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Midwives given robot to practice births
By Laura Lee Davies on 20/07/2006 10:52:19
A Sheffield university has developed a 'robot' mother to help train midwives for different birth experiences.
If it was April 1st we wouldn't have taken this news seriously for a minute! But - Sheffield's Hallam University have invested in a 'robot' to simulate various different birth experiences to better train student midwives before they get real
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David Cameron breaks ‘extra midwives’ pledge
By Marina Nelson on 18/11/2010 13:06:59
David Cameron and Nick Clegg have made a u-turn on pre-election talk of more midwives, says the Royal College of Midwives
between 2001 and 2009 increased 20% while the number of midwives increased 12%.“When they were outside government they were promising much, now they are committing to nothing,” said Cathy.Cathy believes in order to help the care provided to mums in labour
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Midwives overwhelmed by rising birthrate
By Kimberley Smith on 23/11/2011 13:04:29
Despite more midwives, more complicated births mean the NHS is struggling to respond to the increase in babies born
explained in a statement.The pressure on midwives is also growing because the rise in births has come with a rise in complications, as mums are more often older or heavier than previous generations.“This ageing of mothers means greater demands on maternity
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RCM calls for fee on epidurals
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/02/2006 16:13:44
Royal College of Midwives calls for debate on introducing a fee for epidurals during labour
, must be taken into account.The culture of active birth - where mothers are encouraged to move around and find positions which allow them to get through pain and labour without so much medical intervention - is something which for many years
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Quality of maternity care is a ‘postcode lottery’
By Marina Nelson on 19/11/2010 16:44:47
Midwives say the level of maternity care you'll receive will depend on where you live
of older and obese mums.“Midwives are the experts when it comes to normal births and will deliver the vast majority of women having their baby in this way," said Cathy Warwick, from the Royal College of Midwives. "The fact that midwives’ involvement
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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
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Collecting umbilical cord blood can put mum and baby at risk
By Lara Brunt on 22/09/2011 11:22:37
Procedure distracts midwives at an important stage after the birth, health professionals say
The trend of collecting blood from the umbilical cord to protect against future illnesses is putting mums and newborns at risk, doctors and midwives warn.Over the past decade, around 11,000 mums have had the umbilical cord blood extracted minutes
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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
and postnatal. They will have access to their midwife between 8am and 8pm and the availability to reach and on-call midwife outside those hours.The service offers women a better chance of being able to give birth at home, as NHS midwives are not always available
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Boom in private home births
By Lara Brunt on 18/08/2011 16:38:15
Growing numbers of mums-to-be are choosing to have their babies delivered at home by independent midwives.
," Eleanor May-Johnson from Independent Midwives UK told The Telegraph."Those tend to be the same areas where the NHS maternity services are under pressure, and turning away women in labour."Earlier this year, the Royal College of Midwives said maternity
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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
professional for giving you the confidence to become a good parent. And while NHS midwives will always try to do their best to be there for you, sometimes there simply aren’t enough of them to go round.Zita West's Home Midwifery ServiceTo help bridge the gap
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