Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 23rd January 2019


Only two things you might need to know about, this week!

Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)



National Maternity and Perinatal Audit – Intensive Care ReportReport about linking NMPA’s maternity data to intensive care data.  Evaluates the suitability of rates of maternal admission to intensive care as an indicator of care quality. 

About linking NMPA data on women who give birth, to the National Neonatal Research Database which contains information about babies admitted to a neonatal unit.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 16th January 2018


Some recent things you might need to know about

NICE


NICE are consulting on updating the guideline on intrapartum care for healthy women and babies.  Their surveillance consultation closes on 22 January 2019.  


Statistics

Birth characteristics in England and Wales:2017. Office for National Statistics - live births by sex, ethnicity and month, maternities by place of birth and with multiple births and stillbirths by age of parents and quarter.


NHS England Atlas of Shared Learning – case studies



And also




Wednesday, January 09, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 9th January 2019


Some recent things you might need to know about.

The NHS 10 year plan 

(which includes mention of maternity services)




Atlas of Shared Learning – case studies from the NHS


One to one antenatal and postnatal support for mental health
– Northern Lincolnshire and GooleDelivering home based phototherapy to babies with physiological jaundice Whittington Health 


European Standard of Care for Newborn Health

The European Standards of Care for Newborn Health provide a new benchmark for neonatal services for preterm and ill babies, covering antenatal and perinatal care, transition to home, ethical decision making, palliative care and long-term follow up.


 
Women’s health

Commonwealth Fund report on women’s health in ten countries compared to the USA - .   Includes the UK, and examines maternal mortality and rate of caesarean section.

NIHR Signals – reviews of recent research

Diet and exercise can reduce the risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy


In the news


           
Virtual Letdown – an app that uses virtual reality to help women pump breast milk



Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin.

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 2nd January 2019


Happy New Year!

Some recent things you might need to know about.

News and opinion

 

Global health

NHS Atlas of Shared Learning case studies




NICE

Consultation

Jane Gorringe, Maternity Engagement Project Manager at Tamba, discusses how babies' lives can be saved if maternity units adhere to NICE guidance on multiple pregnancies. 


RCOG

Pain relief during pregnancy and breastfeeding (Scientific Impact Paper No. 59).  Following reported concerns over the use of codeine during breast feeding, this paper reviews existing evidence-based guidance on the use of painkillers during and after pregnancy, as well as during breastfeeding.


Research



Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, NICE email alert.