| Titre : | Midirs. Midwifery Digest, Vol. 36, n° 1. - mars 2026 |
| Type de document : | Bulletin |
| Paru le : | 01/03/2026 |
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Caroline Hibbert
| 2026
For four decades, the Midwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) has played a distinctive role in disseminating maternity research in the UK and overseas. From its beginnings as a small working group of the Association of Radical Midwives (ARM) to its current position within the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), ...
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Bethan Mooney
| 2026
This article aims to highlight the urgent need for individualised, autism-informed intrapartum care. While individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often referred to perinatal mental health services, it is important to recognise that ASD is not a mental health condition. As such, standardised mental health pathways may not address ...
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Faye Clark
| 2026
Many midwifery educators wrestle with questions of credibility once they step away from hands-on clinical work (Gray et al 2023). 'When did you last deliver a baby?' can strike unexpectedly deeply. This reflective piece explores how credibility extends far beyond the most recent birth supported, encompassing evidence-based knowledge, reflection and ...
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Lia Brigante ;
Emma Rose ;
Janet Fyle ;
Emma Currer ;
Clare Livingstone
| 2026
Background : This paper presents the findings of a 2025 evaluation of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM)Is perinatal mental health (PMH) roadmap that was launched in autumn 2023. The PMH roadmap was designed to influence and guide the provision of PMH services, and strengthen the role of midwives.
Aims : To determine ...
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Background : This practitioner-led study explores the experiences of mid- to long-serving nurses and midwives working in one NHS host organisation in England. The research stems from my professional journey and explores how practitioners perceive their careers and identities in relation to their work. With global shortages of nurses and midwives, ...
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Lia Brigante ;
Mervi Jokinen ;
Michelle Lyne ;
Heather Bower
| 2026
The UK's departure from the European Union (EU) gave the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) the opportunity to move away from the requirements of the EU Directive (European Commission 2005a). In their latest version of the standards for pre-registration midwifery programmes (NMC 2024); however, the NMC chose to retain the directive. ...
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Drew Shackleton ;
Louise Kathryn Speakman
| 2026
The Continuity of Carer (COC) model has demonstrated benefits for women's outcomes, experiences and the midwife-woman relationship (Perriman et al 2018, Sandall et al 2024). However, its implementation remains limited by institutional and sociocultural barriers. This article critiques how embodiment and relationality offer an epistemological lens to understand care beyond clinical measures. ...
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Octavia Wiseman ;
Carla Stanke ;
Claire Spencer ;
Danielle H. Bodicoat ;
Juliet Rayment
| 2026
The maternity disadvantage assessment tool (MatDAT) is a holistic tool that measures social complexity in pregnant women and birthing people, designed to support personalised care planning and enhance interprofessional communication.
MatDAT was developed in 2018—20 by the Lambeth Early Action Partnership (LEAP) multidisciplinary health team (Wiseman et al 2025). The tool was ...
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Anne Leyland
| 2026
Globallv, an estimated 1.6 million births occur each year (Monden et al 2021). In 2022, approximately 8619 twins were born in the UK (Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2024). While the incidence of multiple births is rising internationally, attributed to advancements in assisted reproduction techniques (ART), the rates are decreasing in the UK due to ...
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Sara Borrelli ;
Simona Fumagalli ;
Maria Panzeri ;
India Prout ;
Ruth Terry ;
Marieke Mink ;
Suzanne Sturkenboom ;
Ruth Wong ;
Antonella Nespoli ;
Corine Verhoeven ;
Sophie Borges-Wong ;
Helen Spiby
| 2026
Background : There is a gap in the evidence available about current antenatal education provision, content and organisation, including any innovative or targeted approaches, both online and face to face, in the UK, Italy and the Netherlands. Given its potential role, antenatal education requires higher prioritisation in research and contemporary maternity ...
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Emily Bates
| 2026
Midwifery practice is grounded in optimising physiological processes while responding safely to complications (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2019). During childbirth, the diagnosis of labour dystocia, often labelled as 'failure to progress', is itself poorly defined in the literature and often a contributory factor in the medicalisation of birth (Weckend et ...
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Abbey Tapley ;
Sarah Bolger
| 2026
Objectives : Women and birthing people affected by deprivation have poorer experiences and health outcomes in maternity services, which is reflected in national maternity mortality reports (Felker et al 2024). This literature review will explore the perinatal experiences of this marginalised demographic with a view to making recommendations to enhance equitability and ...
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Scarlet Asquith
| 2026
The newborn blood spot (NBS) screening programme is offered to every baby born in the UK on day five of life, with the motivation to screen for nine conditions: cystic fibrosis; sickle cell disease; congenital hypothyroidism; and six metabolic disorders, including phenylketonuria and maple syrup urine disease (NHS 2024).
Gibbs' (2013) reflective ...
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