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International Day of the Midwife: Bringing lives into the world during a pandemic
Life as a midwife has looked rather different since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, but the job at hand has remained the same during this time
Professor in Focus – Anita Nelson
Anita Nelson is the Professor and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Western University of Health Sciences based in Pomona, California. She recently shared her latest study, “Efficacy and Safety
Protecting or harming? The exclusion of pregnant women from the Covid-19 vaccine trials
Dr Sophie Williams, Academic Lead in Psychology at the University of Derby, examines the decision to exclude women from trials for the Covid-19 vaccine and the history behind this decision.
Embrace neonatal transport restraint available from Central Medical Supplies
Promotional feature Central Medical Supplies (CMS), a specialist supplier of neonatal and maternity products, is now working with Medcare Visions and will be distributing its Embrace® restraint system for transporting
Can data analytics help improve the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes in pregnancy?
Lucy Mackillop, consultant obstetric physician at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health, University of Oxford; and Chief Medical Officer
ENG4NHS: A new organisation to help the NHS and other not-for-profit healthcare organisations
Prof Peter J Ogrodnik is the course director for the MSc in Medical Engineering Design at Keele University and is a founder of the ENG4NHS project. Here, he talks to
Treat Smarter with Sonata: An expert Q&A to treating uterine fibroids
Promotional feature Earlier this year saw the introduction into the UK of a new, revolutionary technology for the treatment of uterine fibroids. The Sonata System is a clinically proven, minimally
How working through the pandemic left midwifery student ‘ready for anything’
Second-year midwifery student Marie Layne reflects on her placement, which took place during the pandemic. Marie took a long time to decide whether to opt-in to her midwifery placement at the University
How can remote monitoring support pregnant women during and after the pandemic?
Dr Lucy Mackillop, Chief Medical Officer at Sensyne Health discusses how remote patient monitoring is likely to become part of the wider healthcare system as we see more digital technologies embedded into routine
Treat smarter with Sonata
Promotional feature The ever-present COVID-19 pandemic has put a huge strain on hospital services in the UK and around the world. As the number of coronavirus cases rose, and hospitals
