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Mother, 33, gives inquest harrowing account of how midwives ‘pushed on her stomach’ to deliver breached baby minutes before his still birth at North Devon District Hospital that is linked to at least 20 maternity deaths Charlotte Barnett told an inquest midwives were told to ‘push on her stomach’ She was ‘absolutely inconsolable’ when a nurse told … Read more
The scariest Halloween decorations you’ll ever see! Midwives illustrate cervix dilation measurements with PUMPKIN carvings that leave women feeling weak Midwives at Royal Oldham Hospital carved pumpkins ahead of Halloween Giving each pumpkin a face, they demonstrated cervix dilation during labour Women took to Facebook admitting their amazed by their ability of their bodies Others said … Read more
A newborn girl has died after overworked midwives in an understaffed maternity ward failed to spot her mother’s high blood pressure. Wynter Sophia Andrews died at Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, on September 15 last year, an inquest has heard. Her mother Sarah Andrews, a Nottingham City Council worker, says she felt ‘humiliated, worthless and forgotten’ … Read more
Carrie Symonds has praised the midwives who delivered baby Wilfred – after a Hermes driver was spotted delivering two boxes of organic nappies and baby products to 10 Downing Street this morning. It follows Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds naming their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated … Read more
‘You are an example to us all’: The Queen thanks NHS nurses, midwives and healthcare workers for their ‘selfless commitment and diligence’ during Britain’s coronavirus crisis By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 10:16 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 10:19 BST, 7 April 2020 The Queen has thanked healthcare workers for their ‘selfless commitment and … Read more
More than 7,500 ex-nurses and midwives answer NHS rallying cry and return to help battle coronavirus pandemic All those returning to the NHS had left work in the last three years, data showed The mammoth response comes just seven days after 50,000 letters were sent Thousands of former doctors and pharmacists are also being re-registered … Read more
Midwives are to be told to stop refusing epidurals to women in labour after a government probe found that many are being denied pain relief despite asking for it. Epidurals should be given to women if they want them, guidelines from the NHS watchdog says, usually within an hour. But the inquiry by the Department … Read more