Midwifery News 
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Case study: struck off after Facebook contact
Timothy Hyde, a community psychiatric nurse who worked in Somerset, was struck off by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in 2010 for conducting an inappropriate relationship with a former patient he contacted using Facebook.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - July 25, 2011 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Nearly half of nurses reveal their job online
Just under half of nurses, midwives and health visitors state their profession on social media sites, according to survey findings.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - July 25, 2011 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
NHS staff urged to 'blow whistle'
MPs call on regulators to send a clear signal to nurses, doctors and midwives that they risk being investigated if they fail to report concerns about colleagues.
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 25, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 25, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 25, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Rwanda: More Midwives Needed in Health Centres
Despite the progress that has been made in increasing the number of midwives in the country's health centres, the workforce needed is yet to be achieved.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 25, 2011 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Hospitals short of 4,700 midwives as booming birth rate puts mothers and babies at risk
Figures showed that maternity units were forced to turn away nearly 1,000 mothers last year - nearly always because of understaffing or a lack of beds.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurse remanded in custody over hospital deaths
Nurse held over five patient deaths at Stepping Hill hospital in StockportRelated items from OnMedicaMothers die because overworked midwives can’t copeDoctors do not need to be first contact for out of hoursHeatwave plan launchedNurse arrested over Stockport hospital saline deaths Life-support turned off by mistake
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 24, 2011 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mothers die because overworked midwives can’t cope
Royal College of Midwives says England needs 4700 more midwivesRelated items from OnMedicaWomen’s health czar needed to lead on radical overhaulNICE to review fertility guidanceChanges to health visiting service will put kids at risk Half of trusts turn away expectant mothersStillbirths claim 17 babies every day in the UK
Source: OnMedica Latest News - July 24, 2011 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mothers-to-be died due to substandard care
A "spike" of deaths among mothers on maternity wards was caused by substandard care related to a shortage of midwives, a leaked NHS report indicates.
Source: Telegraph Health - July 24, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Midwives' awareness and experiences regarding domestic violence among pregnant women in southern Sweden. - Finnbogadottir H, Dykes AK.
OBJECTIVE: to explore midwives' awareness of and clinical experience regarding domestic violence among pregnant women in southern Sweden. DESIGN: an inductive qualitative design, using focus groups interviews. SETTING: midwives with experience of working i...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - July 23, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 21, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 21, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nurses Distribute Mosquito Nets to Communities
FCT chapter of National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) yesterday kick-started its annual Nursing Week by sharing mosquito nets to some communities of the territory.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 21, 2011 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Research On Maternal And Newborn Co-sleeping Practices Is World First, Australia
A University of Queensland student is leading the way with her world-first research on maternal and newborn co-sleeping practices in maternity units. According to UQ School of Nursing and Midwifery honours student Cassia Drever-Smith, almost no research, either in Australia or from around the world, investigates what guides co-sleeping education and practice as implemented by midwives in hospital maternity units...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy / Obstetrics Source Type: news
Routine enquiry into domestic violence 'essential'
New research confirms that pregnant women believe that routine enquiry by midwives into domestic violence is a positive move forward
Source: Nursing in Practice - July 20, 2011 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Researchers, Clinicians Invited To Apply For Grants From American Association Of Critical-Care Nurses
The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) invites clinicians and researchers to apply for its grants, with awards ranging from $1,500 to $50,000. This year, AACN makes available two Impact Research Grants of $50,000 each to support inquiry that drives change in high acuity and critical care nursing practice. Available to experienced clinicians and researchers, the grants fund priority projects to address gaps in clinical research at the organization or system level and support translation of these findings to bedside nurses...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 20, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan - 22 June 2011
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan— Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Fifteen per cent of women giving birth in Tajikistan do so without a midwife or skilled birth attendant to assist. For every 100,000 live births, about 47.5 pregnant women die due to labour and delivery complications. Most of these deaths would be avoidable – if women had access to obstetric care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 17, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 17, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 17, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
California Nurse Staffing
In a comprehensive analysis comparing nurse staffing in California hospitals to similar hospitals in the U.S. over nearly a decade, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing have found that controversial legislation setting nurse-to-patient ratios added more registered nurses to the hospital staffing mix, not fewer as feared. California was the first state to pass legislation setting staffing levels...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 16, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
'Five thousand new midwives required' to cope with fertility boom
Nearly 5,000 additional midwives are required to cope with a fertility boom which has resulted in the highest number of births in almost four decades, it has been claimed.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - July 15, 2011 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Kenya: State Bans Traditional Birth Attendants in Matungu
The government has banned traditional birth attendants from conducting home deliveries in Matungu district. The district medical officer of health William Alaguen said many mothers have died in the hands of the midwives.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 15, 2011 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan - 22 June 2011
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan— Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Fifteen per cent of women giving birth in Tajikistan do so without a midwife or skilled birth attendant to assist. For every 100,000 live births, about 47.5 pregnant women die due to labour and delivery complications. Most of these deaths would be avoidable – if women had access to obstetric care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 14, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Call for midwives as births soar
The birth rate is the highest in 40 years, with figures from the Office of National Statistics revealing that in 2010 alone, live birth numbers rose by 2.4%
Source: Nursing in Practice - July 14, 2011 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Workforce risks and opportunities: nursing and midwifery
The purpose of this project is to provide an assessment of current workforce issues and potential opportunities for improvement.
