What's new in midwifery - 28th January 2022
Some new things you may find useful.First, ameta analysis of excess caesarean births in women with COVID, which concluded that vaginal delivery was not associated with worse neonatal or maternal outcomes when compared with caesarean delivery, and that the decision to pursue a caesarean delivery should not be based on COVID status.Thanks to the Healthcare Information for All email forum for that one, and they thank theMaternal Health Task Force, a venture based at Harvard which works to end preventable maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide.Then, areport in BioTechniques of a study that found that COVID antibodies pass ...
Source: Browsing - January 28, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
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 ...
Source: Browsing - January 21, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 5th January 2022
My calendar is reminding me it is time for What ' s New, so even though I only did it yesterday, here it is. I plan to be more regular in 2022 with this series of posts.Department of Health and Social Care Policy Paper:Our vision for the women ' s health strategy for England(Thanks to the King ' s Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert for that).In the newsInquest to be held into the deaths of two mothers who contracted herpes during caesarean sectionsBreastfeeding voyeurism proposed as new offence in England and WalesWoman has baby with " birth dog " at her sideHeadline a little misleading, I think - t...
Source: Browsing - January 5, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - addendum - 4th January 2022
Here are three other items that were unavailable when I wrote the earlier post.I also forgot two things in that earlier post:1. You may need librarian intervention to get some of the items in full2. To acknowledge McMaster ' s very useful Evidence Updates for the items in that post (and this one as well).Global healthCost of maternal near miss and potentially life-threatening conditions, Kenya (Bulletin of the WHO)Developing global guidance on human milk banking (Bulletin of the WHO)Maternal mortality associated with COVID-19 in Brazil in 2020 and 2021: Comparison with non-pregnant women and men (PLoS One) (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - January 4, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 4th January 2022
Happy New Year, first of all. Here are some recent (ish) research you may want to know about. COVID-19Risk for Stillbirth Among Women With and Without COVID-19 at Delivery Hospitalization - United States, March 2020-September 2021MiscarriageMifepristone and misoprostol versus placebo and misoprostol for resolution of miscarriage in women diagnosed with missed miscarriage: the MifeMiso RCTCaesareanUterine exteriorization versus in situ repair in Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysisPreterm birthPessary Plus Progesterone to Prevent Preterm Birth in Women With Short Cervixes: A Randomi...
Source: Browsing - January 4, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
An obstetrician recommends midwifery care [PODCAST]
“By denigrating midwifery care, pathologizing the natural process of birth, and instilling fear of complications and pain, doctors persuaded women to give birth at the hospital under their care. By touting the benefits of anesthesia, forceps delivery, episiotomy and promoting in-hospital birth, doctors and hospitals were able to capitalize on the new specialty. Interventions ofRead more …An obstetrician recommends midwifery care [PODCAST] originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - December 10, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/the-podcast-by-kevinmd" rel="tag" > The Podcast by KevinMD < /a > < /span > Tags: Podcast OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 7th December 2021
Some recent things you may want to know about. See also Twitter (#whatsnewinmidwifery). Librarian intervention (if you have one) may be needed for access to some items in full.COVID vaccines and pregnancyUKHSA analysis of data about births finds vaccinated women no more likely to have a stillbirth or premature birth. Reported in the Guardian/. I think the data is probably the data reported inthis news item from the UKHSA.FullFact have investigated misleading claims made by some about miscarriage in vaccinated women.Asystematic review of safety, immunogenicity and effectiveness o...
Source: Browsing - December 7, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 midwifery Source Type: blogs
In Memoriam: Kathy Powderly
by Craig Klugman, PhD
Kathleen (Kathy) Ellen Powderly was a medical educator, clinical ethicist, medical historian, nurse-midwife, avid knitter, cat mom to Casey, mentor, and friend. She was an Associate Professor and Director of the John Conley Division of Medical Ethics and Humanities at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she began working in 1989. She held cross appointments in the College of Medicine and the College of Nursing as well as serving as clinical ethics consultant at University Hospital of Brooklyn and Kings Cou...
Source: blog.bioethics.net - November 29, 2021 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Craig Klugman Tags: Featured Posts In Memoriam Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - research - 19th November 2021
Some recent research and systematic reviews. You may need librarian (if you have one to hand) intervention to get full text.Does walking reduce postpartum depression symptoms (systematic review, Journal of Women ' s Health) Fetal movement awareness and reducing stillbirths (RCT, BJOG)Induction of labour at 41 (and expectant management) vs 42 weeks (cost effectiveness analysis, BJOG) SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy and pre eclampsia (systematic review, AJOG)Tissue adhesives in perineal trauma during childbirth (systematic review in Journal of Clinical Nursing)Tranexamic acid f...
Source: Browsing - November 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - reports and audit - 19th November 2021
Three reports you might want to know about.MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers ' Care – Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2017-19, available from links on theMBRRACE-UK home page. Discussed in the Guardian. No one wants to see my baby - report about availability of health visitors and baby groups, by various organisations including Home StartNational Maternity and Perinatal Audit report examining ethnic and socio economic inequalities in maternity and perinatal care. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - November 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - News - 19th November 2021
Two Guardian stories you might want to know about:Pregnant women and COVID vaccinationBreastfeeding and voyeurism, about moves in Parliament to make it illegal to photograph nursing mothers without their consent. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - November 19, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
The NMC Register mid-year update: 1 April –30 September 2021
This report shows that the NMC register of nurses, midwives and nursing associates has grown by 13,011 to 744,929. A big driver of growth is more than 10,600 professionals from outside Europe joining the register between April and September. There ’s been an overall increase in people leaving the register, now at the highest level for the period since 2017. The number of nurses and midwives eligible to practise in the UK, and nursing associates who can practise in England, continues to rise. This is amid severe pressure on health and care s ervices heading toward winter.ReportPress release (Source: Health Manageme...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - November 16, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - COVID vaccinations and pregnancy
The Guardian, and I am sure other sources, are reporting theproportion of critically ill patients with COVID that are unvaccinated pregnant women, and thatpregnant women are not taking the vaccine, orbeing turned away from vaccination clinics despite official advice.The Guardian has also reported somepersonal experiences of pregnant women about the vaccine.So what is the guidance? Here are three things specific to the UK (or England, in one case, I guess):Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, last updated in October 2021, Royal College of Midwives vaccines Q and APublic Health England advice on...
Source: Browsing - October 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 27th October 2021 - research
Two pieces of research you might need to know about:A French study of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, reporting data from the national CONCEPTION (Cohort of Cardiovascular Diseases in Pregnancy) study.And astudy from Cameroon of antibiotics to prevent peripartum infection. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - October 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 27th October 2021 - In the news
Some recent news items you might have missed:A call from doctors for there to bemore help available to women after a first miscarriage. Mothers threatened with social services for refusing maternity care: Three items on pregnancy in prison:Guards, not mother, offered counselling after death of a newborn. A report into that birth isdiscussed in the Guardian.Government ministers are standing firm on the jailing of pregnant women. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - October 27, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
