Wednesday, August 01, 2018

What's new in midwifery - 1st August 2018

Some recent things you might need to know about.



Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle
Evaluation of the implementation of the Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle in early adopter NHS Trusts in England shows that stillbirths fell by a fifth at the maternity units where national guidance, known as the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle, had been implemented. 

Also reported in the Guardian.


Perinatal mental health

An interview in the BMJ with Trudi Seneviratne, consultant adult and perinatal psychiatrist at the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.


Breastfeeding
WHO/UNICEF report: Capture the moment: early initiation ofbreastfeeding
Looks at factors that help or hinder early initiation of breastfeeding.


World Breastfeeding Week starts today! 



Statistics


Other news
Genetically modified babies given go ahead by UK ethics body (Guardian)




Grateful thanks to: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, HQIP; BMJ tables of contents; STAT: Morning Rounds; an email from a medical librarian colleague with a WBW signature; and time on the train spent reading the Guardian!


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