What's new in midwifery - 3rd June 2020

Some things you may need to know.   Nothing last week as I was "on holiday", so two weeks' worth this time.

COVID-19

A systematic scoping review of COVID-19 during pregnancy and childbirth (International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Research

Progression to type 2 diabetes in women with a known history of gestational diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis (BMJ)

**Leicester authors**

Comparative impact of pharmacological treatments for gestational diabetes on neonatal anthropometry independent of maternal glycaemic control: A systematic review and meta-analysis (PLoS Medicine)

Maternal cardiovascular risk after hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (Heart)

Oral galactagogues (natural therapies or drugs) for increasing breast milk production in mothers of non-hospitalised term infants (Cochrane)

The safety of isoniazid tuberculosis preventive treatment in pregnant and postpartum women: systematic review and meta-analysis (European Respiratory Journal)

News and opinion

Denied beds, pain relief and contact with their babies: the women giving birth amid Covid-19 (Guardian)