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One in five women reportedly experience mental health issues during pregnancy or up to 1 year after giving birth (Royal College of Midwives (RCM), 2023a). Research in the UK shows that overall, mental...
‘Without Phoenix Futures' Family Service, it wouldn't be possible to get where I...
This study aimed to explore the key influences on women's help-seeking behaviour in the first 12 months post-childbirth. This study was conducted over three phases using a mixed-methods approach....
This study used a cross-sectional design to collect data from 10 districts/cities in the East Java province: Sidoarjo, Gresik, Mojokerto, Lamongan, Pasuruan, Ponorogo, Malang, Jombang, Malang City and...
A preliminary search of the Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and MEDLINE databases was undertaken to identify articles relating to the topic. Search terms or text words contained in titles, abstracts and...
This article presents a critique of the ITEMS study, based on its report (LGBT Foundation, 2022). The authors of this article argue that the study framing lacks clarity and balance, that there is a...
Before lockdowns were enforced during the COVID-19 pandemic, interprofessional education as part of midwifery education was undertaken primarily using face-to-face methods (Luyben et al, 2020; Sy et...
This reflection explores the experience of caring for a woman, ‘Katy’, who had opted for a vaginal breech birth. Once in labour, she no longer felt safe to have a vaginal breech birth and opted for a...
I completed a direct entry midwifery training programme having previously achieved a Master's degree in biomedical sciences. My first of the 3-year degree programme was cut short by the COVID-19...
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Artificial intelligence has been increasingly talked about in recent months, particularly in relation to the release of ChatGPT, a model for conversational interaction made available for public use in...
Pregnant women and mothers of children under the age of 2 years with involvement from children's social care should receive support that is specialist and continuous during pregnancy, birth and early...
Anatomically, a stoma is simply an opening in the body between the skin and a hollow viscus. Common types of intestinal stomas are colostomies and ileostomies. Colostomies are formed from the colon...
The impact of alcohol consumption on in vitro fertilisation outcomes has been assessed in several studies (Firns et al, 2015; Chandravati and Tripathi, 2021; Rao et al, 2022). Consensus among these...
A quasi-experimental study was conducted, using a pre-, post-test design with a control group. This design was chosen to manage a range of feasibility issues; for example, group assignment was...
This study, using a constructive grounded theory design, was conducted at a maternity unit in the north of England with an annual birth rate of approximately 5000 births. Facilities included a...
An integrative review was considered suitable for this study, as this methodology allows inclusion of data from all types of literature to fully answer review questions (Whittemore and Knafl, 2005;...
Ultraprocessed foods have been defined as ‘industrial formulations of substances derived from foods, which typically contain cosmetic additives…and little, if any, whole foods’ (Rauber et al, 2021)....
Social media is increasingly being investigated by researchers, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, where digital communication became even more prevalent. A review published in our April...
A baby loss aftercare project team was created by a maternity support worker and included the early pregnancy assessment unit senior nurse and support worker, obstetric consultant, registrars and baby...
A qualitative study design was used to explore and compare the experiences of continuity of care advanced midwifery practitioner service users with their previous experience of at least one other...
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To facilitate tool translation and validation, a cross-sectional design was used for this psychometric study. Recruitment took place in five maternal and child health centres in Irbid city in north...
A predictive correlational design was used. The study was conducted in a tertiary teaching hospital in China from August to September 2021. The hospital provides comprehensive obstetric care for women...
This study was developed based on Arskey and O'Malley's (2005) scoping review methodology. According to this framework, there are six stages: (1) identifying the research question, (2) identifying...
Disparities in maternity care persist for ethnic minorities and those living in deprived areas, as illustrated by data released ahead of the Mothers and Babies Reducing Risk through Audits and...
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