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Hospital Fined After Health Worker Infected With Hepatitis C, UK
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A healthcare worker at a Worcestershire hospital contracted the Hepatitis C virus after injuring herself on a needle used to take blood from an infected patient. During the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecution of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust over the February 2007 incident, City Magistrates heard the worker, who had been training at the Trust for three weeks, was instructed to take blood from a patient known to be infected with the virus...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 10, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Media Statement From Amedisys On IOM Report On The Future Of NursingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Amedisys, the largest home health care and hospice company in the U.S., applauded the Institute of Medicine's recommendations which came out this week in the report, "The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health," which called for significant changes in the roles, responsibilities and education of nurses. "Nurses are on the front lines of patient care every day and are absolutely essential to ensure high quality care is delivered," said Michael Fleming, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Amedisys...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 9, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Reaching Out to Minorities in Viet Nam with Midwives who Speak their Language - 20 September 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 8, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Too posh to push mums 'a myth'Email this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion
This carefully conducted analysis of the data held in the NHS database of patient admissions has produced a picture that goes some way to explaining the variations in caesarean rates between hospital trusts and regions of England. The finding that high rates are due to doctors' decisions rather than the personal choice of mothers is important, and removes the persistent 'too posh to push' myth.
The study has suggested alternative reasons for these variations, but cannot confirm these. Differences in the main indications for emergency caesarean section are thought to underlie the variation. For instance, doctors ...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pregnancy/child Medical practice Source Type: news
Washington Hospital Center RNs Join Nation's Largest Nurses' Union To Strengthen Voice For Patients, RN StandardsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Registered nurses in Washington D.C.'s largest hospital, Washington Hospital Center, have voted to join National Nurses United, the nation's largest union and professional association of RNs. Nearly 1,600 WHC nurses, who have been in the independent organization Nurses United of the National Capital Region will now be a part of NNU...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
ACNM Commends IOM Report On The Future Of NursingEmail this article to a colleague.
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This report acknowledges what ACNM members have been saying for years," states ACNM President Holly Kennedy, CNM, PhD, FACNM, FAAN. "As health care reform is implemented, midwives must be utilized to the full extent of their education and training so that we can meet the health care needs of the public...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
EarlySense's EverOn(R) Central Display Station (CDS) Receives FDA ClearanceEmail this article to a colleague.
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EarlySense announced today that its EverOn Central Display Station (CDS) has been cleared for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA clearance covers the ability of the system to collect real time vital sign information from up to 36 EverOn bedside monitors and display the information on a computer screen at the nurse's station...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 8, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Cerebral palsy risk linked to low ApgarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Low 5-minute Apgar score strongly linked to cerebral palsy riskRelated items from OnMedicaOver 50% of premature pupils struggle in schoolSmoking during pregnancy linked to sleeping problemsOverzealous CRB checks stop children's surgeryPregnancy raises risk of critical illness with swine fluUrgent review needed of women who use independent midwives
Source: OnMedica Latest News - October 7, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Reaching Out to Minorities in Viet Nam with Midwives who Speak their Language - 20 September 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 7, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Top Honor For Nursing Excellence Earned By Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Magnet Recognition Program of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has redesignated Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center as a Magnet hospital - one of only 372 hospitals worldwide to achieve this prestigious distinction for excellence in nursing services and patient care. A subsidiary of the American Nurses Association, the ANCC is the world's largest and most influential nurse credentialing organization...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
IOM: Nurses Can Take Bigger Role In Medical CareEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nurses could take a bigger role and more responsibility in medical care - a move that could lower costs and stave off a physician shortage - without putting patients at risk, Reuters/Yahoo reports. A report by the Institute of Medicine, which forecasts major doctor shortages exacerbated by an expansion of coverage under the health law, found that despite concerns "that nurses could provide the quality and safety for some areas of primary care... it was very clear from the evidence that nurses can very effectively and safely ...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
AACN Applauds The New Institute Of Medicine Report Calling For Transformational Change In Nursing Education And PracticeEmail this article to a colleague.
