PDF-(READ)-Evidence-based Care for Normal Labour and Birth: A guide for midwives

Evidencebased care is a well established principle in contemporary healthcare and a world wide health care movement However despite the emphasis on promoting evidencebased or effective care without the unnecessary use of technologies and drugs intervention rates in childbirth are rising rapidlyEvidencebased Care for Normal Labour and Birth brings to light much of the evidence around what works best for normal birth which has until now remained largely hidden and ignored by maternity care professionals Beginning with the decision about where to have a baby through all the phases of labour to the immediate postbirth period it systematically details research and other evidence sources that endorse a low intervention approach The bookhighlights where the evidence is compelling discusses its application where women question its relevance to them and where the practitioners expertise leads them to challenge it gives background and context before discussing the research to date includes questions for reflection and practice recommendations generated from the evidenceUsing research data Evidencebased Care for Normal Labour and Birth critiques institutionalised scientifically managed birth and endorses a more humane midwiferyled model Packed with uptodate and relevant information this controversial book will help all students practising midwives and doulas keep abreast of the evidence surrounding normal birth and ensure their practice takes full advantage of it. Dr. . Sherah. Wells. Sherah.Wells@warwick.ac.uk . Transformations: Gender, Reproduction, and Contemporary Society. PPUpdateSWells11.2012. Structure of the Lecture. Homebirth – a debate. The . Medicalisation. . Midwifery Led Care.  . Astrid Osbourne. Consultant Midwife & Supervisor of Midwives. SRN,SCM,PG Dip Professional Studies, MSc Advanced Midwifery practice, Post Grad Cert Supervision of Midwives . Our Past, Present, and Future in Virginia. Commonwealth Midwives Alliance. Direct-Entry Midwifery. Definition:. A general term used to describe a midwife who has received her training without first becoming a nurse.. Aims. To introduce ideas about maternity and social and medical models of childbirth.. To set the context by looking at the experience of maternity before 1700.. To explore changes in maternity care in the period 1700-1800 and the conflicts between midwives and men-midwives.. 10:00 – 11:15 am. Agenda. Welcome and Update. Allison Campbell, . Interim Lead . and Instructor. UBC Midwifery Program. Agenda . Zoë Hodgson RM, PhD. Research Update. Current Studies. SCBP Connecting Pregnancy Comparative Study. Developing a National Strategy. Tina Johnson, CNM, MS. American College of . Nurse-Midwives. Goals of ACNM’s Normal Birth Initiative. Promote healthy, normal physiologic birth as the standard of care for “low risk” women. . Sukey. Krause, CNM, MSN, Assistant Professor, UMMS-Baystate. Heather Z. Sankey, MD, MEd, FACOG, CPE, Professor, UMMS-Baystate. Objectives. Examine the historic development of midwifery and obstetrics. 2. B. y. . t. he. . end. . o. f . t. h. i. s. . s. e. ss. i. on,. . l. ea. r. n. e. r. s. . w. il. l be. . ab. l. e. t. o. :. D. esc. r. i. be. . t. he. i. m. p. o. rt. ance. . and. . ben. Abu . shogair. Bony pelvis ( passage ). Fetal skull ( passenger ) . Definition of labour . Definition of normal Labour . Factors influencing progress of Labour . Diagnosis of Labour . Stages of Labour. Role of the birth partner . Breathing techniques during labour . 3 stages of labour . Pain relief during labour . Monitoring your baby during labour . Positions for labour . Vaginal tears, episiotomy and sutures . b_l Lozano, et al. (2011). Progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on maternal and child mortality: An updated systematic analysis. www.thelancet.com Published online Sept Photo by Jhp This practical text describes and discusses the main challenges and issues that midwives and maternity services encounter when preparing for and attending a home birth. PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR NATURAL BIRTH WHO IS A MIDWIFE? A Midwife is a professional and trusted expert in natural birth. She looks aer pregnant women who have no medical complications. She is a pers Executive Director Midwife. What the project was (and wasn’t). An . open, collaborative process . to build a . consensus. about the names we call different types of birth in the UK . Producing . practical, accessible resources .