This section provides some useful documents which may be referred to in MSLC meetings and provide reference material and statistics to facilitate influencing good practice.
Objectives To estimate the cost effectiveness of alternative planned places of birth.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 19/04/2012
Objectives To systematically review all available studies on ‘near miss’.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 10/04/2012
Objective: To assess the impact of reorganisation of neonatal specialist care services in England after a UK Department of Health report in 2003.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 03/04/2012
OBJECTIVE: Coffee and other caffeinated beverages are commonly consumed in pregnancy. In adults, caffeine may interfere with sleep onset and have a dose-response effect similar to those seen during insomnia. In infancy, ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 02/04/2012
OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that the profile of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) changed after the Back-to-Sleep (BTS) campaign initiation, document prevalence and patterns of multiple risks, and determine the a ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 26/03/2012
Uncertainty exists about benefits and harms of a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) compared with elective repeat caesarean (ERC). We conducted a prospective restricted cohort study consisting of a patient pref ...
Publisher: PLoS Medicine
Published Date: 13/03/2012
Recent reports of the risk of morbidity due to uterine rupture are thought to have contributed in some countries to a decrease in the number of women attempting a vaginal birth after caesarean section. The aims of this s ...
Publisher: PLoS Medicine
Published Date: 13/03/2012
Both active smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure are associated with pregnancy complications. In March 2006, Scotland implemented legislation prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public spa ...
Publisher: PLoS Medicine
Published Date: 06/03/2012
Nicotine-replacement therapy is effective for smoking cessation outside pregnancy and its use is widely recommended during pregnancy. The authors investigated the efficacy and safety of nicotine patches during pregnancy.
Publisher: NEJM
Published Date: 01/03/2012
Objective: women have consistently rated postnatal care less favourably than other episodes of maternity care. Midwives have also reported concerns with postnatal care, with challenges related to workloads, busy environm ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 18/02/2012
An inductive study of parents experiences of palliative and end of life neonatal care, which yielded rich qualitative data in the form of ‘in vivo’ quotations from parents representing real experiences. Utilizing an inte ...
Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Published Date: 16/02/2012
Objectives: to offer a critical discussion from a public health perspective of service user's experiences of antenatal care services.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 15/02/2012
Intracutaneous or subcutaneous injection of sterile water is rapidly gaining popularity as a method of pain relief in labour and it is therefore essential that it is properly evaluated. Adequate analgesia in labour is im ...
Publisher: The Cochrane Library
Published Date: 18/01/2012
Objective: To undertake a cost-effectiveness analysis that compares pulse oximetry as an adjunct to clinical examination with clinical examination alone in newborn screening for congenital heart defects (CHDs).
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Published Date: 13/01/2012
To examine the relationship between breastfeeding and maternally-rated infant temperament at age 3 months, 316 infants in the prospective Cambridge Baby Growth Study, UK had infant temperament assessed at age 3 months by ...
Publisher: PLoS ONE
Published Date: 11/01/2012
Objective: The objective was to reduce the incidence to below the Norwegian national level of 8 %.
Publisher: BMJ Quality & Safety
Published Date: 09/01/2012
Aims and objectives: The aim of the study was to review breastfeeding support provided by Public Health Nurses in Ireland. The objectives were to identify the availability of appropriate guiding policies, educational pre ...
Publisher: Journal of Clinical Nursing
Published Date: 09/12/2011
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of strategies incorporating training and support of traditional birth attendants on the outcomes of perinatal, neonatal, and maternal death in developing countries.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 01/12/2011
The birth of a first child is an important change for women and for families. The aim of this systematic review was to collect and analyse research studies examining women’s experiences of having their first child. Topic ...
Publisher: Institute of Education, University of London
Published Date: 01/12/2011
Objective To compare perinatal outcomes, maternal outcomes, and interventions in labour by planned place of birth at the start of care in labour for women with low risk pregnancies.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 24/11/2011
The internet offers an accessible and cost-effective way to help women suffering with various types of postnatal mental illness and also can provide resources for healthcare professionals. Many websites on postnatal ment ...
Publisher: Archives of Women's Mental Health
Published Date: 23/11/2011
Objective To investigate the effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping, compared with early clamping, on infant iron status at 4 months of age in a European setting.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 15/11/2011
Objective: To develop and pretest a decision-aid to help parents facing extreme premature delivery during antenatal counseling regarding delivery room resuscitation.
