Wednesday, September 18, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 18th September 2019

Some recent things...

NICE guidance

BMJ discussion of updated NICE guidance about hypertension in pregnancy

Audit

National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2019

Statistics

Women's smoking status at time of delivery, quarter 1, 2019-20 (NHS Digital)

Mental health

Mental health and the journey to parenthood (Healthwatch)
Mental health experiences before, during and after pregnancy

News

New specialist FGM support clinics
Guardian
NHS England

Air pollution particles found on foetal side of placentas - study

Research is here (if you are University of Leicester and cannot get access, contact the Library).

UK maternity services: audit finds wide variation in birth complications (BMJ)

Discusses findings of National Maternity and Perinatal Audit: Clinical Report 2019

Postnatal checks for new mothers need to be properly funded, charity tells government (BMJ)

Opinion

Repeat after me: Vagina is not a dirty word (Guardian)
About the terminology used in health care consultations, among other things.


Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin

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