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Newsletter 5: Fundacio Hospital Sant Joan de Deu de Martorell in Spain

Newsletter 5: Fundacio Hospital Sant Joan de Deu de Martorell in Spain

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...
An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England

An analysis of media reporting on the closure of freestanding midwifery units in England

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...
Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: A Qualitative Research study

Factors influencing the utilisation of free-standing and alongside midwifery units in England: A Qualitative Research study

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...
A window on our world – The Powys maternity service

A window on our world – The Powys maternity service

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...
Our pop-up FMU – Anything is possible with passionate people and positive partnerships

Our pop-up FMU – Anything is possible with passionate people and positive partnerships

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...
Huge variation in midwifery unit provision – Findings from the latest mapping midwifery units in England study

Huge variation in midwifery unit provision – Findings from the latest mapping midwifery units in England study

by Sheena Byrom | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog

 The Meadow Birth Centre, Worcestershire  Findings have been published from the midwifery unit mapping study, led by Assistant Professor, Denis Walsh, and a multi-disciplinary team of academics from Nottingham University; City, University of London; De Montfort...
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