Publisher: The Journal of Pediatrics
Published Date: 01/11/2011
Objective: To systematically rate measures of care quality for very low birth weight infants for inclusion into Baby-MONITOR, a composite indicator of quality.
Publisher: Journal of Perinatology
Published Date: 31/10/2011
in recent years, several surveys have suggested that many midwives use some form of complementary/alternative therapy (CAT), often without the knowledge of obstetricians.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 19/10/2011
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a peer support worker (PSW) service on breast-feeding continuation.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 22/09/2011
For most families, the birth of a child is a happy and positive experience, but the addition of a newborn baby to a household may also, in some ways, decrease parental physical and psychological wellbeing. There are many ...
Publisher: Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Published Date: 31/08/2011
Until recently, infants born at moderate preterm (32–33 weeks) and late preterm (34–36 weeks) gestations have gone largely unstudied.This review summarises the current available literature, highlights gaps in knowledge a ...
Publisher: British Medical Journal (ADC Fetal and Neonatal)
Published Date: 24/08/2011
Objectives: To demonstrate feasibility and estimate the effect of an intervention to increase parental involvement in infant pain management in the NICU on parents' stress and postdischarge parenting competence and confi ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 22/08/2011
The purpose of this pilot project was to determine first-time expectant parents’ perceptions of a parent education intervention, their education needs, and preferred sources and modes of such education.
Publisher: Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Published Date: 18/08/2011
The objective of this study was to assess the association between breastfeeding and child cognitive development in term and preterm children. It is based on analysis of the Millennium Cohort Study (MCS) and concluded tha ...
Publisher: The Journal of Pediatrics
Published Date: 11/08/2011
the active engagement of fathers in maternity care is associated with long-term health and social benefits for the mother, baby and family. The maternity care expectations and experiences of expectant and new fathers hav ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 06/08/2011
Screening for congenital heart defects relies on antenatal ultrasonography and postnatal clinical examination; however, life-threatening defects often are not detected. We prospectively assessed the accuracy of pulse oxi ...
Publisher: The Lancet
Published Date: 05/08/2011
The author looks at changing perceptions of what constitutes a "natural" birth.
Publisher: The Lancet
Published Date: 30/07/2011
Background: Varying work schedules are suspected of increasing risks to pregnant women and to fetal wellbeing. In particular, maternal hormonal disturbance arising from sleep deprivation or circadian rhythm disruption mi ...
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 27/07/2011
Objectives To investigate socioeconomic inequalities in outcome of pregnancy and neonatal mortality associated with congenital anomalies
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 19/07/2011
BACKGROUND: The first weeks after childbirth are a critical period for mother and newborn. Women may present with lactation failure and postpartum depression. It is unclear how a woman's early breastfeeding experiences r ...
Publisher: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Published Date: 19/07/2011
Objective: This meta-analysis sought to establish if maternal asthma is associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes, and to determine the size of these effects.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 13/07/2011
Objective: To investigate possible differences in operative delivery rate among low-risk women, randomised to an alongside midwifery-led unit or to standard obstetric units within the same hospital.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 12/07/2011
BACKGROUND: There is uncertainty over whether maternal smoking is associated with birth defects. The researchers conducted the first ever comprehensive systematic review to establish which specific malformations are asso ...
Publisher: Human Reproduction
Published Date: 11/07/2011
Background: Descriptions of the effects of moderate alcohol consumption during pregnancy on adverse pregnancy outcomes have been inconsistent.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 06/07/2011
Despite widespread emphasis on promoting ‘assertive communication’ by care givers as essential to patient-safety-improvement efforts, little is known about when and how clinicians speak up to address safety concerns. In ...
Publisher: BMJ Quality & Safety
Published Date: 01/07/2011
Background: The English network of stop-smoking services (SSSs) is among the best-value life-preserving clinical intervention in the UK NHS and is internationally renowned. However, success varies considerably across ser ...
