Advancing maternal justice on both sides of the Atlantic
Positive pregnancy and birthing experiences go beyond merely having a healthy mother and baby — so, too, does maternal justice, a term that encompasses broad goals.
Affordable, timely, high-quality, equitable, and dignified care during and after pregnancy is essential for all birthing people. Maternal justice is a model of culturally sensitive care that aims to dismantle inequities in maternity care and maximize maternal health and well-being. It rests on human rights and requires us to chip away at racism entrenched in health systems.
How do race and ethnicity affect pregnancy and birth?
Globally, Black, indigenous, and...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 8, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Isioma D. Okolo, MBChB, MRCOG, DTMH Tags: Adolescent health Health care disparities Parenting Pregnancy Women's Health Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 30th September 2020
In the newsFirst in this fortnightly update, some news stories. An article in the Guardian by Zoe Williams, Bilge, booze and misogyny: why I ' m outraged by a new idea to police pregnant women, about NICE proposals in their draft guidelines on fetal alcohol syndrome, to record a mother ' s alcohol intake on the child ' s health record. See the previous What ' s new post for more.This,about an the first prosecution of an NHS trust for lack of candour, the case involved the death of a patient from a perforated endoscopy, but the duty of candour regulations apply across health care. The CQC br...
Source: Browsing - September 30, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Obstetrics and Gynecology Needs Palliative Care
by Nathan Riley " Can you all, please, just leave us alone? "One particular experience with the death of a newborn stands out in my mind. Moments after birth the baby was breathless, and the neonatology team could not intubate. All of the kingdom ’s pediatric surgeons and other specialists rushed to labor and delivery to no avail. The baby was born with a four centimeter gap in his trachea, an irreparable condition. The mother sat there, holding her dying baby as he took his last breaths while physicians, nurses, and residents were busy as usual. Click-clacking away on computers. Adjusting blankets. Asking questions...
Source: Pallimed: A Hospice and Palliative Medicine Blog - September 24, 2020 Category: Palliative Care Tags: gynecology obstetrics palliative care pediatrics prenatal riley Source Type: blogs
EchoNous KOSMOS 3-in-1 Ultrasound, Electronic Stethoscope, and ECG Helps with COVID-19
EchoNous, a developer of novel ultrasounds, has found a way to leverage multiple critical clinical technologies within a single device. The result is KOSMOS, a handheld 3-in-1 device consisting of an ultrasound, electronic stethoscope, and an ECG, all linked via artificial technology.
When COVID-19 was hitting NYC earlier this year, EchoNous was able to use KOSMOS to help diagnose COVID patients and to inform on treatment strategies. We had a lovely chat with Dr. Richard Hoppmann, a key member of EchoNous, Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of South Carolina, and the Director of the Ultrasound I...
Source: Medgadget - September 21, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiology Critical Care Diagnostics Exclusive Informatics Medicine Public Health Source Type: blogs
COVID and pregnancy
As a member of the departmental EDI group, I wrote this as an email to Library and Leicester Learning Institute staff, as part of a series on how COVID affected protected groups. Here is the email, minus anything specifically University of Leicester.All links were checked on 3rd July 2020.NHS,including information in British Sign Language.NHS Inform (from NHS Scotland): haslinks to health information in languages other than English, and the COVID information may include information about pregnancy. There is information in Arabic, Bengali, British Sign Language, Chinese, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, Romanian...
Source: Browsing - September 10, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: blogs
Maternity services in smaller hospitals: a call to action
Nuffield Trust -In rural and remote areas, the closure of maternity units can mean longer transfer times and poorer support for obstetric emergencies, but the viability of smaller maternity units is often questioned. This working paper discusses the issues affecting the delivery of safe and effective maternity services and serves as a call to action for areas of improvement that are within the control of employers and national organisations.Working paperNuffield Trust - publications (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - September 3, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: NHS measurement and performance Patient safety Source Type: blogs
Jada System for Postpartum Hemorrhage: Interview with Rob Binney, CEO of Alydia Health
Alydia Health, a company based in Menlo Park, California, has developed the Jada System, a device designed to stop postpartum hemorrhage. The condition involves heavy bleeding after delivery of a baby. Affected women can experience extended hospital stays, and, unfortunately, can sometimes die. In fact, postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal death in the US.
