Using a birth ball to reduce pain perception in the latent phase of labour: a randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Using the birth ball at home in the latent phase is a safe and acceptable strategy for labouring women to manage their labour, potentially postpone admission and reduce caesarean section. Further research is warranted.PMID:38092653 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.008 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 13, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: D C M Mylod V Hundley S Way C Clark Source Type: research

Using a birth ball to reduce pain perception in the latent phase of labour: a randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Using the birth ball at home in the latent phase is a safe and acceptable strategy for labouring women to manage their labour, potentially postpone admission and reduce caesarean section. Further research is warranted.PMID:38092653 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.008 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 13, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: D C M Mylod V Hundley S Way C Clark Source Type: research

Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives' knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia
CONCLUSION: Providing an accessible, facilitated online perinatal mental health education program could be beneficial for rural midwives.PMID:38072708 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.005 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 10, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Lois McKellar Lee Martinez Tiffany De Sousa Machado Amye Eden Cathy Stoodley Pam Adelson Source Type: research

Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives' knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia
CONCLUSION: Providing an accessible, facilitated online perinatal mental health education program could be beneficial for rural midwives.PMID:38072708 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.005 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 10, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Lois McKellar Lee Martinez Tiffany De Sousa Machado Amye Eden Cathy Stoodley Pam Adelson Source Type: research

Evaluation of a pilot online education program to develop midwives' knowledge, skill and confidence in perinatal mental health in rural South Australia
CONCLUSION: Providing an accessible, facilitated online perinatal mental health education program could be beneficial for rural midwives.PMID:38072708 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.005 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 10, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Lois McKellar Lee Martinez Tiffany De Sousa Machado Amye Eden Cathy Stoodley Pam Adelson Source Type: research

Traumatic birth and childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder: International expert consensus recommendations for practice, policy, and research
CONCLUSION: Implementation of these recommendations could potentially reduce traumatic births and childbirth-related PTSD worldwide and improve outcomes for women and families. Recommendations should ideally be incorporated into a comprehensive, holistic approach to mental health support for all involved in the childbirth process.PMID:38071102 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.006 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - December 9, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Susan Ayers Antje Horsch Susan Garthus-Niegel Marianne Nieuwenhuijze Annick Bogaerts Katharina Hartmann Sigfridur Inga Karlsdottir Mirjam Oosterman Gulcan Tecirli Jonathan D Turner Joan Lalor COST Action CA18211 Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

An exploration of women's lived experiences of care and support following perinatal death in South-Western Nigeria: A hermeneutic phenomenological study
CONCLUSION: This study was the first to explore the lived experience of women of the care and support following perinatal death in South-Western, Nigeria. There is a need for healthcare systems to review bereavement care and support provisions for women who experience perinatal death.PMID:38030416 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.004 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 29, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji Tracey A Mills Karina Lovell Source Type: research

Evidence on the use of Birthrate Plus ® to guide safe staffing in maternity services - A systematic scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: In terms of traditional hierarchies of evidence, the evidence for Birthrate Plus is weak. There is a need for more independent research or simulation using real world data to understand how the tool performs in the current context of midwifery practice.PMID:38007331 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2023.11.003 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - November 25, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Peter Griffiths Lesley Turner Jenny Lown Julia Sanders Source Type: research