Publisher: Thorax
Published Date: 27/06/2011
Objective: to provide a critical synthesis of published research concerning women's experiences in choosing where to give birth.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 16/06/2011
Objectives: To determine whether snoring, sleep position, and other sleep practices in pregnant women are associated with risk of late stillbirth.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 14/06/2011
Context: Benefits of breastfeeding include lower risk of postneonatal mortality. However, it is unclear whether breastfeeding specifically lowers sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk, because study results have been ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 13/06/2011
The aim of this study was to describe the organisation of maternity care at trust and unit level in England. All NHS trusts providing maternity care participated in a survey as part of the Healthcare Commission review o ...
Publisher: Evidence-Based Midwifery Practice
Published Date: 01/06/2011
Evaluated the association between receipt of inactivated influenza vaccine during pregnancy and prematurity and small for gestational age (SGA) births.
Publisher: PLoS Medicine
Published Date: 31/05/2011
Objective: To describe: (i) trends in centralisation and unplanned out-of-hospital births; (ii) perinatal mortality by place of birth; and (iii) health and birth outcomes in areas served by hospitals of different levels.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 24/05/2011
Objective: Aimed to describe patterns of maternally perceived fetal movement (FM) counts in normal third-trimester pregnancies and present associations between published limits of decreased fetal movement (DFM) and FM pa ...
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 18/05/2011
Background: there is limited knowledge about the pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood experiences of women living with a disability. Traditionally, such women have been viewed unsympathetically by society and professiona ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 13/05/2011
This study looks at whether breast feeding is associated with behavioural development in children aged 5 years. Their findings suggest that, at least in term children, longer duration of breast feeding is associated with ...
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Published Date: 10/05/2011
Objective: To compare labor induction and cesarean delivery rates at term in community versus university hospitals.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 07/05/2011
Objective: to develop a scale to measure maternal satisfaction with birth to evaluate women's experiences in labour and the early postpartum period.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 04/05/2011
OBJECTIVE: Aimed to examine the ability of mother's age, and other factors measured during pregnancy (education, financial difficulties, partner status, smoking, and depression), to predict child development outcomes up ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 02/05/2011
Background: Excessive crying, sleeping or feeding problems are found in approximately 20% of infants and may predict behavioural problems in childhood.
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Published Date: 20/04/2011
Objective: To examine the association between electronic fetal heart rate monitoring (EFM) and neonatal and infant mortality, as well as neonatal morbidity.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG)
Published Date: 20/04/2011
OBJECTIVE: To describe parents' attitudes toward pediatric genetic testing for common, adult-onset health conditions and to identify factors underlying these attitudes.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 18/04/2011
Stillbirth rates in high-income countries have shown little or no improvement over the past two decades. Prevention strategies that target risk factors could be important in rate reduction. This systematic review and met ...
Publisher: The Lancet
Published Date: 14/04/2011
Stillbirths do not count in routine worldwide data-collating systems or for the Millennium Development Goals. Two sets of national stillbirth estimates for 2000 produced similar worldwide totals of 3·2 million and 3·3 mi ...
Publisher: The Lancet
Published Date: 14/04/2011
The use of video during birth for quality of care was discussed in focus groups with women, nurses, midwives and doctors. Qualitative analysis revealed three categories of importance.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 12/04/2011
Objective: To determine whether the use of sidecar cribs on the postnatal ward affects breastfeeding duration.
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Published Date: 06/04/2011
Objectives: to describe a ‘hearts and minds’ approach to community Baby Friendly Initiative implementation developed from the views of multidisciplinary professionals.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 03/04/2011
Objective: We sought to examine the extent to which a temporal increase in preterm cesarean delivery is associated with gestational age–specific changes in perinatal survival in preterm gestations.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 31/03/2011
Objective: The objective of this study was to elicit and explore perceptions of barriers to optimal communication among clinicians on a labor and delivery unit, and to use this information to select and design approaches ...
Publisher: Journal of Perinatology
Published Date: 30/03/2011
BACKGROUND Complementary and alternative medicines often are advocated for infantile colic, yet there has been no synthesis of the evidence to inform current practice about their use.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 28/03/2011
Objective: To evaluate the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on perinatal outcomes.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 23/03/2011
The objectives of this study were to provide an economic assessment of the incremental costs associated with obtaining the World Health Organization and United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund designation ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 21/03/2011
Breastfeeding a child for as little as four weeks can improve their educational outcomes, academics have found.
Publisher: Institute for Social and Economic Research
Published Date: 14/03/2011
OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of adverse fetal outcomes of secondhand smoke exposure in nonsmoking pregnant women.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 07/03/2011
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of an obstetrics patient safety program on staff safety culture.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 01/03/2011
This Special Collection brings together a selection of Cochrane Reviews on breastfeeding after full-term pregnancies. In addition to the Cochrane Review on optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding, the collection incl ...
Publisher: The Cochrane Library
Published Date: 18/02/2011
Objective: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of prostaglandin E2 (dinoprostone) vaginal gel for the induction of labour at term from the perspective of the UK’s National Health Service.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 18/02/2011
UK Government policy promotes the adoption and implementation of the World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Baby Friendly Initiative as the best evidence to raise breastfeeding initiation and prevalence ...
Publisher: Primary Health Care Research & Development
Published Date: 04/02/2011
Background: To successfully initiate and maintain breastfeeding for a longer duration, the World Health Organization's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding recommends total avoidance of artificial teats or pacifiers for ...
Publisher: The Cochrane Library
Published Date: 30/01/2011
This review considers the effectiveness of interventions to encourage the establishment of smoke-free homes during pregnancy and the neonatal period.
Publisher: Health Education Research
Published Date: 26/01/2011
Patient decision aids can be used to support pregnant women engaging in shared decisions, but little is known about their effects in obstetrics. The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of patient decision aids designed ...
Publisher: BMJ Open
Published Date: 21/01/2011
CRD summary: This review evaluated the effects of training, education and practice change interventions with health professionals and lay breast-feeding educators/counsellors on duration of breast feeding. The authors co ...
Publisher: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD)
Published Date: 19/01/2011
Background: the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly prevalent in industrialised countries, with women being the most prolific users. Some women continue to consume these therapies ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 18/01/2011
Objective: to explore and understand what it means to provide midwifery care in remote and rural Scotland.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 18/01/2011
Objective: To assess the role of acupuncture for analgesia during labour.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 18/01/2011
Background: in Sweden pregnant women are encouraged to remain at home until the active phase of labour. Recommendation is based on evidence, that women who seek care and are admitted in the latent phase of labour are sub ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 15/01/2011
Objective: Asked whether breastfeeding reduces the risk of epilepsy in childhood.
Publisher: The Journal of Pediatrics
Published Date: 14/01/2011
Objective: to evaluate a prenatal breast-feeding class developed and facilitated by peer Breast-feeding Buddies.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 13/01/2011
OBJECTIVE: Purpose was to assess early infant-feeding patterns in a cohort of low-income black mothers and to examine associations between maternal perception of infant temperament and complementary feeding (CF) before 4 ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 10/01/2011
OBJECTIVE: Compared neurodevelopmental outcomes at 18 to 22 months' corrected age of infants born with extremely low birth weight at an estimated gestational age of <25 weeks during 2 periods: 1999–2001 (epoch 1) and 200 ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 01/01/2011
Extremely low and very low gestational age constitutes a risk factor for development even in absence of cerebral damage, as an immature central nervous system is exposed to invasive and inadequate stimulation. The resear ...
Publisher: Child: Care, Health and Development
Published Date: 01/01/2011
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between duration of breastfeeding and educational outcomes. Hypothesized that longer periods of breastfeeding would predict better educational outcomes ...
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 20/12/2010
It is well recognized that breast milk is the best form of nutrition for babies. However, many women do not breastfeed or give up soon after birth. Some report feeling unsupported in the post-natal period and many stop b ...
Publisher: Child: Care, Health and Development
Published Date: 09/12/2010
Objective: To study the effect of travel time, at the start or during labour, from home to hospital on mortality and adverse outcomes in pregnant women at term in primary and secondary care.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 08/12/2010
Background: The striking increase in caesarean section rates in middle- and high-income countries has been partly attributed to maternal request. The researchers conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of women’ ...
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 07/12/2010
Postpartum psychosis is a serious disorder that can cause negative consequences for the mother, infant, and entire family. While reports of this condition date back for centuries, little is known about what interventions ...
Publisher: Archives of Women's Mental Health
Published Date: 06/12/2010
Objective: to increase our understanding of how pregnant women experience early ultrasound examination that includes a risk assessment for chromosomal anomalies and how such women perceive the test results.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 04/12/2010
Objective: Postnatal depression may interfere with breast feeding. This study tested the ability of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) to predict later breast feeding problems, hypothesising that risk of uns ...
