Monday, April 15, 2024

What's new in midwifery - 15th April 2024

Selected new (or newish) items of interest.  I am trying with this one to use DOIs as the link, please consult your library service, if you have access to one, if you have trouble accessing full text.

In the news, Guardian analysis of NHS figures shows black women in England are more likely to have serious birth complications, 


Some systematic reviews and research

Effectiveness of care bundles in preventing postpartum haemorrhage, a systematic review,  

Socio-economic disadvantage and utilisation of labour epidural analgesia, a study carried out in Scotland, 

A systematic review of maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with water birth,

Use of a peanut ball, positioning and pelvic mobility in parturient women shortens labour and improves maternal satisfaction with childbirth: a randomised trial,   

Deferred cord clamping to improve neonatal blood values: A systematic review and meta-analysis


Society of Radiographers guidance

Competencies for ultrasound practice in private baby scan clinics 


NHS staff policy

NHS England National pregnancy and baby loss people framework, policy that applies to NHS staff themselves who experience pregnancy or baby loss.

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