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For well over 50 years, students of midwifery, obstetrics, gynaecology and related professions have been taught the Caldwell-Moloy classification of the female pelvis While recognising variation and...
In the UK, the majority of maternity care is provided through obstetric units (OUs) (accounting for approximately 93% of births)
The first few months’ experiences of a newly qualified midwife's first post have an impact on the individual's confidence and the overall quality of the maternity service offered to the women and...
On 11 March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board (2015) UKSC 11, a case involving the failure of an obstetrician to warn a pregnant woman with...
The Government is rolling out technology to implement a unified system of electronic record-keeping and prescribing as part of its response to the Francis Report (2013) The system is a key component...
Food consumption in British Pakistani v British White babies A study undertaken in Bradford found that British Pakistani infants consume more chips, sugar-sweetened drinks and commercial sweet baby...
Irish maternity services, with the exception of a few pockets of midwifery-led units and home birthing midwives, are a hospital-based consultant obstetric-led service Availability of choice within...
It is well known that high-quality care during pregnancy is important for the health of the mother and the development of her unborn baby. Pregnancy provides an ideal opportunity for midwives and...
Carly was a typical teenager: she loved shopping, make-up, clothes, meeting up with friends at parties and generally living life to the full She keep fit too—joined a gym and took spinning classes
For both mothers and fathers, pregnancy and the birth of a baby are periods of transition and changing roles, and it is a life-stage that is widely acknowledged as a time of heightened stress for new...
The news and social media have been ablaze with debate and comments since the new (non-coalition) Government has been elected, many suggesting it will lead to further privatisation of the NHS as well...
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is the most common cause of sepsis and meningitis in infants less than 3 months of age (Heath and Schuchat, 2007; Stoll et al, 2011) Of those babies infected, about 10% die...
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