Justine Siegemundin
Justine Siegemund (1636-1705), midwife,was the Google Doodle for today, 28th March 2023. When young, she was misdiagnosed as pregnant when in fact she had a prolapsed uterus, and her experiences led her to train and practice as a midwife. She was Court Midwife in Berlin, in which post she delivered royal babies, and was invited to write a training manual for other midwives, the first medical book in German to be written by a woman, published in 1690. Searches in Cinahl and PubMed with variations of her name (Siegemundin, and different spellings of her first name) find just a handful of arti...
Source: Browsing - March 28, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
The anatomy lesson of Dr Tulp - De anatomische les van Dr Nicolaes Tulp
I wrote this ages ago but for some reason never published it. But here it is!This painting by Rembrandt is in the Mauritshuis in Den Haag. Last year on holiday I visited the gallery to see The Girl with the Pearl Earring (who in Dutch is just " The girl with the pearl " , although it doesn ' t rhyme in Dutch), butDe anatomische les van Dr Nicolaes Tulp is there too. This was Rembrandt ' s first commission on moving to Amsterdam, commissioned by the Surgeon ' s Guild.Tulp gave annual anatomy lectures, open to the public (on payment). The paper being held by one of the surgeons pr...
Source: Browsing - March 25, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: medical history Rembrandt Source Type: blogs
Defibrillators
We have been looking into this at church, thinking about whether we should buy a publicly accessible defibrillator. You may see the abbreviation CPAD (community publicly accessible defibrillator), or AED (automated external defibrillator).A defibrillator is an electrical device that administers an electric shock to the heart to restart it (in case of cardiac arrest) or to put it back into a regular rhythm (in case of arrhythmia). In case your organisation is doing the same, here is what we ' ve discovered so far. The Resuscitation Council and British Heart Foundation guidance recommends tha...
Source: Browsing - March 25, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: defibrillators Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th March 2023 - other things
First, aHealthcare Safety Investigation Branch report into assessment of risk during the " maternity pathway ". Then, a Guardian report of NIHR research into reform of the 1967 Abortion Act, which would allow nurses and midwives to approve abortions. The resulting research, called SACHA (Shaping Abortion for Change) is here.Pregnant women advised to dim lights before bed, says a Guardian report, to reduce risk of gestational diabetes. It reports aresearch letter published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology: Maternal-Fetal Medicine (paywall).Last of all, a judge in Australi...
Source: Browsing - March 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th March 2023 - research
Some other recent papers and reviews of possible interest.AntenatalAntenatal dietary supplementation with myo-inositol for preventing gestational diabetes. (Cochrane review, update of a review previously published in 2015).Aspirin discontinuation at 24 to 28 weeks` gestation in pregnancies at high risk of preterm preeclampsia: a randomized clinical trial. (Aspirin reduces the incidence of preterm preeclampsia, but is also associated with peripartum bleeding). Development and psychometric properties of the sleep problems and coping with sleep problem scales for pregnant womenSerial plotting ...
Source: Browsing - March 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 13th March 2023 - Global health
Four recent papers you might be interested to know about:Experiences of families and health professionals along the care continuum for low-birth weight neonates: A constructivist grounded theory study. Study conducted in Ghana.Fortified balanced energy-protein supplementation during pregnancy and lactation and infant growth in rural Burkina Faso: A 2 x 2 factorial individually randomized controlled trial.World Health Organization: Strengthening implementation of home-based records for maternal, newborn and child health: a guide for country programme managers. WHO publication, published in December 2022.Eff...
Source: Browsing - March 13, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 24th February 2023 - research
Some things you may want to know about:Effectiveness evaluation of anantenatal care intervention addressing disparities to improve perinatal outcomes in Denmark: A nationwide register-based analysis of a cluster randomised controlled trial (MAMAACT), Meperidine compared with nitrous oxide forintrapartum pain relief in multiparous patients: a randomized controlled trial.Nurses ' and midwives ' perceptions and strategies to cope withperinatal death situations: A systematic literature review.Vitamin D supplementation for the outcomes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus and neonates: a meta-analysis and systema...
