What ' s new in midwifery - 21st April 2022

First, aCochrane review on repeat doses of prenatal corticosteroids for women at risk of preterm birth, for improving neonatal outcomes, And a trial of adding financial incentives tobest practices for smoking cessation among pregnant and newly postpartum women, an RCT carried out in Burlington, Vermont, USA.ASpectator article about an email sent from the NHS National Clinical Director for Maternity and Women ' s Health and the Chief Midwifery Officer, to NHS Trusts about the language used about birth in job adverts, that might suggest a bias to one mode of delivery.  A government press release reporting responses to call for evidence for a women ' s health strategy.   Many topics identified, including mental health, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and maternal health.  The strategy itself is due to be published later this year.  Thanks to the Library at Rotherham General Hospital for that one.AGuardian article on the continuing prescribing of sodium valproate, a drug given for epilepsy and for migraine, to pregnant women,  - another issue seems to be that the drug is being prescribed without any safety information.  A second article  reports that the MHRA is investigating.  The Guardian also reports what the dangers are.The BNF is clear that the MHRA advises that pregnancy should be excluded before the drug is given.
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