US hospital refurbishes birthing suites to meet family needs
A US hospital has opened nine new maternity rooms and modern delivery unit designed to be more versatile to women and their family’s needs during childbirth. Mercy Health’s Saint Mary’s, in Michigan,...
View ArticleOrganisations express support Dr Agnes Gereb and Hungarian midwives
Two midwifery organisations have written to the Hungarian President to grant midwife Dr Agnes Gereb clemency over her two-year jail sentence. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the...
View ArticleRCM supports International Zero Tolerance to FGM day
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has announced its support of International Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) Day. The campaign aims to urge support services to be improved for...
View ArticleSafe Childbirth Checklist study shows no improvement to childbirth care
The controlled research called the ‘BetterBirth’ study included more than 300,000 women and babies in government health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India – an area with one of the highest...
View ArticleFirst-year midwifery practice does not impact risk of perinatal mortality,...
A study conducted in New Zealand, on whether there was an increased risk of perinatal mortality when women were booked with a community lead maternity carer (LMC) in their first year of practice, found...
View ArticleWHO launches sepsis prevention ‘clean your hands’ campaign
World Hand Hygiene Day will be held on Saturday 5 May 2018, calling on health care professionals to promote the following calls to action: Health workers: “Take 5 moments to clean your hands to prevent...
View ArticleNew regulation for valproate prescriptions to women and girls
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced a change in licence for valproate, which means it can no longer be prescribed to women or girl of childbearing potential...
View ArticleCaesarean sections and induction of labour rates in Ireland ‘very high’
Caesarean section and induction of labour rates in Ireland are considered ‘very high’ in first-time mothers, according to a recent guide. According to ‘bump2babe: The Consumer Guide to the Maternity...
View ArticleStudy on postpartum haemorrhage prevention drug carbetocin “very good news”
A WHO (World Health Organization) study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown carbetocin to be as safe and effective as oxytocin. Carbetocin could save thousands of women’s lives...
View ArticleStandards to enhance midwifery unit presence in Europe launched
Researchers at City, University of London, in partnership with the Midwifery Unit Network (MUNet), have launched new standards to support the growth of midwifery units across Europe. The new standards...
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