Wednesday, October 02, 2019

What's new in midwifery - 2nd October 2019

Some recent things...

University of Leicester members are welcome to contact me for advice on accessing full text of the research cited below.    Other readers should contact their librarian!

Research

Enhanced communication and staff training could improve the experience of maternity services for asylum-seeking women (NIHR Signals)
Summary of research reported in Midwifery.

Treatment for liver disorder in pregnancy ineffective, finds study
News item about the PITCHES trial of ursodeoxycholic acid for intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.  The trial was published in the Lancet.

Planned delivery reduces impact of potentially fatal pregnancy complication, trial finds
Report of the PHOENIX trial of management for preterm pre-eclampsia.  The trial was published in the Lancet.


In the news

Babies exposed to air pollution have greater risk of death - study
Study being presented at the European Respiratory Society annual meeting.

Historic find suggests bottle-feeding not a modern phenomenon

Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father

How a pioneering study of child health has influenced a generation of parents (about the Children of the 90s study)



Acknowledgements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin

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