11 May 2020

New WHO tool helps countries plan for a strengthened midwifery workforce

The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) has published a new tool to help countries develop an educated...

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6 May 2020

Knowledge-sharing platform LactaHub launches

An open access knowledge platform from The Global Health Network and the Family Larsson Rosenquist Foundation (FLRF) has launched. The...

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4 May 2020

Maternity Direct app launches across three MSE hospitals in Essex

All pregnant women and new mums who have registered their pregnancy at one of three trusts that form the MSE...

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29 April 2020

Optimising non‐rotational forceps: the anterior ninety‐degree elevation forceps (ANEF) approach

Dr Stelios Myriknas and colleagues recently demonstrated the Anterior Ninety-degree Elevation Forceps (ANEF) technique In the latest edition of The...

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27 April 2020

AXipasteuriser human milk pasteuriser available from CMS

Promotional feature The AXipasteuriser human milk pasteuriser is available from Central Medical Supplies Ltd (CMS), a specialist supplier of neonatal...

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22 April 2020

Smoking during first trimester still puts baby at risk

Mothers who quit smoking during their first trimester do not significantly reduce the risk of their babies being born with...

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20 April 2020

Five causes accounted for 90% of fetal deaths, finds US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Five causes accounted for 89.5% of fetal deaths between 2015 and 2017, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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15 April 2020

RCOG publishes new standards for antenatal and postnatal care amid coronavirus crisis

The Royal College of Midwives and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has published new standards for UK NHS trusts...

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