Royal College of Midwives: Relief that maternity and neonatal care saved from...
The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the announcement that funding for maternity and neonatal services in England will not be subject to a funding freeze, following a letter from NHS England...
View ArticleOutstanding bereavement support midwife wins UK Award
Gemma Sayer, a bereavement support midwife at Airedale General Hospital in West Yorkshire, has won the Elaine Thorp Award for Bereavement Care from Sands, the UK’s leading pregnancy and baby loss...
View ArticleInnovative ideas supporting pregnant women and new mothers needed to address...
Head of Innovation at InnoScot Health, Robert Rea considers the women’s health opportunity for change The need to address women’s health inequalities in Scotland remains a topical one for both...
View ArticleAston University and Simulation Man launch overweight manikin for medical...
Aston University College of Health and Life Sciences and Simulation Man have jointly launched a new, overweight female manikin for use in training nursing, pharmacy and medical students. R42, so named...
View ArticleThree-fold rise in extremely premature babies given respiratory life support...
The number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in England and Wales has increased 3-fold, following changes in...
View ArticleGreat results with emergency care adapted for pregnant women
Increased vigilance for high blood pressure and diffuse stomach pain. These are some of the characteristics of emergency care adapted for pregnant women and new mothers. The model, which could become...
View ArticleTommy’s appoints new Chair of Maternal and Fetal Health at King’s College London
Premature birth specialist and long-standing Tommy’s researcher Professor Andrew Shennan OBE has been appointed as Tommy’s Chair of Maternal and Fetal Health at King’s College London. Professor Shennan...
View ArticleWomen urged to take up NHS cervical screening invitations
Women are being urged to accept NHS cervical screening invites after new figures show three in ten of those eligible for screening do not take up the potentially life-saving offer. The NHS invites...
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