The American Medical Association escalated their campaign against the scope of practice of other professions at their June 2008 House of Delegates meeting. There was good news when a particularly bad proposal was amended. There was irony also, when...
What do mothers want from midwives? Over the years, I have been privileged to listen to many mothers. No matter what their age or experience most want the same thing the woman they have read abou ...
GIVING BIRTH: Why home could be best
New mothers who receive personalised care from a midwife for a few months after birth are significantly less likely to develop postpartum depression, according to a new British study.
Several decades of prevailing medical wisdom on the best place for you to have your baby have been cast aside with a recent House of Commons year long inquiry into NHS maternity services. ...
Women giving birth while being helped by midwives instead of consultants are more likely to have a natural delivery. ...
Despite all the recent findings that underline the benefits of breast milk, health professionals seem to be paying little more than lip service to breastfeeding. ...
Q I want to train as a midwife, but don’t want to take the required hepatitis B vaccination. Is there any way out of this? In addition, what are the risks of contracting this disease as a midwife? -
John Weeks
What Doctors Don't Tell You