On this page you can access the live stream, links and resources for our 3rd June 2020 Maternity & Midwifery Hour live stream.
This week’s episode of Maternity & Midwifery Hour will explore Human Rights in Maternity care during COVID-19 crisis and is hosted as usual by Sue Macdonald, Co-editor, Mayes Midwifery.
Joining us for this episode are:
Maria Booker, Programme Director, Birthrights
Professor Lesley Page CBE, Visiting Professor, King’s College London
Women are vulnerable during pregnancy. For first time mothers in particular, the experience can be daunting and they might not feel confident about standing up for their rights.
What does respectful, dignified maternity care look like? How can we make sure that a high standard of respectful, dignified care is provided despite the challenges of COVID-19?
In this Maternity & Midwifery Hour, Sue, Lesley and Maria will provide up-to-date information and discussion on how midwives can safeguard women’s dignity and ensure that they are treated with respect during pregnancy and birth.
The video will be available to watch right here on Wednesday 3rd June from 7:00 – 8:00pm.
EPISODE 9 RESOURCES:
Human Rights in Maternity
Birthrights – https://www.birthrights.org.uk/
www.birthrights.org.uk – position statement and Q&A
RCM Rapid review on optimising maternity services and maternal and newborn outcomes in a pandemic: https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3869/rapid-review-optimising-maternity-services-for-rcm-v4-8-april.pdf
Human Rights Violations in Pregnancy, Birth and Postpartum during the COVID-19 Pandemic: https://bit.ly/2UaaVKy
Renfrew, M. J., Cheyne, H, Craig, J., Duff, E., Dykes, F., Hunter, B., Lavender, T. Page, Lesley., Ross-Davie, M., Spiby, H. Downe, Soo (2020). “Sustaining quality midwifery care in a pandemic and beyond.” Midwifery 88: 102759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2020.102759
A.N. Wilson, et al., Caring for the carers: Ensuring the provision of quality maternity care during a global pandemic, Women Birth (2020), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2020.03.011
Current Issues
Jane Elliott – “take a walk in my shoes”… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qFl9isxTiQ Based on brown & blue eyes
Compassion references
Byrom S Downe S 2015 The Roar behind the Silence Pinter and Maartin
Gilbert P 2013 The Compassionate Mind Constable
Ménage, D., Bailey, E., Lees, S., and Coad, J. (2017) ‘A Concept Analysis of Compassionate Midwifery’. Journal of Advanced Nursing 73 (3), 558-573
Menage, D., Bailey, E., Lees, S., and Coad, J. (2020) ‘Women’s Lived Experience of Compassionate Midwifery: Human and Professional’. Midwifery 85, 102662
Patterson, J. Hollins Martin, C.J., Karatzias, T. (2019) Disempowered midwives and traumatised women: exploring the parallel processes of care provider interaction that contribute to women developing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) post childbirth. Midwifery 76 21-35
Patterson, J. (2019) Traumatised Midwives; Traumatised Women AIMS Journal 30(4) ISSN 2516-5852 (Online)
Patterson, J., Hollins Martin, C.J., Karatzias, T. (2018). PTSD post-childbirth: a systematic review of women’s and midwives’ subjective experiences of care provider interaction. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology DOI: 10.1080/02646838.2018.1504285
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Resources from previous episodes:
Pre-Eclampsia resources
Action on pre-eclampsia (APEC) https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/news/
Action on pre-eclampsia virtual Learning Environment: (APEC) https://action-on-pre-eclampsia.org.uk/learning/
Infant Feeding
Brown, A 2019 Informed is best: How to spot fake news about your pregnancy, birth and baby Pinter and Martin (also Kindle)
Brown, A Breastfeeding Uncovered: Who Really Decides How We Feed Our Babies? 2016 Pinter and Martin
Regan, S., Brown, A 2019 Experiences of online breastfeeding support: Support and reassurance versus judgement and misinformation Maternal & Child Nutrition 10.1111/mcn.12874
Brown, A 2018 Giving your baby solid food early won’t help them sleep better
https://theconversation.com/giving-your-baby-solid-food-early-wont-help-them-sleep-better-99645
Brown, A. 2018 Breastfeeding is good for mothers’ mental health – but those who struggle need support https://theconversation.com/breastfeeding-is-good-for-mothers-mental-health-but-those-who-struggle-need-support-103788