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The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) applauds the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for their visionary report on the Future of the Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, which includes among its recommendations removing regulatory barriers to nursing practice, raising the education level of the nursing workforce, enhancing nursing's leadership role in healthcare redesign, and strengthening data collection efforts...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 7, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Significant Changes Required In Nursing Profession To Meet Health Care Reform DemandsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Institute of Medicine explains in a report that the responsibilities and education of nurses should undergo a considerable change if the impending demands for care resulting from health care reform are to be met. The Institute of Medicine describes America's healthcare as "an increasingly complex health system". Report authors wrote that nurses need to be completely engaged with other health care experts, they should also take on pioneering roles in redesigning care in America. This will require specialized training, for which residency programs should be created...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 6, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
AMA Responds To IOM Report On Future Of NursingEmail this article to a colleague.
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Statement attributable to: Rebecca J. Patchin, M.D. Board Member, American Medical Association "With a shortage of both physicians and nurses and millions more insured Americans, health care professionals will need to continue working together to meet the surge in demand for health care. A physician-led team approach to care - with each member of the team playing the role they are educated and trained to play - helps ensure patients get high quality care and value for their health care spending...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Nurses Push For Bigger Role Gets Powerful Ally; Va. Tries To Retain Docs They TrainEmail this article to a colleague.
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Kaiser Health News: Nurses clamoring for a larger role in providing care for Americans got a powerful ally in the Institute of Medicine Tuesday as the institute released a report empowering nurses. "The Institute of Medicine report says nurses should take on a larger and more independent role in providing health care in America, something many doctors have repeatedly opposed, citing potential safety concerns...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Blogs Comment On Midwifery, Sex Education Grants, Other TopicsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The following summarizes selected women's health-related blog entries. ~ "Does Health Care Reform Do Anything for Midwifery?" Eileen Ehudin Beard, RH Reality Check: The federal health reform law (PL 111-148) "has several concrete benefits for the midwifery profession," including Medicaid reimbursements for certified nurse-midwives and free-standing birth centers, Beard of the American College of Nurse-Midwives writes. The law includes "a new focus on evidence-based practice" that will create a "dialogue ...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Women's Health / Gynecology Source Type: news
Midwives warn increasing competition could destabilise servicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The government’s proposals for an increasingly pro market NHS could result in the “disintegration” of the maternity care pathway, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 6, 2010 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Beacon Award Earned By University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Neuroscience Intensive Care UnitEmail this article to a colleague.
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University Hospitals Case Medical Center's Reinberger Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NSU) has earned the prestigious Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence. This is a top honor from the American Association of Critical Care Nurses recognizing nursing excellence...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 6, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Midwives warn increasing competition in NHS could destabilise servicesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The government’s proposals for an increasingly pro market NHS could result in the “disintegration” of the maternity care pathway, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
Source: HSJ - October 5, 2010 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Health Care Reform And Increased Patient Needs Require Transformation Of Nursing ProfessionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Nurses' roles, responsibilities, and education should change significantly to meet the increased demand for care that will be created by health care reform and to advance improvements in America's increasingly complex health system, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Nurses should be fully engaged with other health professionals and assume leadership roles in redesigning care in the United States, said the committee that wrote the report...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Scale And Speed Of Reforms Risk NHS Future, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Responding to the NHS White Paper, the RCN said that the scale and speed of reforms pose a significant risk to the future of the NHS. The RCN welcomed the principles of the Government's NHS White Paper 'Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS'. However, it warned that if the untested proposals were pushed through without winning support from staff and adequate risk assessment, they could lead to aspects of the NHS breaking up, with a potentially negative impact on patient care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
ACNM Celebrates National Midwifery Week - Oct. 4 - 8Email this article to a colleague.
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More than 11,000 midwives and their patients will commemorate National Midwifery Week and honor the dedicated midwives that offer their skills and compassion to the millions of women and families they serve. National Midwifery Week takes place this year at a time when our nation is searching for ways to ensure all Americans have access to high-quality primary care and preventive and wellness services. And half of our population-women-also need access to maternity care services...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Reaching Out to Minorities in Viet Nam with Midwives who Speak their Language - 20 September 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 5, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Studies Suggest That Depression And Distress Is Not Detected In The Majority Of Patients Seen By NursesEmail this article to a colleague.