Current treatments for the condition are not ideal, and include medications that can be too slow to work, and an inflatable balloon that slows or stops the bleeding, but takes 12-24 hours to work and can be uncomfortable.
These issues inspired th...
Source: Medgadget - September 3, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Conn Hastings Tags: Exclusive Ob/Gyn Surgery Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 26th August 2020
This is the first of these for some weeks - first, I was away on leave, then, I was just disorganised.There are too many new research articles and systematic reviews to list, so I suggest you go to McMaster ' sEvidence Alerts and search for your topic of interest.Start on the launch page, where you can see how they identify studies to include. Then go to Search and enter your term(s) - Advanced Search Options lets you specify things like diagnosis, discipline (e.g. Obstetrics) and population (e.g. Neonates). Although your search term may mean you don ' t need to specify discipline or population, of co...
Source: Browsing - August 26, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
An emerging link between the urinary microbiome and urinary incontinence
Most people know that microorganisms live on our skin, and in other places in the body such as the digestive tract. However, traditional thinking and medical teaching was that there was no such microbiome in the urinary tract. Many people may still believe that urine is sterile.
Advanced detection methods such as enhanced urine cultures and DNA sequencing have shown that this is not true. These newer technologies have enabled identification of low levels of microorganisms that were not previously detected using conventional methods. This has revolutionized how we think about the urinary tract when it is both healthy and un...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jeannine Miranne, MD, MS Tags: Incontinence Kidney and urinary tract Women's Health Source Type: blogs
‘Paid Surrogacy Abroad Does Not Violate Public Policy: UK Supreme Court’
Bernard Dickens (University of Toronto), ‘Paid Surrogacy Abroad Does Not Violate Public Policy: UK Supreme Court’, 150 Int’l J. Gynecology Obstetrics 129 (2020): In April 2020, the United Kingdom Supreme Court upheld compensation for a woman whose negligent medical care... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - August 2, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices: Evidence from the Military Health System
Michael Frakes, Jonathan Gruber, Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices: Evidence from the Military Health System, 17 J. of Empirical Legal Stud. 4 (2020): We estimate the extent of defensive medicine by physicians during labor and delivery, drawing on a novel... (Source: HealthLawProf Blog)
Source: HealthLawProf Blog - July 24, 2020 Category: Medical Law Authors: Katharine Van Tassel Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 22nd July 2020
Some recent things you might like to know (two weeks ' worth)In the newsHundreds more potentially avoidable baby deaths found at Telford and Shropshire NHS Trust (Guardian)COVID-19Pregnancy and COVID-19: a systematic review of maternal, obstetric and neonatal outcomes Vertical transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the third trimester: a systematic scoping review Postpartum ischaemia and haemorrhageA systematic review of diagnosis and treatment of acute limb ischemia during pregnancy and postpartum periodMechanical and surgical interventions for treating primary postpartum haemorrhageCaesarean delivery...
Source: Browsing - July 22, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: COVID-19 midwifery Source Type: blogs
Birthing in the era of COVID
As an obstetrician, I am asked daily, what is my birth going to look like? What happens when I am in labor? Where do I go if I think I am in labor? Before COVID, these were easy questions to answer. I would explain what the usual steps are and then politely refer them to […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - July 18, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/jennifer-roelands" rel="tag" > Jennifer Roelands, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Social media OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
COVID-19: information for health and care professionals
Last updated 24th November 2020, 0920 UK time - entries added marked NEW.On this page, evidence summaries, guidelines and government and related information for practitioners.See also theepidemiology and genetics andcurrent awareness pages. There is a page ofjournal and database publishers making content available free.NEW - REACTFindings from the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission studyResources from Royal Colleges (list maintained by HEE)Clinical TrialsThe WHO ICTRP indexes trials from a number of sources, including the US and EU registries. From thelaunch page you can download lists of ...
Source: Browsing - June 27, 2020 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: coronavirus COVID-19 NCOV Source Type: blogs
Giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic: an obstetric anesthesiologist ’s perspective [PODCAST]
Thank you for listening to the podcast. There were some audio difficulties, which I hope you can overlook. It certainly does not take away from Dr. Sheikh’s message and her wonderful interview.“‘It ’s a strange time to be having a baby,’ my patient said as she sat alone in her labor room. The state order […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - June 14, 2020 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 COVID-19 coronavirus Infectious Disease OB/GYN Source Type: blogs
