Emma Spillane

Lead midwife for continuity, birth centre and breech service at St George's Hospital; NHS Foundation Trust and training co-ordinator for Breech Birth Network, CIC

Why breech birth matters

I was recently teaching a physiological breech birth training day for Breech Birth Network, CIC where I met a wonderful doula with a vast amount of knowledge on physiological birth and supporting...

Data released by the NHS has revealed a decrease in the number of women experiencing spontaneous labour

Induction of labour—the debate

Induction of labour is currently a topical issue in midwifery This month, I am risking controversy by discussing my thoughts on the debate over increasing induction of labour Over the past two years,...

Part of being a good midwife is having the skills, such as abdominal palpation, to not always rely on machinery for results

Abdominal palpation—a core skill

My mind starts to wander to the days spent training and the basic midwifery skills taught to the midwives in the health centres The two health centres I taught at were in remote ‘kebeles’ (villages)...

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