Source: NHS Networks - July 13, 2011 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan - 22 June 2011
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan— Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Fifteen per cent of women giving birth in Tajikistan do so without a midwife or skilled birth attendant to assist. For every 100,000 live births, about 47.5 pregnant women die due to labour and delivery complications. Most of these deaths would be avoidable – if women had access to obstetric care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 12, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 12, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Independence: Birth of — and in — a New Nation - 10 July 2011
JUBA, Republic of South Sudan — In the early morning hours of the 9th of July, as citizens woke up to a nation only a few hours old, UNFPA-trained midwives helped to deliver one of the first babies of the new Republic of South Sudan at the Juba Teaching Hospital. To no one’s surprise, the proud young mother named her son Independence.
Source: UNFPA News - July 12, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Smoking in pregnancy link to birth defects
Conclusion
This large systematic review has found that women who smoke during pregnancy are more likely to have babies with certain birth defects than women who don’t smoke. The researchers list the comparative difference in risk between smokers and non-smokers for each of these abnormalities.
It is not possible to use these findings to work out the absolute incidence of these birth defects, i.e. how many women actually have babies with these birth defects. This is mainly due to the design of the studies that the review looked at, and the rarity of some of these defects. However, the researchers do say that 3,759 babies...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 12, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Birth defects linked for first time to smoking in pregnancy
Clubfoot and missing limbs among malformations in newborns proven to be associated with expectant mothers who smokeDoctors are urging mothers-to-be to give up cigarettes after new research linked smoking in pregnancy to babies suffering birth defects such as clubfoot, missing limbs and deformed limbs.Those who smoke while expecting a baby increase the risk of their child being born with a serious malformation by as much as 50%, the study found. The disclosure led to calls for new measures to reduce what the authors called "staggeringly high" levels of smoking among pregnant women.Although smoking by pregnant women has alre...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 11, 2011 Category: Science Authors: Denis Campbell Tags: Smoking Pregnancy Medical research Society Health Health policy Public services policy Politics Science & wellbeing Parents and parenting Family Life and style The Guardian News Source Type: news
Country's Maternal Health And Midwifery Scheme (Part 1)
It was Dr Khalifa Elmusharraf , the head of the Reproductive and Child Heath Unit of the University of Medical Sciences and Technology , Khartoum, Sudan that drew my attention to the IRIN news on the recent report on 'The State of the World Midwifery 2011 ; Delivering Health, Saving Lives'. It was released and shared by the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) at the Durban, South Africa International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) 29th Congress; 20 June 2011.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 11, 2011 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
HCCS Partners With American Association Of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) To Offer Nurse Training
Health Care Compliance Strategies, Inc. (HCCS) announced a partnership with the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN), to deliver a series of critical care nursing and nurse management online training courses delivered on HCCS Learning Management Systems. This training includes two separate AACN courses: Essentials of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) and Essentials of Nurse Manager Orientation. The courses are available on two HCCS Learning Management Systems, SimPL The Simple Platform for Learning and the HCCS Healthcare Learning Platform (HLP)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 9, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Senior clinical lectureship awards for nurses, midwives, allied health professionals and healthcare scientists
HEFCE and the funding councils work with The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England to run the Senior Clinical Lectureship Awards for Nurses, Midwives, Allied Health Professionals and Healthcare Scientists. The awards represent the pinnacle of the Clinical Academic Training Programme which supports individuals committed to developing a career combining research and clinical practice.The Clinical Academic Training Programme was developed following the publication, in 2007, of the report 'Developing the best research professionals. Qualified graduate nurses: recommendati...
