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The Birth Bundle Project: A Rainier Valley Midwifery ‐led Collaborative Care Initiative Offering Patients and Providers a Paradigm Shift to Impact Health Equity
AbstractInnovative midwifery-led collaborative care models have the potential to build on grassroots approaches to make transformative change within systems that work with families. Rainier Valley Midwives operates the Bundle Birth Project, a successful program that serves communities who are at higher risk for poor birth outcomes and face barriers to adequate medical, prenatal, and postpartum care, including Black, Indigenous, and persons of color. This project offers wraparound perinatal care services to provide a missing community of support to traditionally marginalized families before, during, and after birth while al...
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Tara K. Lawal, Jodilyn Owen, Andi Garcia Brown, Kristin J. Effland Tags: Innovations from the Field Source Type: research

Experiences of Midwives Attending Home Births in Massachusetts During the COVID ‐19 Pandemic
DiscussionThe results of our study indicate that midwives providing home birth care in Massachusetts witnessed a surge in demand for their services during the pandemic. Implementing policies and practices that provide support for certified professional midwives could strengthen the home birth workforce, enhance access to home birth options, and optimize transfers to hospital settings when necessary. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Erin K. George, Joyce Kimball, Joyce K. Edmonds Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

A Qualitative Analysis of Experiences of Medical Students Serving as Abortion Doulas
This study aimed to investigate preclinical medical students ’ experiences volunteering as abortion doulas and to understand the impact of their participation on their professional training.MethodsIn this qualitative study, the authors conducted semistructured interviews with medical students who had volunteered as abortion doulas in March to July 2016. The interviews described motivations for participating, experiences volunteering as a doula, approach to caring for patients, and acquisition of communication skills and knowledge of abortion. The authors analyzed interview transcripts using a conventional content analysi...
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 26, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Marit Anne Pearlman Shapiro, Lara Crystal ‐Ornelas, Britt Lunde Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Midwives Safeguarding Abortion Access: Establishing Medication Abortion Services
This article outlines the steps taken to implement a medication abortion service and ways it can be adopted by other midwifery practices. Strategies to address possible clinical, administrative, and logistical challenges are addressed. Finally, this article is a call to action because midwives are well qualified to provide high quality, safe, and comprehensive medication abortion within the midwifery model of care. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 15, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Sharon A. Weintraub, Autumn Versace, Liza Winston, Brianna Graff, David Kattan Tags: Innovations from the Field Source Type: research

Providing Inclusive Midwifery Care for 2SLGBTQQIA+ People: Supporting Inclusion in Ontario's Midwifery Education Program
This study helped to fill a gap in the literature on how Canadian midwives are trained to provide 2SLGBTQQIA+ inclusive care and generated recommendations for Ontario's MEP to support prelicensure education that trains inclusive midwives. Having demonstrated gaps in how birth workers are trained to provide 2SLGBTQQIA+ inclusive care, this study points to the need for other prelicensure health professional programs to evaluate their training and to support 2SLGBTQQIA+ inclusive practice. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Melanie Murdock Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Research and Professional Literature to Inform Practice, September/October 2023
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Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 14, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Amy Alspaugh Tags: Recent Publications Source Type: research

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa): A Case Review of Use Before and During Pregnancy
AbstractKratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a plant-based substance with psychoactive properties similar to opioids but is not currently classified as an opioid. One of its more prevalent uses is to treat opioid dependency and withdrawal symptoms. Opioid use disorder is a leading cause of pregnancy-associated maternal mortality, and pregnant women may be using kratom as a substitute or alternative to opioids. Prevalence of kratom use is increasing rapidly, but scientific evidence specific to therapeutic and adverse effects is lacking overall, and the implications of its use in pregnancy and on the fetus-newborn are limited to a...
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Mary Ann Faucher, Stephanie Morillos, Polly Cordova, Jessica McNeil ‐Santiel, Nancy Onisko, Emily H. Adhikari, David B. Nelson Tags: Clinical Rounds Source Type: research

Systematic Reviews to Inform Practice, September/October 2023
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Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 8, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Abby Howe ‐Heyman, Nena R. Harris Tags: Recent Publications Source Type: research

Roots, Leaves, and Flowers: A Narrative Review of Herbs and Botanicals Used for Self ‐Managed Abortion in Asia and the Pacific
AbstractAbortion has existed throughout history, often outside of formal health care systems. This type of care, now called self-managed abortion, has historically been achieved in part through botanicals and traditional medicines. Their use continues into the modern day, especially in Asia, Hawai‘i, and other Pacific Islands, where indigenous medicine traditions practice alongside allopathic medicine. Many of these botanicals, such as papaya leaves, hibiscus flowers, and young k ī, and traditional medicines, such astianhuafen,yuanhua, andShenghua Decoction, have undergone scientific and clinical investigation of their ...
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Tracy X. Chen, April Hamachi, Reni Soon, Melissa Natavio Tags: Review Source Type: research

Perinatal Telehealth: Meeting Patients Where They Are
This study provides insight into priorities for continued telehealth utilization focused on providing equitable access to perinatal care. Rather than returning to practices from before the COVID-19 pandemic formed from longstanding routines and perceived limitations, providers are encouraged to capitalize on the rapid innovations in telehealth to build a more effective, equitable, and patient-centered approach to perinatal care. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 30, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Katherine Kissler, E. Brie Thumm, Denise C. Smith, Jessica L. Anderson, Rachel E. Wood, Rachel Johnson, Mia Roberts, Alex Carmitchel ‐Fifer, Nicole Patterson, Claudia R. Amura, Amy J. Barton, Jacqueline Jones Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Treatment of Mood and Depressive Disorders With Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Efficacy Review (2023 ‐004JMWH)
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Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 19, 2023 Category: Midwifery Tags: Continuing Education Form Source Type: research

Issue Information
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Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Midwifery Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research

Breastfeeding Topics (2023 ‐003JMWH)
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Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 18, 2023 Category: Midwifery Tags: Continuing Education Form Source Type: research

The Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Menopausal Symptoms, Stress, and Sleep in Postmenopausal Middle ‐Aged Women: A Randomized Single‐Blind Sham‐Controlled Trial
This study demonstrated that auricular acupressure is effective in improving menopause symptoms, stress, and sleep in postmenopausal middle-aged women. Therefore, auricular acupressure may be a useful nonpharmacologic intervention for alleviating these symptoms in this population. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Bomi Kim, Hyojung Park Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Language and Cultural Barriers and Facilitators of Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Migrant Women in High ‐Income European Countries: An Integrative Review
DiscussionCommunication barriers undermine migrant women's right to benefit from preventive SRH programs and to make informed decisions concerning their health. It is necessary to establish tailored plans in each health care center to improve intercultural communication that integrate facilitators proposed by women. Future research should provide solid evidence on the effectiveness of each facilitator implemented. (Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health)
Source: Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health - August 3, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Carmen Barrio ‐Ruiz, Regina Ruiz de Viñaspre‐Hernandez, Sofia Colaceci, Raul Juarez‐Vela, Ivan Santolalla‐Arnedo, Angela Durante, Marco Di Nitto Tags: Review Source Type: research