A midwife positioned a ‘blue and floppy’ newborn on her mother’s chest and said ‘there’s your baby’, an inquest has heard. Following problems during a scheduled home delivery with the Edgware Midwives home birth team, Poppy Hope Lomas was taken to the hospital and died at the age of seven days. Barnet Coroner’s Court heardContinue reading “Blue And Floppy Newborn Placed On Mother’s Chest”
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Midwives Learn About Decolonisation And Birthing People
Midwives are being taught about ‘decolonisation’ and ‘birthing people’ as part of their training to deliver newborns. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) wants universities to ‘challenge the implicit and explicit legacies of colonial perspectives’ while training students how to practically deal with medical emergencies during pregnancy and delivery. The professional body says trainee midwivesContinue reading “Midwives Learn About Decolonisation And Birthing People”
Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike
Thousands of nurses will strike before Christmas after union’s members voted in favour of a first-ever mass NHS walkout. Britain’s nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), closed its historic strike action ballot of its 300,000 members on Wednesday. The union is demanding nurses receive a cost of living pay rise of 5 perContinue reading “Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 