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood
Published Date: 01/12/2010
This study investigates child and family functioning in over 7000 families in 150 Sure Start Local Programmes areas. It makes comparisons with children and families in similarly disadvantaged areas not having a programme ...
Publisher: Department for Education (DfE)
Published Date: 25/11/2010
Prenatal depression confers health risks for both mother and family. Physical activity may promote better mental health; however, few studies have examined the influence of physical activity on prenatal depression. For t ...
Publisher: Archives of Women's Mental Health
Published Date: 24/11/2010
Background: Breastfeeding is known to have beneficial effects, but there is concern that breastfeeding during antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy may be harmful to cognitive development. Animal and human studies have demons ...
Publisher: Neurology
Published Date: 23/11/2010
Objective: To test the efficacy of single family room (SFR) neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) designs, questions regarding patient medical progress and relative patient safety were explored. Addressing these questions ...
Publisher: Journal of Perinatology
Published Date: 11/11/2010
Background: There is worldwide debate about the appropriateness of caesarean sections performed without medical indications. In this analysis, they aim to further investigate the relationship between caesarean section wi ...
Publisher: BMC Medicine
Published Date: 10/11/2010
OBJECTIVE: Purpose was to explore maternal actigraphically measured sleep, subjective sleep reports, and daytime functioning on the basis of current feeding method status during postpartum weeks 2 through 12.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 09/11/2010
Objective: to describe the perceptions of a US cohort of experienced birth doulas who were among the first in the country to be trained to provide postpartum support.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 05/11/2010
Little is known about the relationship between sleep arrangements, parents' adaptation to these choices, parental sleep quality, spousal support, and parental distress. Among those who took part in this study, shared sle ...
Publisher: Infant Mental Health Journal
Published Date: 04/11/2010
Objective: To prospectively examine the association between mode of delivery and childhood psychopathology.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 03/11/2010
Objective: to explore first- and second-generation Pakistani women’s experiences of maternity services and the inter generational differences/comparisons.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 31/10/2010
A routine number of visits for pregnant women has developed as part of antenatal or prenatal care without evidence of how much care is necessary to optimise the health of mothers and babies, and is helpful for the women. ...
Publisher: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Published Date: 31/10/2010
Context: Uncertainty about the benefits of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for pregnant women and their children exists, despite international recommendations that pregnant women increase their DHA intakes.
Publisher: JAMA
Published Date: 21/10/2010
OBJECTIVES This is an investigation into the longitudinal patterns of bed sharing, the characteristics associated with those patterns, and the relationship with breastfeeding.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 19/10/2010
Objective: to describe fathers' experiences during childbirth.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 18/10/2010
Objective: To identify clinical and ultrasound variables associated with the birth of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants by customised centiles, subclassified according to whether their mothers were normotensive or ...
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 07/10/2010
Objective To determine whether the variation in unadjusted rates of caesarean section derived from routine data in NHS trusts in England can be explained by maternal characteristics and clinical risk factors.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 06/10/2010
Objective: to examine the evidence in relation to advanced maternal age (35–39 years), physiological risk and adverse perinatal outcome (stillbirth, low birth weight, preterm birth) in high-income countries.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 04/10/2010
Objective: to present an integrated literature review on maternal parental self-efficacy (MPSE) in the postpartum period
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 04/10/2010
Provides a good practice framework for researchers who, due to the nature of their study, are limited to obtaining a valid consent for participation in research while in labour or in the immediate postpartum period.
Publisher: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)
Published Date: 27/09/2010
Objective: We sought to evaluate the association between the rate of repeat adolescent births and mode of delivery.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 16/09/2010
Objectives: Primary: to assess the effects of care in an alternative institutional birth environment compared to care in a conventional institutional
setting. Secondary: to determine if the effects of birth settings are ...
Publisher: The Cochrane Library
Published Date: 09/09/2010
Research published by scientists from the Cochrane Library has dismissed the effectiveness of many commonly used morning sickness treatments.
Publisher: The Cochrane Library
Published Date: 08/09/2010
This study consisted of a meta-analysis of home visiting programmes for at-risk families which examined differences in their effects on maternal behaviour. Programmes with more frequent visitation generally had higher su ...
