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World news | The GuardianWomen feel coerced during maternity care in England, charity says https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/17/maternity-care-coercion-pressure-england-birthrights #Midwifery #WomensHealth #Pregnancy #Health #Society #UkNews
MarkA fascinating look at the forgotten midwives of the nativity story and their place in art, history and modern healthcare through Jane Salvage’s beautifully illustrated book. #Midwifery #HealthcareHistory #NHS
Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/10/donna-ockenden-appointment-leeds-maternity-inquiry #Leeds #Hospitals #Nhs #WesStreeting #UkNews #Midwifery #Childbirth #Health #Society #Women
CBC New BrunswickMidwifery stalled in New Brunswick, despite promise of expanded service
A growing demand for midwifery care across the province continues to go unmet, despite promises to expand the services in Fredericton and in two other communities, according to the Midwives Association of New Brunswick.
#Midwifery #Healthcare #NewBrunswick #Fredericton
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-midwives-9.7081561?cmp=rss
A growing demand for midwifery care across the province continues to go unmet, despite promises to expand the services in Fredericton and in two other communities, according to the Midwives Association of New Brunswick.
#Midwifery #Healthcare #NewBrunswick #Fredericton
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/new-brunswick-midwives-9.7081561?cmp=rss
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Andrea is QualifiedtHey!!
Is anyone on here a Black birth worker or know one?
For my research, I am seeking to interview as many Black midwives (and other Blk birth workers, but midwifery is the central focus) as possible and get connected to birthing centers employing Black birth workers, esp. in the US South.
If you are/someone you know is interested, pls DM me! Thanks for reading!
*pls boost!!*
#BlackStudies #ReproductiveJustice #BlackWomen #BlackBirthingPeople #Midwifery #Doulas #BirthWork #MedicalAnthro
Baby girl’s death in Hampshire raises concerns over role of doulas in home births https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/21/baby-girl-death-hampshire-coroner-concerns-role-doula-home-birth #Health #Midwifery #Childbirth #Portsmouth #Pregnancy #Hampshire #UkNews #England
Jan R. BoehnkeThe recent Guardian headline* about the world being short a million midwives connected to our School's history in leading the Lancet Series on Midwifery**
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/2014-lancet-series-midwifery-midwife-shortages-jan-r-b%C3%B6hnke-itd9e
"[...] #midwifery is an essential intervention that can substantively improve survival, health, and well-being in low-, middle-, and high-income countries" ***
#DundeeUni #BanasGluine #GlobalHealth #MaternalHealth
** https://www.thelancet.com/series-do/midwifery
*** Taken from https://results2021.ref.ac.uk/impact/dac997a2-328f-4fba-9be1-78052a32c38d?page=1
#REF2021
ff: in a systematic analysis comparing #midwifery to #physician care, midwifery care in #childbirth resulted in:
- increased use of intermittent auscultation (instead of continuous electronic fetal monitoring
-less use of epidural or spinal analgesia
-less use of pain medication overall
-fewer episiotomies
-increased spontaneous vaginal birth
-more vaginal births after a cesarean
-greater initiation of breastfeeding
-better psychological experience
-lower costs
https://cwgs.fiu.edu/projects/_assets/21-point-black-midwives-care-model.pdf