midwifery

Surprise, surprise! Here’s an article from Nursing Times which speaks out about the  monies promised to the maternity services, I just love the quote ‘it is a question of finding this money and putting it to the use that it is meant to be put to’, good to know that the service is is good, safe hands. Many PCTs are not spending their allocation of £330m in central funding earmarked to improve maternity services, the government has admitted. A number of frontline maternity service staff and... Read Full Story

Complementary therapy use during childbirth is proving to be "increasingly popular", according to a new report by the Association of Radical Midwives.Due to complementary therapy's increased interest, more maternity wards in the UK are now offering complementary therapies but experts say that this should be in addition to conventional treatments. "Complementary means 'in addition to' and the person using it or giving it needs to recognise somebody might need something more and might need... Read Full Story

This was in The Daily Mail today and I reproduce it in full. It is a terrible indictment on how our maternity services are being failed by those who hold the purse strings and make the decisions about how the public’s money is spent.Anyone who reads my blog will recognise many of the concerns I repeatedly rant about. The delerate low-staffing, the midwives having to complete paperwork which could easily be one by more appropriate persons, leaving the midwives free to do the job they have... Read Full Story

A midwife is a person who assists a woman during childbirth. The traditional term for this function is “midwifery,” and the art has been active for hundreds of years. In today’s world, the midwife is a trained healthcare provider fully versed in women’s health issues, including all stages of pregnancy, delivery and postpartum care of both the newborn infant and its mother. The role of the midwife is part health care practitioner, part educator and part counselor, supporting the emotional as... Read Full Story

This year the NHS celebrates 60 years of care from 'cradle to the grave' for all. This care is by all intents and purpose FREE to all who use the service apart from contributions that we all make via National Insurance Payments but still cheap at at half the price! (as they say). What a vision Bevin must have had when he first set up the health care system, fondly known as the NHS ill health service. During it's 60 years there have been dramatic changes and reforms, some for the... Read Full Story