by Ellen Thaels | May 21, 2022 | Blog, News
A warm welcome from the MUNet team. It’s been a while since we released a newsletter – our small team have been as busy as ever working on various projects, research and campaigns. Here’s a snapshot of some of our work in 2022: MUNet have a strong network...
by Ellen Thaels | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog
Our monthly newsletter aims to offer you a glimpse into some of our work and passions. This month is about Fundació Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell Birth Centre in Spain. The ‘Fundació Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell’ Birth Centre is the first public...
by sandrineuwase | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog
Despite clinical guidelines and policy promoting choice of place of birth, 14 Freestanding Midwifery Units were closed between 2008 and 2015, closures reported in the media as justified by low use and financial constraints. This paper uses an interpretative technique...
by sandrineuwase | Aug 23, 2020 | Blog
Midwifery-led units (MUs) are recommended for ‘low-risk’ births by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence but according to the National Audit Office were not available in one-quarter of trusts in England in 2013 and, when available, were used by only a...
by Sheena Byrom | Jun 12, 2018 | Blog
Dr Marie Lewis, Consultant Midwife, Powys Teaching Health Board ‘On average, 30% of women in Powys have midwife-led care in the community for labour; with 15% of that group (about 1 in 7) transferring to hospital for care during labour (intrapartum...
by Sheena Byrom | May 12, 2018 | Blog
by Claire Mathews Lead Clinical Midwife, Cheshire and Merseyside Local Maternity System Cheshire and Merseyside has recently opened a ‘pop-up’ freestanding birth centre on the Wirral a great innovation, as there were previously no freestanding midwifery-led units in...
