What's new in midwifery - 17th October 2018

Some recent things you might need to know about.

News – a lot of things this week

Beyoncé and Chrissy Teigen are cool but they are still ads for the ultimate mum life

Folic acid to be added to UK flour in effort to reduce birth defects

Infant mortality in England and Wales could soar without action, study warns
Report about Child Health 2030, a RCPCH report.

Use of caesarean sections growing at 'alarming' rate

Report of Lancet article.

Why I share my breast milk with other mothers

NICE Consultations

Specialist neonatal respiratory care for babies born preterm:draft guidance consultation.  Closing date for comments: 23 November 2018.  

Research

Better pain relief for women in labour.    Appraisal of Intravenous remifentanil patient-controlled analgesia versus intramuscular pethidine for pain relief in labour (RESPITE): an open-label, multicentre, randomised controlled trial, published in the Lancet in August. 

Acknowledgements:  Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin