{"title":"NMC Series – Challenges To Supporting Choice","authors":"Dr Jacqui Williams","doi":"10.55975/chys3866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/chys3866","url":null,"abstract":"Every woman has the right to make their own choices about their maternity care, including who will be their birth companion and where they wish to give birth. Midwives are in a unique position to facilitate choice throughout pregnancy and childbirth as they have had the education and training and skills required to provide safe, kind and effective care. They must also keep their skills, knowledge and competence up to date to maintain their registration, through revalidating with the NMC every three years.","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"94 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141841372","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypnobirthing: A Powerful Tool in a Midwife’s Toolbox","authors":"Rebecca Wilcox","doi":"10.55975/fpeg8691","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/fpeg8691","url":null,"abstract":"Hypnobirthing is focused on empowering patients with the knowledge needed to improve their birth.1 Katharine Graves says it enables pregnant people to work with their body to do what it is designed to do – give birth.2 Hypnobirthing uses techniques which release the fear and negativity we are surrounded by and instead uses positivity to create and encourage confidence.2 It is often referred to as a type of pain relief as it uses deep relaxation, visualisation and breathing techniques to encourage a calmer, more effective labour.3","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141844240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Perineal Health Throughout the Childbirth Continuum","authors":"Dr Anne Leyland","doi":"10.55975/yjad7471","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/yjad7471","url":null,"abstract":"Most women who birth their babies vaginally will sustain some degree of perineal trauma (PT). PT is associated with short and long-term complications which can adversely affect a woman’s psychosocial wellbeing, subsequent bonding with her baby and family relationships. Midwives require the skills and confidence to assess and manage birth related trauma and the preventative measures that promote perineal health. This article reviews best practices that optimise perineal care and health throughout the childbirth continuum.","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"2018 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141851640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Taking Time","authors":"Siobhán Callaghan","doi":"10.55975/tipl9354","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/tipl9354","url":null,"abstract":"Becoming a student midwife is far more than taking on a new course of education; it involves taking on a completely new way of life. Although widely documented, honest conversations about burnout in midwifery students tend to be avoided, becoming a phenomenon that happens to other, less resilient people. However, every student midwife will struggle at some point throughout their journey, and resilience plays no role in reducing burnout.1","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"134 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141841982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Aromatherapy Essentials","authors":"Susan Wehrle","doi":"10.55975/jbgm4820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/jbgm4820","url":null,"abstract":"Aromatherapy is widespread in much of the midwifery world. Studies show aromatherapy can have a positive impact on labour pain, anxiety and nausea.1,2 Student midwives need to be aware of how to safely and appropriately use essential oils to support birthing persons who desire complementary therapies.","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"23 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141839004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Breaking Down Fear and Stigma Within Bereavement Care","authors":"Sophie Whitehead","doi":"10.55975/cyzw4652","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/cyzw4652","url":null,"abstract":"The death of a baby is a devastating and emotionally profound time for parents, yet the emotional support available to parents is often inadequate.1 Stillbirth stigma has been identified as a barrier to the provision of good quality, compassionate support for bereaved families.2 Education for student midwives plays an essential role to the deconstruction of fear and stigma within bereavement care.3","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141851264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Links Between Midwives and Student Midwives’ Mental Health","authors":"Lydia-Rose Taylor","doi":"10.55975/yuhd5317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/yuhd5317","url":null,"abstract":"There is an overwhelming prevalence of mental health struggles for midwives and midwifery students in the current workforce.1 Most concerning is the fact that these struggles are becoming the norm for midwives.1 The retention rate of midwives is at a crisis point.2 In 2022, there was an estimated shortage of 2,000 midwives in England.3 The number of midwives on antidepressants and anxiety medication continues to rise.1 Relying on these chemical mood enhancers just to get through the day can feel dehumanising.4","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"156 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140760251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What Difference Does Clothing Make in Labour?","authors":"Catherine Ryde","doi":"10.55975/ubel3120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/ubel3120","url":null,"abstract":"Clothing in labour is a subject missing from standard student textbooks, guidelines and research. Despite a requirement for midwives to be person-centred and to advocate for care that optimises physiological labour, this appears to be a factor not yet considered. An awareness of the effect wearing a hospital gown has on the birthing person’s wellbeing will allow midwives to support the person’s autonomy and empower choice and control. This article reviews existing research on the effect of hospital gowns in other care environments and the physiology underlying this and highlights the need for research in this area.","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"174 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140785526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Life as an Indigenous Student Away From Bas","authors":"Courtney Peleseuma","doi":"10.55975/hmvr5058","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/hmvr5058","url":null,"abstract":"Studying in Australia can be a challenging prospect. The vastness of the country geographically can mean tertiary education can be several hours or hundreds of kilometres away from home. For First Nations people living in rural and remote communities, the challenge is even greater. In 2021, less than 30 per cent of First Nations people had completed tertiary education.1 Returning midwifery care and cultural birth practices to First Nations communities is pertinent to healing health inequities, strengthening culturally-safe practices and continuing connections to language, ancestry, country and community.2","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"286 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140777843","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Medicines Management Aspirin Use in Pregnancy","authors":"Susan Wehrle","doi":"10.55975/rnfo4115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55975/rnfo4115","url":null,"abstract":"While many students may be aware of aspirin’s analgesia qualities, student midwives should also be aware of its growing use in pre-eclampsia prophylaxis. Use of aspirin during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, small-for-gestational age and fetal and neonatal death.1 Student midwives need to be able to identify those who may benefit from low-dose aspirin therapy, how to manage related care and recognise the risks and benefits of use while providing midwifery care.","PeriodicalId":163461,"journal":{"name":"The Student Midwife","volume":"133 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140766380","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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