Harries, V., Brown, A., Brown, A. 2019 The association between baby care books that promote strict care routines and infant feeding, night time care, and maternal-infant interactions Maternal & Child Nutrition e12858
Entwistle, F 2017 Chapter 44 Infant Feeding and relationship Building in Macdonald SE and Johnson G 2017 Mayes Midwifery Elsevier
Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative website https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/COVID-19/
NEW UNICEF campaign launched today https://www.unicef.org.uk/donate/coronavirus/
UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative Statement on Infant \feeding during the Coronovirus (Covid 19) outbreak Updated 02 April 2020https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/Unicef-UK-Baby-Friendly-Initiative-statement-on-infant-feeding-during-the-Covid-19-outbreak.pdf
UINCEF Statement: Infant feeding on neonatal units during the Covid-19 outbreak (updated 02 April 2020) https://www.unicef.org.uk/babyfriendly/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/04/Unicef-UK-Baby-Friendly-Initiative-statement-on-infant-feeding-on-neonatal-units-during-the-Covid-19-outbreak.pdf
Contact UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative: [email protected]
Maternity and Midwifery Forum
- International Day of the Midwife – Leadership Voices Live: https://www.facebook.com/MidwiferyForum/videos/585988765353111/ All available through Matflix
- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VirtualInternationalDayoftheMidwife/
Nursing and Midwifery Council: https://www.nmc.org.uk/news/coronavirus
Guidance for students – also keep in contact with your university https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Student%20support%20guide%20master%20.pdf
RCM/RCOG Information:
- Example: statement on partners in the hospital setting: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1311600255698647&set=a.244765062382177&type=3&theater&ifg=1
Royal College of Midwives
(RCM): RCM Position statement: Birth Partners’ 16.4.20 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3887/birth-partners.pdf
- RCM coronavirus Covid–19 web-page https://www.rcm.org.uk/coronavirus/
- Also links to each of the countries for specialist advice and guidance:
- Scotland: . https://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/a-to-z-of-topics/wuhan-novel-coronavirus/
- Northern Ireland: https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/
- Covid-19 search pack from MIDIRS see https://www.rcm.org.uk
- NEW series of rapid analytic reviews:
Rapid Analytic Review Induction of labour in a pandemic (Prof Helen Cheyne, Prof Soo Downe, Prof Billie Hunter, Prof Helen Spiby, Prof Mary Renfrew and Professor Lesley Page) April 7th https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3924/professional-clinical-briefing-no-7-intrapartum-care-with-symptomsmrd010520.pdf - Rapid Analytic Review Optimising maternity services and maternal and newborn outcomes in a pandemic RCM Professorial Advisory Group Mary J Renfrew, Helen Cheyne, Billie Hunter, Soo Downe with Jane Sandall, Helen Spiby, Fiona Dykes, Tina Lavender, Lesley Page 8th April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3869/rapid-review-optimising-maternity-services-for-rcm-v4-8-april.pdf
- : Labour and Birth Companionship in a pandemic Companionship of choice for asymptomatic childbearing women in hospital throughout labour and birth Compiled by the RCM Professorial Advisory Group Led by Lavender T and Downe S with Renfrew M, Spiby H, Dykes F, Cheyne H, Page L, Sandall J, Hunter B 27th April 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3951/birth-companionship-in-a-pandemic-master-27-04-2020-002.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3939/risk-assessment-wraparound-guidance-a3-may-2020.pdf
Other clinical briefings:
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3847/clinical-guidance-briefing-one-antenatal-care-for-women-without-symptomsfinal_-002-_.pdf?dm_i=4YC9,BSPA,2E6SIK,1B19B,1
- version 3 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4090/professional-briefing-paper-one-antenatal-care-for-women-without-symptoms-v31-190520.pdf
- : Version 3.1 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4091/professional-briefingpaper-two-antenatal-care-for-women-with-suspected-or-confirmed-covid19-v31-190520.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3871/website-briefing-4-public-health-covid-rcm.pdf
