Kate is a midwife on a continuity of carer team in London, a facilitator and a coach. Her new book Flourish: A Practical and Emotional Guidebook to Thriving in Midwifery, a trauma exposure poster and free resources are available at www.flourishformidwives.com. This is the last of a three-part Article of the Month series throughout Summer 2023: Part 1. Hazardous terrain: The Emotional Landscape – June 2023 issue. Part 2. Sustaining Ourselves – Beyond the Obvious – July 2023 issue.
{"title":"Tiny Change – Big Impact: How to be a Ripple-Maker","authors":"Kate Greenstock","doi":"10.55975/jeiv2691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/jeiv2691","url":null,"abstract":"Kate is a midwife on a continuity of carer team in London, a facilitator and a coach. Her new book Flourish: A Practical and Emotional Guidebook to Thriving in Midwifery, a trauma exposure poster and free resources are available at www.flourishformidwives.com. This is the last of a three-part Article of the Month series throughout Summer 2023: Part 1. Hazardous terrain: The Emotional Landscape – June 2023 issue. Part 2. Sustaining Ourselves – Beyond the Obvious – July 2023 issue.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134995608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The training and education of pre-registration healthcare professionals is traditionally and currently taught within their own professional groups. Interprofessional education (IPE) is when different professionals, or students, undertake education together. Interprofessional education in midwifery is a growing research field. In this article I will explore IPE, the benefits and challenges and current examples of IPE in midwifery. This article has been independently reviewed prior to publication.
{"title":"Learning to be Stronger Together: Interprofessional Education in Midwifery Education","authors":"Dr Hazel Keedle","doi":"10.55975/nqba7725","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/nqba7725","url":null,"abstract":"The training and education of pre-registration healthcare professionals is traditionally and currently taught within their own professional groups. Interprofessional education (IPE) is when different professionals, or students, undertake education together. Interprofessional education in midwifery is a growing research field. In this article I will explore IPE, the benefits and challenges and current examples of IPE in midwifery. This article has been independently reviewed prior to publication.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81769710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Recent scientific evidence debunks the concept of milk ducts obstructed by a collection of milk as it is not physiologically or anatomically possible.1 The Mastitis Spectrum is a recently revised guideline which challenges the common belief that ‘blocked ducts’ precede inflammatory mastitis, potentially followed by infective mastitis. The evidence now demonstrates that mastitis encompasses a spectrum of conditions, from mild to severe. Moreover, traditional strategies to augment milk removal to counteract milk stasis and breast massage to relieve ductal obstruction from milk ‘plugs’ lacks physiological validity. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Medicine Clinical Protocol #36 details management recommendations for all eventualities of The Mastitis Spectrum and will be referred to as the ABM Protocol in this review. The protocols can be found at: https://www.bfmed.org/protocols.
{"title":"Review of ABM Clinical Protocol #36: The Mastitis Spectrum","authors":"Lois Wattis","doi":"10.55975/ettc3894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/ettc3894","url":null,"abstract":"Recent scientific evidence debunks the concept of milk ducts obstructed by a collection of milk as it is not physiologically or anatomically possible.1 The Mastitis Spectrum is a recently revised guideline which challenges the common belief that ‘blocked ducts’ precede inflammatory mastitis, potentially followed by infective mastitis. The evidence now demonstrates that mastitis encompasses a spectrum of conditions, from mild to severe. Moreover, traditional strategies to augment milk removal to counteract milk stasis and breast massage to relieve ductal obstruction from milk ‘plugs’ lacks physiological validity. The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (ABM) Medicine Clinical Protocol #36 details management recommendations for all eventualities of The Mastitis Spectrum and will be referred to as the ABM Protocol in this review. The protocols can be found at: https://www.bfmed.org/protocols.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73106938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In this feature article, a third article in our leadership collective, Professor of Midwifery Caroline Homer was invited to write about effective leadership, collaboration and midwifery. This informative and personal article explores Caroline’s own leadership journey and she gives important tips for future midwives along their own leadership journeys.
{"title":"Effective Midwifery Leadership: Knowing Your Roots and Finding Your Passion","authors":"C. Homer","doi":"10.55975/wesn3331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/wesn3331","url":null,"abstract":"In this feature article, a third article in our leadership collective, Professor of Midwifery Caroline Homer was invited to write about effective leadership, collaboration and midwifery. This informative and personal article explores Caroline’s own leadership journey and she gives important tips for future midwives along their own leadership journeys.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72492729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sepsis is a condition where the body’s reaction to an infection harms its own tissues and organs, putting the patient at risk of shock, organ failure and even death. It is critical to identify sepsis early and provide immediate treatment to avoid these outcomes. Sepsis is a serious life-threatening illness that is very difficult to predict, diagnose and treat. It can be caused by any type of infection: bacterial, viral, fungal or even parasitic. Sepsis prevention is only possible by preventing infections with good and consistent hygiene and avoiding people with infections.1
{"title":"Exploring Caesarean Birth 4: Pregnancy and Puerperal Sepsis","authors":"Leonie Rastas","doi":"10.55975/vwlv8928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/vwlv8928","url":null,"abstract":"Sepsis is a condition where the body’s reaction to an infection harms its own tissues and organs, putting the patient at risk of shock, organ failure and even death. It is critical to identify sepsis early and provide immediate treatment to avoid these outcomes. Sepsis is a serious life-threatening illness that is very difficult to predict, diagnose and treat. It can be caused by any type of infection: bacterial, viral, fungal or even parasitic. Sepsis prevention is only possible by preventing infections with good and consistent hygiene and avoiding people with infections.1","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84563308","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This is the story of one obstetrician’s journey of self-discovery, starting with the acknowledgement that she didn’t know how to support physiological birth. On the hunt to better understand how to do this, she turned to the midwives and other birth workers to learn new skills she’d never been taught before.