Source: Browsing - February 24, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 23rd February 2023
First, some research that has been picked up by the media:A study of school performance in 12 year olds, looking at performance in children who were born following an induced labour. Thestudy is open access andgot coverage in the Guardian. Then, some things about breastfeeding:Claims made on formula milk are not backed up by evidence,a study in the BMJ finds,discussed in the Guardian and by the BBC.TheGuardian ’s coverage of a new series ofopen access articles in the Lancet.Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, statistics on breastfeeding at 6-8 weeks after birth, quarterl...
Source: Browsing - February 23, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: breastfeeding midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 31st January 2023
Trying to keep up, so here are some things you may want to know about...Firstly, a (another?)systematic review of COVID vaccination in pregnancy, this one conducted by researchers in Iran and published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. Apgar scores and preterm births are two of the outcomes looked at.Three pieces of original research: Research in the Journal of Advanced Nursing aiming to estimate the association between feeling upset by experience of racism and self reported depression during pregnancy, specifically looking at non Hispanic Black women in the United States.A randomised clinical trial of vagin...
Source: Browsing - January 31, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - mostly COVID related
The last collection of things you may want to know about. Firstly, COVID related:Asystematic review and meta-analysis of neonatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination in pregnancy, published in Pediatric Research.Another,of the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccine in pregnant women, published in BJOG.Then, apopulation based matched cohort study of major congenital anomalies following COVID-19 vaccination and SARS-CoV-2 infection - two separate groups, using health records from Scotland, published in Nature Communications.Anda sequential prospective meta-analysis of clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes a...
Source: Browsing - January 26, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 26th January 2023
Catching up with the backlog, so some more things you might like to know about, some of which may be behind a paywall.Firstly, two things relating to stillbirth. First,an NIHR summary of research carried out in East Africa, relating to the role of healthcare workers in helping parents to grieve. There is a link to the original research. Then,another NIHR summary on research into errors on death certificates for stillborn babies. Here is NHS information on stillbirth.Then,research into the preparedness of British and Australian midwives and nurses about domestic abuse. ...
Source: Browsing - January 26, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery, 25th January 2023, part 2
Some recent research you might be interested in. Actually, not so recent - a bit of a backlog. So here is a start. More posts to follow. Subscription or payment (or librarian intervention) may be needed for access to some.Systematic reviewsEffects of perineal massage during childbirth on maternal and neonatal outcomes in primiparous women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Comparative effectiveness of prophylactic strategies for preeclampsia: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Cervical pessary for preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancies.TrialsThe eff...
Source: Browsing - January 25, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery, 25th January 2023, part 1
Some reports you may want to know about, with some news stories about them or about other things.First a report from the National Child Mortality Database, Sudden and unexpected deaths in infancy and childhood.And then a news story on WHO report on effects of poverty in the UK on maternal and neonatal deaths.The Institute of Health Visiting report on the impact of the COVID pandemic on babies, families and their support services (PDF)The CQC maternity survey for 2012, with a BBC report, and a Guardian story (which also discusses a recent MBRRACE report).The Guardian story on rec...
Source: Browsing - January 25, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 6th December 2022
Some recent things you might need to know. Remember to critically appraise any articles detailed below - mention in this column is not a statement about the robustness of the research or systematic review.Article are open access (so, free to read) unless stated otherwise.Audit I might have mentioned these before, but just in case...National Neonatal Audit Programme annual summary report on 2021 data:Ninth MBRRACE Annual Report (of the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity)ResearchSARS-CoV-2 placentitis, stillbirth, and maternal COVID-19 vaccination: clinical –pathologic correlationsBalloon ca...
Source: Browsing - December 6, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Streptococcus A
There have been several deaths in the UK from invasive infections caused by this bacterium. Here is some information about it, how to spot signs, and what action to take, from UK based sites.UK Health Security Agency update on scarlet fever and invasive group A streptococcusUK Health Security Agency blog: group A strepUK government guidance and data on group A streptococcal infections (last updated April 2022)Public Health ScotlandNHS 111 Wales (English) GIG 111 Cymru (Cymraeg)On both pages (ar y ddwy dudalen) the Recite link activates text to speech -there is a user guide on the Recite Me site)The N...
Source: Browsing - December 5, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: streptococcus A; scarlet fever Source Type: blogs