- o RCM Clinical guidance briefing: Maternity bereavement care during Covid-19 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3862/professional-guidance-briefing-no-12-bereavement-care.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4034/rcm-professional-briefing-on-waterbirth-in-the-time-of-covid-v-3-7-may-2020.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3923/freebirth_draft_30-april-v2.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4098/briefing-no-8-postnatal_clinical_advice_without-signs-and-symptoms_or-confirmed-covid_20052020v11.pdf
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection in Pregnancy Version 8 (17th April) https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3892/2020-04-17-coronavirus-covid-19-infection-in-pregnancy.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/3837/guidance-for-antenatal-and-postnatal-services-in-the-evolving-coronavirus-pandemic-rcm-and-rcog.pdf
- RCM & RCOG Guidance for provision of midwife-led settings and home birth in the evolving coronavirus (Covid-19 pandemic): information for healthcare professionals 22nd May 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4099/2020-05-22-guidance-for-provision-of-midwife-led-settings-and-home-birth-in-the-evolving-coronavirus-covid-19-pandemic.pdf
- RCM Postnatal Care for women with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 22.05.2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4097/briefing-no-9-postnatal_clinical_advice_with-covid_220520.pdf
- RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: Intrapartum care for women with COVID-19 7th May 2020 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4035/rcm-clinical-briefing-sheet_-intrapartum-care-for-women-with-covid-19_-v1_7-may-2020.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4092/phone-triage-during-pandemic-bame-may-v2_130520.pdf
- RCM Clinical Briefing Sheet: Intrapartum care for women with COVID-19 https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4035/rcm-clinical-briefing-sheet_-intrapartum-care-for-women-with-covid-19_-v1_7-may-2020.pdf
- Guidance for midwives, student midwives and maternity support workers providing community based care during the Covid-19 pandemic
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4089/addressing-increased-risks-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-for-bame-women-statement-final-14-may-2020v2.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4067/identifying-caring-for-and-supporting-women-at-risk-of_victims-of-domestic-abuse-during-covid-19-v1__13052020final.pdf
- https://www.rcm.org.uk/media/4095/rcm-supporting-the-emotional-wellbeing-of-midwives-during-a-pandemic-v1-submitted-to-rcm_mrd.pdf
Midwifery Unit Network MUNet European Position Statement – Midwifery Units & CoVid-19 published April 7th 2020 https://www.midwiferyunitnetwork.org/download/munet-eu-position-statement-midwifery-units-covid-19/
Public Health England – Covid-19 Personal protective Equipment (PPE ) 2.4.2020 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-infection-prevention-and-control
Also UK Covid Symptom Tracker https://covid.joinzoe.com/ – download and check in daily John Hopkins Coronovirus Resource Center https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html
All4Maternity – Nurturezone (www.all4Maternity.com)
The Practising Midwife site: http://www.practisingmidwife.co.uk/
The COVID-19 blog: https://www.all4maternity.com/the-covid-19-cohorts-real-life-accounts-of-being-a-student-midwife-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
NHS information about wellbeing apps for NHS staff: https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/03/free-access-to-wellbeing-apps-for-all-nhs-staff
NHS in Mind – Free platform with 8 easy access inventions for staff: https://www.nhsinmind.co.uk/
PPE Donning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKz_vNGsNhc
and Doffing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUo5O1JmLH0
Wobble Rooms and other FAB stuff… https://fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/have-your-staff-got-a-wobble-room
The Midwife Patchwork 2020 project: .. See on Twitter: @ThemidwifePatc1 or www.midwifepatchwork2020.wordpress.com
WHO advice on breastfeeding 2020 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/maternal-health/faqs-breastfeeding-and-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=d839e6c0_1
ObsCOVID a new online registry designed for healthcare workers in maternity https://covid.knack.com/obscovid#encounters/
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