News and Updates
Vaginal breech birth in a birth centre
Does your hospital support vaginal breech births in the birth centre? If not, why not make 2024 to year to make this happen? Annie West generously shares her wonderful story of this happening at The Rosie birth centre. What an incredible experience for everyone this must have been. “I was determined to turn my baby, but …
Do Breastfeeding Doctors Bedshare?
A group of researchers in the USA were interested in how many doctors bedshared with their babies, and whether this affected their breastfeeding journey. Unlike the advice of professional organisations in many countries, which tend towards positivity or neutrality thanks to up to date research showing its benefits, bedsharing is still contrary to the recommendation …
NMC – Independent Culture Review “An institutional bully of the professions it regulates”
July 2024 saw the publication of the Independent Culture Review of the NMC by Nazir Afzal OBE. The Review is a mix of quantitive data, such as employee retention, and, crucially qualititive data – the voices of the employees of the NMC and the culture within. While the Review reflected some positive aspects of …