What's new in midwifery - 4th March 2020

Where is last week's?    Some disruption to service caused by the current University and College Union industrial action.  Why are we striking?  Read more at https://ucu.org.uk/strikeforuss and https://ucu.org.uk/he2019.

Some recent things you may need to know.    

Official statistics

Conceptions in England and Wales, 2018

Quarterly conceptions to women aged under 18 years, England and Wales, October - December 2018

Female Genital Mutilation October 2019 - December 2019 (NHS Digital)

Maternity Services Monthly Statistics November 2019, experimental statistics

Statistics on Women's Smoking Status at Time of Delivery: England Quarter 3, 2019-20

New NICE publications

Intrapartum care: existing medical conditions and obstetric complications (Quality Standard, QS192)

Standards

Antenatal screening standards: data report 2017 to 2018 (Public Health England)

Service specifications

Specialised maternity care for patients (child bearing age) diagnosed with abnormally invasive placenta (NHS England)

Evidence Alerts (McMaster University)

Research and systematic reviews that clinicians think important

Maternal and fetal outcomes following exposure to duloxetine in pregnancy: cohort study

Efficacy of Intrathecal Fentanyl for Cesarean Delivery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials With Trial Sequential Analysis

Acupuncture or acupressure for pain management during labour

News

Women in labour being refused epidurals, official inquiry finds (Guardian report of a DHSC enquiry)

Research needed to address the crisis of maternal mortality (by the director of the US National Institute of Child Health and Human Development



Acknowlegements: Embed Health Consortium Health Bulletin, King's Fund Library Health Management and Policy Alert, Open Access Research and Innovation (Adjacent eComms)