27 April 2023

Royal College of Midwives adds The Positive Birth Company’s Closing the Gap workshop to Decolonising Midwifery Education Toolkit

The Decolonising Midwifery Education toolkit has been created by the RCM in response to figures which show Black, Mixed Heritage...

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25 April 2023

Extra pregnancy scan slashes number of breech births and risk to babies

Adding a third routine scan at the end of pregnancy can slash the number of unexpected breech births by 70%...

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20 April 2023

Midwife in focus with Malene Hegenberger

Malene is a practising midwife from Denmark who has spent the last five of her 20 year career, developing a...

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18 April 2023

Earlier diagnosis of ovarian cancer is possible with collaboration, says charity

Target Ovarian Cancer reveals results of innovative project to tackle late diagnosis Research co-funded by charity Target Ovarian Cancer showed...

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6 April 2023

Infant Hip Exam Trainer helps identify and diagnose hip dysplasia

A new product is set to help healthcare professionals identify and diagnose a common issue in childbirth which can change...

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4 April 2023

Exercise during pregnancy

This article was medically reviewed by Kecia Gaither, double board-certified physician in OB/GYN and Maternal Fetal Medicine, with expert commentary...

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30 March 2023

Mindsets can influence the course of childbirth

Study by the University of Bonn: If childbirth is understood as a natural process, complications are less likely to occur...

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28 March 2023

Infants of mothers given opioids after birth are at low risk of harm

Findings provide reassuring evidence for doctors and parents, say researchers Infants born to mothers prescribed opioids after delivery, mostly after...

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