Source: MEDEV News - July 8, 2011 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Kenya: Empower Midwives to Help Save Lives
When thousands of midwives matched in the streets of Durban, South Africa on 20 June, there was joy and humility in their faces. It was a walk of pride - midwives have been saving lives and delivering health the world over. The State of World Midwifery report, launched during the Durban conference evokes memories of joy and sadness at the same time - joy because new lives have been delivered and sadness because lives of mothers have been lost while giving life.
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - July 8, 2011 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
New Cadre of Laotian Midwives Saving Lives - 21 June 2011
XIENG KHOUANG, Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Pregnant again after suffering a stillbirth and a miscarriage at home, Ta Sivilay is comforted to know help is now available nearby.
Source: UNFPA News - July 7, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Executive Director Speaks about the Importance of Midwifery - 21 June 2011
"Midwives are central to the achievement of all three health-related MDGs — 4, 5 and 6–to reduce child mortality, improve maternal health and combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria," said UNFPA's Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin, in a televised message at the launch of the State of World Midwifery 2011 report. "For our part at UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, we are supporting countries to train and deploy midwives where they are needed."
Source: UNFPA News - July 7, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Improving Midwifery Services in Tajikistan - 22 June 2011
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan— Tajikistan’s maternal mortality ratio is among the highest of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Fifteen per cent of women giving birth in Tajikistan do so without a midwife or skilled birth attendant to assist. For every 100,000 live births, about 47.5 pregnant women die due to labour and delivery complications. Most of these deaths would be avoidable – if women had access to obstetric care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 7, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Preparing a New Nation to Deliver - 06 July 2011
JUBA, South Sudan — "Walk like a midwife," the students of a UNFPA-supported community midwifery programme in Kaji Keji tell each other. "A midwife walks fast on her way to save lives!" For midwives in South Sudan, this is not simply an expression. With just 100 trained midwives and fewer than 500 doctors to cover a population of 8.3 million people, midwives must cover long distances to reach women with life-saving care.
Source: UNFPA News - July 7, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
RCN Response To The Commission On Funding Of Care And Support, UK
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) today responded to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support. Dr Peter Carter, Chief Executive & General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said: "Getting social care funding right is crucial not only for the sustainability of the social care system, but the NHS too. On a daily basis nurses have to deal with the burden of repeated form filling and eligibility assessments. It is nursing staff and the NHS that have to deal with the pressures of delayed transfers, referrals and confusion over who pays for what...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 5, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Baby boy dies from cold sore virus days after midwife says head blisters are nothing to worry about
Louise Foster, 20, from Clacton in Essex, was feeding her nine-day-old son when he went limp in her arms. He later died despite the parents' desperate attempts at CPR.
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 4, 2011 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Launch of State of the World’s Midwifery 2011 - 20 June 2011
The Executive Director acknowledged the vital role of midwives in the health workforce in videotaped remarks launching the 'State of World Midwifery 2011."
Source: UNFPA News - July 4, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Adequate Midwifery Could Save 3.6 Million Lives, New Report Shows - 20 June 2011
GENEVA/DURBAN – Up to 3.6 million deaths could be avoided each year in 58 developing countries if midwifery services are upgraded by 2015, according to a major new report released here today by UNFPA and partners.
Source: UNFPA News - July 4, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Durban Congress Highlights the Vital Role of Midwives - 20 June 2011
DURBAN, South Africa – More midwives are needed worldwide, and adequate numbers of midwives could save 3.6 million lives a year. These are some of the conclusions put forward in the State of the World’s Midwifery 2011: Delivering Health, Saving Lives – the first global report to examine the midwifery profession in more than 30 years.
Source: UNFPA News - July 4, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Cadre of Laotian Midwives Saving Lives - 21 June 2011
XIENG KHOUANG, Lao People’s Democratic Republic — Pregnant again after suffering a stillbirth and a miscarriage at home, Ta Sivilay is comforted to know help is now available nearby.
Source: UNFPA News - July 4, 2011 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