Publisher: Infant Mental Health Journal
Published Date: 08/09/2010
Objective: To evaluate published data on associations between hospital level at birth and neonatal or predischarge mortality for VLBW and very preterm (VPT) infants.
Publisher: JAMA
Published Date: 01/09/2010
Infant formulas are sophisticated milk-based feeds for infants which are used as a substitute for breast milk. Historically they are known to be contaminated by aluminium and in the past this has raised health concerns f ...
Publisher: BMC Pediatrics
Published Date: 31/08/2010
Home births attended by certified nurse midwives (CNMs) make up an extremely small proportion of births in the United States (<1.0%) and are not supported by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG). The ...
Publisher: Journal of Perinatology
Published Date: 30/08/2010
The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of fathers of a premature baby on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and also to raise awareness amongst healthcare professionals in relation to the needs of fathers ...
Publisher: Journal of Neonatal Nursing
Published Date: 19/08/2010
Recent advances in cross-disciplinary studies linking architecture and neuroscience have revealed that much of the built environment for health-care delivery may actually impair rather than improve health outcomes by dis ...
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 09/08/2010
Babies born at 37 or 38 weeks’ gestation appear to have increased mortality and neonatal morbidity compared to those born later, even though 37 weeks is classified as full term, say the authors of this new study.
Publisher: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Published Date: 06/08/2010
Objective: Basic perinatal education to increase parental knowledge of neonatal illnesses (such as respiratory distress, sepsis, complications of prematurity) could be a feasible way to reduce high neonatal mortality rat ...
Publisher: Journal of Perinatology
Published Date: 05/08/2010
OBJECTIVE: Aimed to investigate whether the proportion of breastfeeding mothers in first-time parent groups influenced the likelihood of ceasing breastfeeding and whether this was independent of socioeconomic position.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 03/08/2010
Objective: To determine the relation between overweight and obesity in mothers and preterm birth and low birth weight in singleton pregnancies in developed and developing countries.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 21/07/2010
Objective: To determine the effect of time and day of birth on the risk of neonatal death at term.
Publisher: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Published Date: 16/07/2010
Objective: Sought to systematically review the medical literature on the maternal and newborn safety of planned home vs planned hospital birth.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 05/07/2010
Objective: The aim of this study was to understand the injury mechanisms of pregnant drivers and associated fetal outcomes.
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 05/07/2010
Objective: To investigate whether acupuncture is effective for the induction of labour in post-term pregnancies.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 24/06/2010
Survival after very preterm birth has increased across the developed world, but a consistent theme to emerge in published studies is that the increase in survival may come at the cost of increased morbidity....
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal Neonatal Ed
Published Date: 24/06/2010
OBJECTIVE: To examine the associations of duration of exclusive breastfeeding with infections in the upper respiratory (URTI), lower respiratory (LRTI), and gastrointestinal tracts (GI) in infancy.
Publisher: Pediatrics
Published Date: 22/06/2010
Objective: To use cumulative sum (CUSUM) charts for the early detection of variations in quality of care in a maternity department.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 21/06/2010
Preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are constantly exposed to ambient noise that often exceeds recommended levels. There is a growing concern that such noise puts preterm infants at high risk for a ...
Publisher: Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal Neonatal Ed
Published Date: 14/06/2010
Background: To critically examine baby and toddler food products sold in Canada for their sugar and sodium content, and to assess these in light of current recommendations.
Publisher: Journal of Public Health
Published Date: 01/06/2010
Objective: To determine whether delivery in the evening or at night and some organisational features of maternity units are related to perinatal adverse outcome.
Publisher: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Published Date: 25/05/2010
Objective: to explore student midwives’ experience and views on the role of the mentor in practice, and to survey perceptions of the qualities required for mentorship.
Publisher: Midwifery
Published Date: 14/05/2010
The aim of this study was to test the effect of prenatal and infancy home visits by nurses on 12-year-old, firstborn children's use of substances, behavioral adjustment, and academic achievement. The children were primar ...
Publisher: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Published Date: 01/05/2010
Introduction: This article discusses findings from an ethnographic study of a national policy initiative in Wales, United Kingdom. The policy aimed to decrease the caesarean section rate and increase the number of normal ...
