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Midwife study: opinions wanted
By Laura Lee Davies on 21/03/2006 01:08:31
Midwife Carol Bell is looking for women with experiences and views for her study on 'excellent practice in midwifery'.
Midwife Carol Bell is looking for women with a wide range of experiences and thoughts to feed back to her in a new study. We'll let her explain it herself...'I am a midwife currently undertaking a piece of research as part of my doctorate
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NHS trust does deal with private midwife firm
By Kimberley Smith on 08/12/2011 13:17:32
NHS Wirral first trust to foot bill to allow private midwives to work with pregnant women on the NHS for more birth options
200 women was deemed a success.Pregnant women will be able to choose the One to One service and the NHS will pay for the cost of care. The women will be allocated a midwife to see them through their care from antenatal treatment through birth
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Midwife delivers her own baby with a make-up mirror
By Kimberley Smith on 03/01/2012 17:20:37
New mum reveals she delivered her own baby just hours after finishing her shift on the maternity ward
A midwife has revealed how she successfully delivered her own baby girl, with only the help of a compact mirror. Claire Clarke-Wood, 28, went into labour just over three weeks early, soon after finishing her shift at Croydon University Hospital
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Zita West's Home Midwife Service
By Debra Stottor on 23/12/2008 00:35:55
Home help: meet Zita West’s ‘super midwives’ in the comfort of your own home
, new mums in London can now have good old-fashioned midwifery advice on call. Fertility and pregnancy expert Zita West, herself a trained midwife, has launched a private Home Midwifery Service, which enables you to access advice on all aspects of new
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New figures predict future midwife crisis
By Monica Stylli on 05/09/2007 01:19:53
According to the RCM Government targets will not be met.
if the Government is to meet its targets on maternity services in England.The birthrate has seen an increase of 12.5% since 2001 from 564,871 to 635,679 in 2006. Midwife numbers have risen by just 4.5% since 1997 from 18,053 to 18,862 in 2006.The RCM has identified
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Multivitamins in late pregnancy – talk to your midwife
By Kyrsty Hazell on 15/04/2010 14:17:55
A study has suggested multivitamins taken in late pregnancy may be linked to increased risk of premature births, but other experts disagree
to confirm their findings.As always, if you have any doubts or question, talk to your GP or midwife.
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Home birth “hysteria” criticised by senior midwife
By Kimberley Smith on 17/08/2010 14:25:16
Concerns voiced over anti-home birth sentiment in the medical profession by general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives
Cathy Warwick, the general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, has voiced her concerns about a backlash against home births in response to an editorial in the Lancet medical journal.The Lancet’s editorial responded to claims by a US report that babies were three times mor...
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I'm 25 weeks pregnant and sometimes my baby stops moving. Why does she suddenly go quiet?
By Gail Johnson on 15/02/2010 12:04:59
Midwife advice to stop you worrying during pregnancy
the midwife For more of your questions answered, see our ask the experts section or to ask your own question click here or email pby@magicalia.com Gail says…At 25 weeks your baby will be moving around a lot, but she is still quite small and needs to kick hard
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Midwives to use volunteers - plan revealed
By Susie Boone on 07/03/2011 16:15:23
Using volunteer help could ease the midwife shortage situation, says report
labour by offering massages, encouraging the mums-to-be and, probably most importantly, staying in the room if the midwife has to leave.
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What happens once you've found out you're pregnant - your first appointment
By Kyrsty Hazell on 25/02/2011 15:26:25
Here's what to expect from your first doctor's or midwife appointment
“Most women’s first port of call after they find out they’re pregnant will be their GP,” says Mary Steen, a midwife and Pampers Village Parenting Panel expert. “Some GPs will ask for a urine sample to confirm the pregnancy.”However, you don’t have
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