Helping Mothers Face Birth Fears Most moms are anxious, even scared, to give birth. Midwives need to understand some important fear factors, if they are to truly help women face their fears. Although birth anxiety is often dismissed as nothing more than fear of the unknown, it will [...]
Weighty Matters Most would agree that good nutrition is a core requirement for good health and well-being, and an ideal weight profile. There are a number of nutritional guidelines that can make a positive difference in everyone’s lives, whether overweight or not. As health professionals, midwives themselves should [...]
How To Be A Breastfeeding Ambassador All new mothers need is encouragement and a feeling that you, their midwife, believes in their ability to nurse, and in breastfeeding itself. Why not absorb these snippets of information, so that you too can be a great breastfeeding ambassador? Colostrum is low [...]
The Ethical Benefits Of Breastfeeding There are not many things in this world that you can confidently say come with a credible guarantee of ‘no harm to baby’. Mother’s milk is a notable exception. We’ve compiled a list of some of breastfeeding’s top benefits, so that midwives can [...]
What Midwives And Nurses Need To Know About Baby Skincare A newborn’s lipid barrier is essential to the skin’s surface ecosystem, and should not be removed when cleaning Baby. Current guidelines for neonatal skincare make it clear that midwives and nurses, who are often those who give mothers [...]
Give Solutions To Infant ‘Sleep Problems’ – Don’t Create Them! Are you, the midwife, nurse or doctor, giving parents sleepless nights? Dealing with sleep queries can be tricky because tired parents can feel quite emotional and the wrong advice can have long-term effects for moms and babies. Here [...]
3 Things Midwives And Obstetricians Should Know About C-Section 1. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that the maximum C-section rate should be 10–15%, regardless of a country’s economic or health profile. This has been a number of obstetric societies’ policy guideline for many years; yet some countries [...]
Birth Plans – Understand The Real Message! A pregnant woman approaches you with a gleam in her eye and announces that she has a BIRTH PLAN. Groan. Is this your thinking? Some things in life can’t be planned in detail – birth is one of them. It’s such [...]
