Post di Medici con l'Africa Cuamm/ Doctors with Africa CUAMM

🚨NEW: Recent reports from MBRRACE and the Care Quality Commission have highlighted the devastating impact of language barriers in maternity care. Sallie Crozier, Community Midwife Team Lead at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, has seen firsthand how such barriers can affect crucial communication during pregnancy and childbirth. In this compelling article, Sallie shares her experiences from the frontline of care. She says that relying on interpreters could delay appointments and hinder the intimate nature of crucial interactions.  Now, things are different. "The introduction of digital translation tools has revolutionised how we support women through their pregnancy journey," says Sallie. Thanks to CardMedic, the maternity team at Epsom can provide immediate, culturally sensitive information in patients' native languages. Women and pregnant people can make informed choices about their care, from understanding complex antenatal instructions to discussing birth plans, leading to better experiences and outcomes. By bridging language gaps and fostering better communication, CardMedic helps hardworking maternity teams provide equitable care and enables women to participate actively in care decisions. Read Sallie's experiences to hear the positive impact of immediate access to translated information. https://lnkd.in/eG6Rvp6K #MaternityCare #HealthcareTranslation #LanguageAccess #DigitalHealth #Midwifery Kate Brintworth Prof. Bola Owolabi, MRCGP MFPH(Hon), FRSPH Carolyn Jenkinson Maria Rowntree Ara Darzi  

Durante il corso per diventare Consulente in Puericultura offerto da Scuola in Fasce, ogni studentessa ha la possibilità di fissare, settimanalmente, un appuntamento personale di tutoring con la fondatrice e direttrice della scuola. Questo servizio esclusivo garantisce un supporto personalizzato e costante in ogni fase del percorso formativo, favorendo una comprensione più profonda dei contenuti e lo sviluppo di competenze pratiche. Cosa offre il tutoring: ✅Supporto personalizzato: Risposte puntuali a dubbi e quesiti specifici. ✅Accompagnamento nella pratica: Assistenza nella progettazione e realizzazione di attività pratiche. ✅Feedback costruttivi: Valutazione continua dei progressi e indicazioni per un miglioramento costante. ✅Sostegno motivazionale: Encouragement e guida per superare le eventuali difficoltà. #scuolainfasce #bambini #corso #formazione #formazioneonline #benesseredelbambino #neonato #infanzia #puericultura #consulenteinpuericultura #pueriQultrice

🚑 Corso di Primo Soccorso Pediatrico 👶🩺 La sicurezza e il benessere dei più piccoli sono la nostra priorità! 💖 ✅ Tecniche di disostruzione delle vie aeree ✅ Rianimazione cardiopolmonare (RCP) pediatrica ✅ Gestione di incidenti comuni e malesseri #Obiettivoambientesrl #formazione #sicurezza #addestramento #PrimoSoccorsoPediatrico #Padova #Verona

Freebirth is a BIG topic - one that brings up lots of emotions for careproviders. I've explored this fascinating but controversial aspect of maternity care with past podcast guests so I really enjoyed a conversation with Midwife Maria Velo Higueras. Her recently published paper is an insightful exploration of women's motivations for choosing to birth outside of the system without medical/midwifery assistance. A couple of nuggets that stood out for me in this discussion. In general freebirth is NOT a woman's first choice. Just like many in obstetrics tend to warn mothers off the risks of homebirth with a midwife - are we as midwives doing the same to women who share information that they are considering a freebirth? Instead of automatically jumping to the 'risk conversation' this could be an opportunity to learn more about what the mother wants and what's important to her. Given the current mistrust of maternity services, showing trust in women's ability to make autonomous decisions could restore some of the trust that has been broken during an exceptionally vulnerable time that left women feeling betrayed. We can't continue to have these conversations in the shadows - freebirth is happening and women WILL find a way - just like in the 60s/70s when women began supporting each other to access contraception/abortion. Mothers can experience huge personal transformation and empowerment by taking responsibility for their pregnancy/birth journey no matter where they ultimately decide to give birth. https://lnkd.in/dkcbAxUT https://lnkd.in/dZkBPwvr I'll post the link when the interview is available. #midwifery #freebirth #mindfulpregnancy #empoweredbirth #obstetrics #unassistedbirth #doula #canaryinthecoalmine #birthtrauma

