What ' s new in midwifery - 21st January 2022

Some recent things you may want to know about:COVID vaccinationUK government urges all pregnant women to get immediate COVID jab (Guardian)Guardian opinion piece on government messaging.  Author is a reproductive immunologist.ResearchAssociation of Antenatal Diet and Physical Activity-Based Interventions With Gestational Weight Gain and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysisEffect of chlorhexidine cleansing on healthcare-associated infections in neonates: a systematic review and meta-analysisTerm infant formula supplemented with milk-derived oligosaccharides shifts the gut microbiota closer to that of human milk-fed infants and improves intestinal immune defense: a randomized controlled trialOutpatient Cervical Ripening with Balloon Catheters: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Link to PubMed PrisonsUK inmate gave birth to stillborn in prison toilets, inquiry finds (Guardian)Global healthHospital delivery and neonatal mortality in 37 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South AsiaImplementation research on kangaroo mother care, BangladeshClimate crisisSpecial issue of the journal Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, , on climate change and reproductive, perinatal and paediatric health.   Discussed in Guardian,Global heating linked to early birth and damage to babies ' healthAnd finallyMoTHERS Podcast on physio, pain and pregnancy. (Thanks to Physiopedia for that one)Librarian intervention or a subscription may be needed for so...
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