{"title":"The Re-Wiring of an Obstetrician: My Journey of Knowing Labour and Birth Through Collaborating With Women and Midwives","authors":"Dr Natalie Elphinstone","doi":"10.55975/bsky5538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/bsky5538","url":null,"abstract":"This is the story of one obstetrician’s journey of self-discovery, starting with the acknowledgement that she didn’t know how to support physiological birth. On the hunt to better understand how to do this, she turned to the midwives and other birth workers to learn new skills she’d never been taught before.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87613848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Summary Scars of Gold is the personal story of Sydney-based author Sharon Stoliar’s experience of birth trauma and how she used her voice to make herself heard and fight for change. Her biography aims to raise awareness of the prevalence of birth trauma and its long-term impacts on women and their families. The attached submission is a reflective piece of writing, giving details of Sharon’s reasons for writing a book centered on her birth experience, and her advice to others who have a story to share.
{"title":"Sharing my Scars to Advocate for Change","authors":"Sharon Stoliar","doi":"10.55975/xlhu4422","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/xlhu4422","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Scars of Gold is the personal story of Sydney-based author Sharon Stoliar’s experience of birth trauma and how she used her voice to make herself heard and fight for change. Her biography aims to raise awareness of the prevalence of birth trauma and its long-term impacts on women and their families. The attached submission is a reflective piece of writing, giving details of Sharon’s reasons for writing a book centered on her birth experience, and her advice to others who have a story to share.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90799391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a simple intervention that has been practiced for noncomplicated vaginal birth over the decades. Evidence showed that an increased breastfeeding rate is one of the benefits for mothers and babies. Although caesarean section (CS) has increased globally, many mothers and babies have not experienced SSC after caesarean delivery. Therefore, hospitals around the globe have implemented similar projects to enhance the practice of SSC after CS. This literature review will investigate the significance of SSC after CS to breastfeeding rate and the results of SSC implementation in the theatre.
{"title":"Baby’s First Cuddle: Skin-to-Skin Contact After Caesarean Section","authors":"Silvia Ho","doi":"10.55975/hzyu7957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/hzyu7957","url":null,"abstract":"Skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is a simple intervention that has been practiced for noncomplicated vaginal birth over the decades. Evidence showed that an increased breastfeeding rate is one of the benefits for mothers and babies. Although caesarean section (CS) has increased globally, many mothers and babies have not experienced SSC after caesarean delivery. Therefore, hospitals around the globe have implemented similar projects to enhance the practice of SSC after CS. This literature review will investigate the significance of SSC after CS to breastfeeding rate and the results of SSC implementation in the theatre.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75453122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
With a midwifery career spanning twenty-five years, both in her homeland of Scotland and the last ten years in Australia, Endorsed Midwife Gail Colquhoun reflects upon her midwifery journey on both sides of the globe – the life-changing experiences she has had, the couples and families she has cared for, the colleagues, other health professionals, midwifery academics and students Gail has worked alongside. Each have played a pivotal role in focusing Gail’s thoughts on her pathway forward, leading to her midwifery endorsement and the creation of her private midwifery practice, The Nesting Hub.
{"title":"Midwifery on Both Sides of the Globe, and Across the Continuum","authors":"Gail Colquhoun","doi":"10.55975/ifhc1730","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/ifhc1730","url":null,"abstract":"With a midwifery career spanning twenty-five years, both in her homeland of Scotland and the last ten years in Australia, Endorsed Midwife Gail Colquhoun reflects upon her midwifery journey on both sides of the globe – the life-changing experiences she has had, the couples and families she has cared for, the colleagues, other health professionals, midwifery academics and students Gail has worked alongside. Each have played a pivotal role in focusing Gail’s thoughts on her pathway forward, leading to her midwifery endorsement and the creation of her private midwifery practice, The Nesting Hub.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82194168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Midwives aspire to support and partner with women in one of the most pivotal times of their lives. Midwifery is unique and purposeful, providing endless opportunity to focus on different aspects of care. This article provides a brief overview of the experiences of women and midwives in relation to obstetric violence. The reflection describes an alternate midwifery research pathway in an attempt to identify and address the systemic issues that contribute to maternal mistreatment. The experiences of the author whilst undertaking a Master of Research is included with the aim to provide information for midwives with an interest in research and practice change.
{"title":"Focus on Women: The Opportunities are Endless","authors":"E. Collins","doi":"10.55975/thlp5646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/thlp5646","url":null,"abstract":"Midwives aspire to support and partner with women in one of the most pivotal times of their lives. Midwifery is unique and purposeful, providing endless opportunity to focus on different aspects of care. This article provides a brief overview of the experiences of women and midwives in relation to obstetric violence. The reflection describes an alternate midwifery research pathway in an attempt to identify and address the systemic issues that contribute to maternal mistreatment. The experiences of the author whilst undertaking a Master of Research is included with the aim to provide information for midwives with an interest in research and practice change.","PeriodicalId":35678,"journal":{"name":"Practising Midwife","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83245859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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