Publisher: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Published Date: 30/04/2010
Effective collaboration between professional groups is increasingly seen as an essential element in good quality and safe health care. This is especially important in the context of maternity care, where most women have ...
Publisher: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Published Date: 30/04/2010
This article draws on findings from a recent Cochrane systematic review of midwife-led care and discusses its contribution to the safety and quality of women's care in the domains of safety, effectiveness, woman-centered ...
Publisher: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Published Date: 30/04/2010
Introduction: This study examined factors that foster or hinder the support of normal birth in two English National Health Service Trusts identified for public recognition of their work to normalize birth.
Publisher: Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health
Published Date: 30/04/2010
Background: There is growing international interest in involving patients in interventions to promote and support them in securing their own safety. This paper reports a systematic review of evaluations of the effectiven ...
Publisher: Quality of Safety in Health Care
Published Date: 28/04/2010
Background Clinical practice guidelines (CPG) are important tools for improving patient care. Patient and public involvement is recognised as an essential component of CPG development and implementation.
Publisher: Quality of Safety in Health Care
Published Date: 28/04/2010
Background: Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Reliable information about the rates and trends in maternal mortality is essential for resource mobilisation, and for planning and ass ...
Publisher: The Lancet
Published Date: 13/04/2010
Rationale: Maternal smoking in pregnancy is associated with reduced birth weight and childhood lung function. This study determined when maternal smoking first influences fetal growth and how this relates to childhood re ...
Publisher: Thorax
Published Date: 25/03/2010
Advances in modern medicine invite the assumption that medicine can control human biology. There is a perilous logic that leads from expectations of medicine's control over reproductive biology to the expectation of havi ...
Publisher: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Published Date: 14/03/2010
Objective: To analyze breastfeeding intervention delivery methods to determine the likelihood of successful breastfeeding outcomes of e-based interventions compared to provider-based interventions.
Publisher: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing (JOGNN)
Published Date: 06/11/2009
These reports are an analysis of the information provided by the Local Supervising Authorities (LSA) to the NMC.
Publisher: Nursing and Midwifery Council
Published Date: 05/12/2008
This research was commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation Programme and undertaken by a team led by Helen Spiby and Josephine Green. It will be of interest to anyone i ...
Publisher: NHS Evidence
Published Date: 02/04/2008
This report is the result of a year's work by an independent panel commissioned by the King's Fund. It concludes that the overwhelming majority of births in England are safe, despite growing pressures on maternity servic ...
Publisher: Kings Fund
Published Date: 29/02/2008
The reorganisation of neonatal services in England has helped improve care for premature and low birth weight babies with fewer babies travelling long distances for suitable treatment. But, according to the National Audi ...
Publisher: National Audit Office (NAO)
Published Date: 19/12/2007
Care services for sick and premature babies in Scotland are being increasingly stretched to breaking point by a lack of nursing staff, according to a report published by Bliss – the premature baby charity.
Publisher: Bliss
Published Date: 30/10/2007
The services that care for sick and premature babies in the UK are being increasingly stretched to breaking point by a lack of nursing staff, according to a report published by Bliss – the premature baby charity.
Publisher: Bliss
Published Date: 11/10/2007
BLISS today (17 April) launched a new publication Special delivery or second class: are we failing special care babies in the UK? which reports on a neonatal service that is overstretched and understaffed. Shortages in s ...
Publisher: Bliss
Published Date: 17/04/2007
Published in April 2007, this annual report details all perinatal deaths in 2005 and traces their possible cause, making recommendation into how services could be designed to mitigate deaths in future.
Publisher: Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)
Published Date: 03/04/2007
The report is a recent survey of women's views about their maternity care. The last national survey of women's experience of maternity care 'First class delivery' was carried out in 1995. The study findings provide a pic ...
Publisher: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU)
Published Date: 22/03/2007
Findings of a National Enquiry by The Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH).
Publisher: Confi dential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)
Published Date: 11/02/2007
This report is the culmination of a three-year research project on the implications of type 1 and type 2 diabetes on pregnancy. It makes clear recommendations about the organisation of care and the specific circumstances ...
Publisher: Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)
Published Date: 03/02/2007
This report was published in 2004 and shows the immense impact of mental health and deprivation on maternal mortality. The next triennial report will be launched in December 2007.
Publisher: Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH)
Published Date: 03/09/2004