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Single umbilical artery and IUGRCutting edge paper by retired midwife and senior lecturer Jan Wallis.
Maternal choice in the 21st centuryMidwives travelled from across south-west England and further afield to attend the RCM annual event held in Bristol this year. Midwives Maura O'Malley reports.
A day in the life of a female genital mutilation/public health specialistA day in the life of female genital mutilation/public health specialist Dr Comfort Momoh MBE.
Unapologetically old schoolIt's the thing that midwives fear the most the drop of the envelope on the doormat summoning them to an NMC hearing. But whats it like being on the other side of the process? Midwives Maura O'Malley talks to NMC conduct and competence committee panellist distinguished midwife Dame Lorna Muirhead.
Modern governance for the RCM: the Council's strategyThe responses to the consultation paper on the RCM's future governance have now been considered. The resulting strategy has six key aims.
How to measure a baby's respiratory rateAnglia Ruskin University's senior lecturer in midwifery Sharon McDonald provides a guide to assessing newborn respiration rates.
Clinic complexitiesWhile MSWs play many roles in Bradford's maternity services, community team leaders Deborah Hughes and Julie Appleyard and consultant midwife Alison Brown outline their role in community triple test clinics to illustrate the strengths and potential issues of employing MSWs in this way.
Be the apprenticeNHS East of England's midwifery workforce project manager Sally Ashton-May and project officer Jane Winter describe their regions implementation of MSW apprenticeships.
A father's hidden despairThe mental health of fathers is rarely acknowledged or discussed, but it can have an adverse impact on child development, as University of Chester and Cheadle Royal Hospital's consultant psychiatrist Professor Ben Green attests.
Learning on the jobLearning at work day a celebration of workplace learning took place on 20 May. Each year, organisations stage business-related learning activities for staff to learn new skills. Here the RCM's Peter Amphlett reports on member efforts.
Web only: Update yourself on the latest international effortsThis month's web-only papers have an international flavour. There are two papers on China one is on establishing a midwifery training course and the other discusses China's first midwifery-led normal birth unit. The others describe training in Ethiopia, maternity services in New Zealand and antenatal care in India.
Visualise and measureCommunity midwife at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust Yvonne Benjamin discusses how the updated NICE guideline on neonatal jaundice will impact on midwifery practice.
Seizing controlMidwife and epilepsy specialist nurse Beth Irwin from the UK Epilepsy and Pregnancy Register explores the physical, psychological and emotional challenges presented by epilepsy in pregnancy.
A green light for improved resuscitationReferred to as HeartLight, Carole Ward, Jeremy Teoh, John Crowe, Don Sharkey, Mark Grubb, Neil Marlow and Barrie Hayes-Gill describe a new sensor for improved monitoring of newborns during resuscitation, which is being developed at the University of Nottingham.
Changes to midwives exemptionsNMC midwifery advisers Mandy Forrester and Claire Homeyard provide an update on the latest changes to the midwives exemptions list.
Challenging the status quoMacclesfield District General Hospital labour ward lead and supervisor of midwives Amanda Lucas reflects on how she has streamlined the administration of prostin on her unit.

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A dying breedTraditional birth attendants (TBA) in Cambodia are now forbidden to practise. Retired community midwife Kate Skillington speaks to TBA Eng about her role and the practices that have been in her family for generations.
Who's looking after the boys?Female genital mutilation is a frequently discussed topic by midwives and policy-makers alike, but Ann Higson highlights the often-ignored subject of enforced male circumcision on children.
Infant-feeding practices after opening a human milk bankCutting Edge paper by retired midwife and senior lecturer Jan Wallis.
Exciting political times aheadAt the dawn of a new political era, Stuart Bonar discusses the impact on maternity services and the proposed launch of the RCM's maternity pledge.
It's rule changeThe 'rules' section of the NMC's Midwives rules and standards are up for review. The NMC is consulting on which aspects should be added, amended or removed, as midwifery adviser and project lead Michelle Lyne outlines.

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