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New research from the University of Leicester reveals that nursing staff have 'considerable difficulty' detecting depression and distress in patients. Two new research studies led by Dr Alex Mitchell, consultant in psycho-oncology at Leicestershire Partnership Trust and honorary senior lecturer at the University of Leicester, highlight the fact that while nurses are at the front line of caring for people, they receive little training in mental health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 5, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Dads called in to help on overstretched maternity wardsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The role of the father on maternity wards has increased dramatically as a
result of staff shortages, a new study has shown. Midwives are too busy
to help guide new mothers through those crucial first hours of
motherhood and give advice on breas . . .
Source: Gurgle - October 4, 2010 Category: Consumer Health Advice Tags: News Source Type: news
Grant To Fund New Informatics Education Project Awarded To UofL School Of NursingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Louisville School of Nursing has earned a $792,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration to develop nursing informatics education for UofL's undergraduate and graduate nursing students as well as practicing nurses from University of Louisville Hospital. "Today, nurses must be able to process a tsunami of patient data in order to make sound, clinical decisions," explained Marcia Hern, Ed.D., CNS, R.N., dean of the School of Nursing and principal investigator on the project...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 4, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 4, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Hopkins Nursing Celebrates National Nurse Midwifery WeekEmail this article to a colleague.
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10/4/2010 - Hopkins Nursing joins in the nationwide celebration of Nurse Midwifery Week honoring those who have dedicated themselves to promoting healthy child births.
Source: The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing - News - October 3, 2010 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New British mothers alone and afraidEmail this article to a colleague.
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LONDON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Most new mothers in Britain are left alone feeling frightened after childbirth because midwives do not have time to care for them, a poll indicates.
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Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 3, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Midwife wins award for 'innovative teaching aid'Email this article to a colleague.
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Jane Cross, a graduate midwife from the University of the West of England, has been presented with an award for developing an innovative teaching aid for expectant mothers, which uses fabric babies that can be attached to T-shirts to show foetal positions in the womb.
Source: Nursing Times Breaking News - October 3, 2010 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
New Law Opens Door For California State University Nursing Schools To Offer The Doctor Of Nursing Practice DegreeEmail this article to a colleague.
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On Tuesday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 867, which permits the California State University (CSU) system to launch a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Pilot Program. Previously in the state of California, only schools affiliated with the University of California (UC) system were permitted to offer doctoral degrees in nursing. "Removing regulatory barriers to higher education in nursing is a critical step to sustaining the momentum for raising educational standards for nurses working in advanced roles," said AACN President Kathleen Potempa...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 3, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Reaching Out to Minorities in Viet Nam with Midwives who Speak their Language - 20 September 2010Email this article to a colleague.
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 2, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Midwives have no time to care for new mums, report warnsEmail this article to a colleague.
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New mothers are left frightened and alone after childbirth, because midwives do not have time to care for them, a major study has warned.
Source: Telegraph Health - October 2, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Midwives childbirth babies mothers national childbirth trust Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - October 1, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Nurses Welcome Boost For Clinical Placements In Regional AustraliaEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Australian Nursing Federation welcomes the federal government announcement of funding for regional hospitals. ANF federal secretary Lee Thomas said nurses and midwives were pleased the funding would support clinical training capacity in regional hospitals. "We know that regional Australia continues to experience limited access to health services, including an inability or difficulty in recruiting nurses," she said...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 1, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - September 30, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
UTHealth Program Is Fast Track To Train Nursing FacultyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Ten pacesetting doctoral students are on their way to earning their Ph.D. in Nursing in an innovative three-year pilot program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Nursing. Each of the 10 students has agreed to provide at least three years of service as faculty members at a nursing school in the Texas Gulf Coast region after graduation. Philanthropic support is providing each student with stipends that should enable them to get their degrees much sooner in a new accelerated Ph.D...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 30, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Breastfeeding better than vaccines at preventing infectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Researchers in Greece are urging mothers to exclusively breastfeed their babies for at least the first six months of their lives, based on new research findings. According to the study, babies who are exclusively breastfed for the first six months experience fewer infections than those who are either breastfed for a shorter period of time, or fed formula in addition to breast milk.Professor Emmanouil Galanakis and his colleagues tracked nearly 1,000 infants for a year, keeping track of their health. They then evaluated how the children were fed throughout their early months of development, and compared the re...
