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Maternity Action website launched
December 2, 2008

Maternity Action, a newly established, national voluntary organisation working to end inequality and promote the health and well-being of all pregnant women, their partners and children from before conception through to the child`s early years, has launched a new website - www.maternityaction.org.uk

Midwives respond to the East of England`s Darzi review NHS consultation
August 22, 2008

Responding the NHS`s East of England consultation, "Towards the best, together", a "vision" document answering the Darzi Review, Pat Gould, the Royal College of Midwives` team manager for Eastern, London and South Eastern regions, said: "We welcome many of the report`s recommendations believe and truly believe that this consultation document is a timely contribution to the debate about the future of maternity services in the East of England. The College agrees with the premise that healthcare in the region needs to change and nowhere is this more relevant than in relation to maternity and newborn care."

Supervision and supervisors of midwives (NMC) Part 2

January 13, 2010

In the second part of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Podcast; we hear from a mother who talks about how her experience of Supervision of Midwifery helped her to achieve the birth experience that she wanted.

This podcast demonstrates how the Supervisor of Midwives, working in partnership with the mother and her partner, and the local midwifery team, was able to facilitate informed choice, and support and empower the mother in achieving her homebirth.
MIDIRS recommends that you listen to this Podcast in conjunction with Dr Susan Way's Podcast.

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Informed Choice titles
Support in labour
Listening to your baby`s heartbeat during labour
Ultrasound scans - what you need to know
Alcohol and pregnancy
Positions for labour and birth
Epidural pain relief in labour
Feeding your baby - breast or bottle?
Is my baby alright?
If your baby is in the breech position, what are your choices?
Where will you have your baby?
Do you want a waterbirth?
When your baby is overdue
Eating well - for your baby and for you
Non-epidural pain relief
Caring for yourself and feeling well after you have had your baby
How will your baby be born?
Caesarean section and subsequent births
Vitamin K for your baby
Information for women who are Rhesus negative
Mood changes after childbirth
Sickle cell and thalassaemia disorders: screening offered to mothers and babies
Sexual health and contraception before and after childbirth
Anaemia - preventing, detecting and treatment in pregnancy and beyond
Infections in pregnancy - prevention, detection and treatment
Health for parenthood - practical advice on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle for you and your baby