What's new in midwifery - 2nd January 2019

Happy New Year!

Some recent things you might need to know about.

News and opinion

More nurses, better care – Tories’ 10-year pledge on maternity services

 

Mothers are being abused during childbirth. We need our own #MeToo

Global health

'We have a shower for pain relief': can Haiti's young midwives save a new generation?

NHS Atlas of Shared Learning case studies

A bespoke training package for midwives at Sheffield Teaching Hospital

Midwifery-led enhanced recovery following a caesarean section (UHL)

NICE

Consultation

Ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage: diagnosis and initial management (Update): draft guidance consultation.  Closing date for comments: 24 January 2018.

Blog
Adherence to guidelines could save 63 babies a year

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

Fear of Childbirth, Postpartum Depression, and Birth‐Related Variables as Predictors of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder After Childbirth (Study carried out in Turkey, and published in Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing)

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