Source: NaturalNews.com - September 30, 2010 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - September 29, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Nurse Midwives Help Meet Rural OB/GYN NeedsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Wisconsin State Journal article tells of the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Kentucky and how it is helping rural hospitals across the country fill the gap of not having OB/GYN services.
Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - September 27, 2010 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - September 26, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
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New issues:
J. Contemporary Criminal Justice 26(2) focuses on General Strain Theory http://ccj.sagepub.com/content/vol26/issue2/
Deviant Behavior 31(8) crime & solidarity, female prisoners, criminalisation of midwives http://is.gd/ftsGh
Victims & Offenders: Volume 5 Issue 4 http://is.gd/ftsvr
Policing and Society: An International Journal of Research and Policy 20(3) http://is.gd/ftsjo
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“When children commit atrocities in war”, Global Change, Peace & Security 22(3) http://is.gd/ftsro
People with higher Need for Cognition are more accurate at classifying truthful & deceptive msgs ...
Source: Psychology and Crime News - September 26, 2010 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: EmmaB Tags: Miscellaneous Source Type: news
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MA DU VILLAGE, Ninh Thuan Province, Viet Nam – After doing some chores on her small farm, Cha Ma Lea Thi Te puts down her farming equipment, washes her hands thoroughly, picks up a kit that includes supplies for an uncomplicated delivery and takes off to visit her clients. She is one of 49 graduates of the 18-month midwife training programme for ethnic minority women supported by UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, in three mountainous provinces.
Source: UNFPA News - September 25, 2010 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Quincy Medical Center Nurses Ratify New Contract They Hope Will Result In Safer Staffing Conditions And Better Care For PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The registered nurses of Quincy Medical Center last night ratified a new union contract that they hope will result in safer staffing conditions and that will also allow nurses to provide the care their patients deserve. The nurses reached a tentative agreement on the new pact on Sept. 10, a few weeks after placing a full page ad in the local papers seeking the public's support in convincing their management to adhere to staffing levels promised to the nurses and the public, staffing levels that are necessary for the delivery of safe patient care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 25, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nursing / Midwifery Source Type: news
Chicago News Cooperative: Use of Midwives Rises, Challenging the State to RespondEmail this article to a colleague.
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Home deliveries using midwives are increasing in Illinois, despite the fact that many of them are illegal. But the law may be about to change.
Source: NYT - September 24, 2010 Category: American Health Authors: By JESSICA REAVES Tags: Midwives Pregnancy and Obstetrics Babies Medicine and Health Illinois Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Antenatal care in schools? Controversy hides the real problemsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Telegraph Health - September 24, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: teenage pregnancy antenatal school poor care mortality midwives Source Type: news
UNICEF Delivers High Praise For University Of Greenwich's Breastfeeding TrainingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The University of Greenwich has achieved national recognition for its high standards in breastfeeding education. The university's teaching about breastfeeding, which forms part of its three-year BSc degree programme in Midwifery, has been rated as 'highly commended' by leading children's charity UNICEF. Through its government-backed Baby Friendly Initiative, UNICEF sets an international 'gold standard' for best practice in breastfeeding training, which universities and other institutions must attain...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 24, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
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Home deliveries using midwives are increasing in Illinois, despite the fact that many of them are illegal. But the law may be about to change.
Source: NYT Health - September 24, 2010 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JESSICA REAVES Tags: Midwives Pregnancy and Obstetrics Babies Medicine and Health Illinois Law and Legislation Source Type: news
Midwives to run antenatal clinics from schoolsEmail this article to a colleague.
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NICE claims pregnant under-20s often feel excluded from mainstream antenatal care and hopes clinics will combat this
Source: Management in Practice - September 23, 2010 Category: Practice Management Source Type: news
