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Success for NHS Forth Valley Alongside Midwifery Unit
Almost 400 women have chosen to give birth in the new Alongside Midwifery Unit (AMU) at Forth Valley Royal Hospital since it opened just over a year ago.WHO guidelines on pregnancy and breastfeeding during Ebola outbreak
The guidelines, which have been produced as the second largest Ebola outbreak continues in the Democratic Republic of Congo, are new guidelines for midwives and allied health professionals who are supporting pregnant or breastfeeding women ...
Early childbirth linked with hot weather, according to US study
A study in California has linked hot weather to a spike in babies being born early in the US between 1969 and 1988.
First cohort of apprentice midwives begin their midwifery training
The first ever cohort of apprentice midwives have started their midwifery studies at Greenwich University this month (January 2020).
Transforming maternity services proposals approved for South West England
Proposals to transform maternity services across Somerset and Wiltshire have been approved, which aim to make better use of resources and give women more choice on where to have their babies.
Out-of-pocket cost for childbirth increases in US, study shows
A study which looked at private, employer-provided insurance plans for families in the US found that out-of-pocket costs for childbirth has increased, despite reforms under the US Affordable Care Act.Hamburg to offer midwifery university course from 2020/21
The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hamburg and the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW) have made the city one of the first in Germany to introduce a third-level midwifery training course
City Birth Trauma Scale recommended to diagnose postpartum PTSD
A study has evaluated and recommended the City Birth Trauma Scale which is the only questionnaire developed to diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women following childbirth.
Research presents new technique to predict success of labour induction
A team from Valencia’s Polytechnic University (UPV) and the City’s Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe has developed a new technique that could help predict the success of labour induction during the first hour which it is applied.