Midwives blog
Emma Godfrey, editor of Midwives magazine, and Maura O'Malley, deputy editor, comment on topical events affecting the world of midwifery.
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(Please note all postings made in these blogs express the views and opinions of the author and are not necessarily shared by the Royal College of Midwives or Redactive Publishing Ltd.)
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The fog of childbirth(15.10, 24 February 2010) The way childbirth is depicted in TV programmes can be irritating – I sigh as I watch yet another actress doing the clichéd dash to the hospital, with crumpled partner in tow...
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From the UK to Sierra Leone: worlds apart(10.57, 19 February 2010) This is my first blog for Midwives. I am writing from Sierra Leone, I’ve been here just over a month working for a UK charity called Health Unlimited...
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Lights… camera… action… again…(16.53, 10 February 2010) It seems TV producers are increasingly viewing childbirth and maternity care as entertaining fly-on-the-wall, documentary fodder. In recent weeks, we’ve had Britain’s Got Talent’s Amanda Holden assisting at a birth with only five weeks’ training...
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Supporting hand(11.35, 5 February 2010) The relationship between midwives and maternity support workers (MSWs) have in recent times been overshadowed by concerns over whether MSWs will somehow ‘take over’ the role of the midwife...
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Playing god: should we because we can?(11.21, 26 January 2010) Is it right to destroy an eight-cell embryo, because it has, in some cases, a minor genetic imperfection? This is the question being asked as the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority seek...
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How dangerous is it?(13.51, 14 January 2010) As many of us were tucking into our turkey and roast potatoes on Christmas Day, over the skies of Detroit a 23-year-old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was attempting to detonate a bomb hidden in his clothing...
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Don’t sensationalise(13.33, 8 January 2010) I know there are researchers out there who really want to discover truths that are beneficial to humankind and journalists who want to convey their messages and findings to the masses. But what we should all take heed of are...
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The day after...(22.13, 26 December 2009) The presents have been unwrapped, the turkey’s now looking a little worse for wear and we’ve all eaten and drunk a little more than we should have done – well for those of us not working or on-call...
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Out of her depth?(13.08, 15 December 2009) What is the point of these television programmes that allow minor celebrities to perform real jobs? Is it just a bid to inject some much needed publicity into ailing careers, or perhaps more optimistically, could it act as a vehicle to showcase the skills of the chosen profession?...
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Job guarantee for midwifery graduates(15.34, 10 December 2009) I was left slightly perplexed by the findings of the RCM’s latest student survey, which found that of 365 student midwives questioned, 75% were not confident in finding a job on graduation...
