What's new in midwifery - 20th February 2019

Some recent things you might want to know about:

HEE

Maternity Support Worker Competency, Education and Career Development Framework, a project to develop the role of maternity support worker: 

NHS England Atlas of Shared Learning

The use of social media to support weight management in pregnancy - a case study

NICE

NICE are consulting on updating their guidance on hypertension in pregnancy: diagnosis and management.

Nursing and Midwifery Council

Future midwife consultation.   Consultation that proposes to overhaul midwifery education, setting out draft skills and knowledge needed by midwives.    

NIHR Signals: summaries of recent research

Delaying pushing in labour has no benefit for women with an epidural and/or spinal for pain relief - , summary of a recent paper published in JAMA.