Nuove linee guida ISUOG aggiornate per la Gravidanza Gemellare!2025

Happy New Year! Over the past year, I have worked hard on my fourth article, 'Women's preferences for care delivery during labour and birth in Dutch hospitals: A Q-methodology study,' which was published this week in the journal Women & Birth. This article addresses an important issue, as there are staff shortages in maternity care in the South-Western Netherlands, and the forecast is that the number of births will not significantly decrease. This means that in the future, at least the same number of births will need to be managed with fewer staff. The "Wensen en Grenzen" program is therefore considering how maternity care in this region can be restructured for the future. This study investigates a variety of women's preferences for care delivery during labour and birth in Dutch hospitals using Q-methodology. The output of this study can help organizations and managers incorporate these preferences into the future-proof design of maternity care. If you would like to know more about this study or the Q-methodology used, please do not hesitate to send a message. I would like to thank my co-authors for the very valuable and pleasant collaboration. Maud van den Berg Elisabeth Bossenbroek Hiske Ernst - Smelt Kees Ahaus Arie Franx #birth #labour #obstetrics #maternity #midwifery #person #women #patient #preferences #Qmethodology #healthcaremanagement

Queste dimostrazioni valgono molto più dei nomi declinati al femminile

Last evening, we held an intimate gathering on Zoom, in the ‘Living Room’ as we decided to name it, where two resilient women from the #Eritrean community shared their journeys through #pregnancy, and #labor. In this safe circle of sisterhood, they shed light on the often overlooked struggles they faced. Unpleasant memories were recounted, traumas triggered, few tears shed. One mother shared her experience of miscarriage due to #medicalnegligence by an obstetrician. Another detailed her ordeal of being induced four times, leading to distress in her unborn child, narrowly escaping the loss of her baby. Statistics reveal one in three women are offered #induction, and half of these inductions aren't medically necessary. These narratives aren't isolated incidents; they reflect systemic issues plaguing communities of Black, Indigenous and Women of color- #BIWC. BIWC endure higher mortality rates, stillbirths, and shorter pregnancies compared to their white counterparts. This stark contrast isn't a result of inherent differences in physiology but rather a manifestation of #systemicracism also deeply entrenched in the medical system. NHS induction guidelines, in their draft, propose offering inductions at 39 weeks to BIWC, under the guise of mitigating risks. However, this approach perpetuates harmful stereotypes, insinuating that BIWC are inherently predisposed to pregnancy complications. Such misconceptions not only undermine their confidence but also foster feelings of guilt and shame about their bodies' capabilities. The root cause of these disparities isn't biological but systemic - there is nothing wrong with the genetic make up of BIWC. The medical industry's propagation of racism, disrespect, and discrimination towards BIWC is what is creating an environment of perpetual stress, directly impacting their physiological well-being and leading to adverse outcomes during pregnancy and birth. Interestingly, in response to these systemic issues, we're witnessing a resurgence of home births, birth keepers and doula’s, as more and more women seek alternatives where they feel safer and more empowered to navigate their pregnancy and birth experiences on their own terms. It's essential to recognize that the narrative promoting hospital births as inherently safer than home births, which gained prominence in the 1970s, was based on zero evidence. Yet, it became the norm, perpetuating a system that marginalizes and disregards the preferences and needs of women, particularly those of BIWC. We will continue these conversations with women as we encourage them to speak out against the violence and abuse they face. We will foster dialogues and create safe spaces, where they feel genuinely heard, facilitating healing and empowerment, assert their body autonomy and navigate pregnancy and childbirth with #dignity.  

Importante articolo su come cambia il cervello dei padri nel periodo perinatale, a partire dalla gravidanza

📰 MUST READ: We were in Hawai’i last week, challenging a new state law that is preventing pregnant people from using skilled midwives trained in traditional practices for their pregnancies and births, as they have for generations. The Midwifery Restriction Law not only endangers constitutionally protected Native Hawaiian traditions, it could criminalize midwives for providing culturally informed care for their communities. This law is UN👏ACCEPT👏ABLE. It came into effect at a time when pregnant people in Hawai‘i are already facing a shortage of care in their communities, inequitable treatment in the health care system, and preventable deaths and illnesses during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. As The Independent points out here, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women have the highest pregnancy-related mortality ratio of any other racial or ethnic group in the US and are more likely to receive late prenatal care, if they get any at all. Our legal systems should be working to dismantle this maternal health crisis. They should be protecting people and their fundamental right to decide what’s best for themselves, their pregnancies, their health, and their lives. Full stop. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRkR4g_d