What's new in midwifery - 6th December 2019

Yesterday's post was the news and media from the last week and a bit.

Here is the research, statistics and reports.

Research

Planned earlier delivery for late pre-eclampsia may be better for mothers (NIHR Signals)
Review of a study in the Lancet

Induction recommended for women still pregnant at 41 weeks (Guardian)
Report of research from the SWEPIS study, published in the BMJ, .

Health service programmes

ICON (Babies cry, you can cope) - programme launched in North Yorkshire to help parents manage normal infant crying and prevent abusive head injuries caused by shaking

Reports

Better for women report (RCOG): improving the health and wellbeing of women and girls

Statistics

Quarterly conceptions to women under 18, England and Wales, July - September 2018 (National Statistics)

Female genital mutilation, July - December 2019 (NHS Digital)

Maternity Services monthly statistics, August 2019 (NHS Digital)

Statistics on women's smoking status at time of delivery, England, quarter 2, 2019-20 (NHS Digital)

Childbearing for women born in different years, England and Wales: 2018 (National Statistics)
"The changing composition of families over time, comparing the fertility of women of the same age and the number of children they have had."

NICE

MedTech briefing - AmnioSense for unexplained vaginal wetness in pregnancy (MIB198)


Acknowledgements: NIHR, Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin