home birth for pregnant women at low risk of complications, Cochrane r...
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