Becoming a mother in prison [0.03%]
狱中做母亲
Laura Abbott
Laura Abbott
There are around 600 pregnant women incarcerated in one of the 12 prisons in England and Wales each year and approximately 100-150 babies are born while their mothers are in prison. It is understood that a significant proportion of these wo...
Alys Einion
Alys Einion
Research unwrapped is a popular series to help readers make sense of published research by undertaking a detailed appraisal of an article in a careful and considered manner. In doing so we can advance our knowledge and understanding of a re...
Comment
The practising midwife. 2017 Mar;20(3):29-31. DOI: 2017
Rebecca Knapp
Rebecca Knapp
Midwifery is one of the most emotional and emotive of all the health care professions. In order to be'with woman', we give a part of ourselves to every woman that we care for. Such reciprocity is essential to create a relationship that will...
Kerry Pollard
Kerry Pollard
The accurate assessment of basic observations such as blood pressure, heart rate, arterial oxygen saturation of blood (SpO²), respirations, temperature and level of consciousness (AVPU score) underpin the fundamentals of basic midwifery ca...
Anna Byrom
Anna Byrom
This article outlines the essentials of audit design and implementation. Effective audit can be used as a tool to advance practice for quality maternity care provision. The value of audit is presented alongside some of the possible barriers...
Jancis Shepherd
Jancis Shepherd
Becoming a midwife is the 16th series of'Midwifery basics' targeted at practising midwives and midwifery students. The aim of these articles is to provide information to raise awareness of the impact of professionalism on women's experience...
Mechanism of labour - the interaction between the maternal pelvis and fetal skull [0.03%]
分娩机制——骨盆与胎头的关系互动
Elaine Uppal
Elaine Uppal
This article considers the anatomy and physiology underpinning the mechanism of labour in terms of the amazing journey the fetus completes through the maternal pelvis. In order to monitor maternal and fetal wellbeing and promote progress in...
Guideline commentary [0.03%]
指南述评
Alys Einion
Alys Einion
Guideline commentary is a series to help readers make sense of published guidelines by offering a detailed appraisal of a guideline, or a specific section of a guideline, in a careful and considered manner. In doing so we can advance our kn...
Jo Lironi
Jo Lironi
Consider the impact on your pregnancy, birth and puerperium of living in a remote or rural area. A substantial minority of people in Scotland live in such areas, which has considerable implications for provision of health services and the s...
Megan Blease
Megan Blease
Working environments ultimately shape and influence all that we do as maternity care professionals. The place in which we work becomes a large part of our lives, and the influences around us shape our professional ethos and practice. Limite...