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• Scoping Report Nursing Research In Europe

  
  MEDICAL — Authority: 118
  This report arose from a European Commission ERA-CARE Network project funded for one year from October 2004, within the European Union’s 6th Framework Programme. It maps the current state of nursing research in Europe.Chapter 1 gives an overview of nursing research, offering a broad definition of the term and ...
  5 hours ago

• Delivering babies through waterbirth

  
  Computers and Software — Authority: 141
  Waterbirthing is one way of giving birth to babies which can be one option for mothers but they don’t usually know. That is where during delivery a woman is placed in a bath or tub.And then that is where she will deliver the baby. This method has a lot of benefits in store for the mothers and babies.And even if it ...
  15 hours ago

• Weekly News Round-Up, 11/8

  
  Women's Health News — Authority: 108
  Christine has a post at Our Bodies Our Blog about the passage of the health reform legislation last night. She notes As I watched Democrats congratulate themselves, it was difficult to feel celebratory. Passage of the Stupak amendment — which bars a government-run insurance plan from offering abortion *and* ...
  18 hours ago

• Home Birth vs. Birth Center

  
  Woman to Woman Childbirth Education — Authority: 426
  Pinky RN is looking for home-birthers to answer questions about home birth vs. birth center births:Would folks who want a homebirth because of the restrictive nature of the hospital, come to a freestanding birth center? Is there a demand for Birth Centers? Especially a Birth center across the street from the hospital ...
  1 day ago

• Keith’s Birth Story Wordle

  
  Woman to Woman Childbirth Education — Authority: 426
  Happy 5th Birthday, Keith!Here is the Wordle from the birth story I wrote last year:  And if you’re seeing this right now, you can watch Lynsee laboring live via webcam. So much different from the “severely chopped and edited to fit in a 30-minute TV show” labors! This is why being a midwife, doula, or other ...
  2 days ago

• Safety issues of delivering a baby at your own homes

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 455
  One way of giving birth to a baby is by hiring a midwife. Usually the midwife is a licensed professional although not a nurse or a doctor.They usually assist in the delivery of babies the natural way.  Many times the delivery is done at home.This would be the reason why a lot of people question its safety.We would be ...
  3 days ago

• World Diabetes Day – do you know the warning signs?

  
  Intute blog — Authority: 118
  World Diabetes Day (WDD)  is celebrated every year on the 14th November and this global awareness campaign is led by the International Diabetes Federation and member associations. The theme of this year’s campaign is diabetes education and prevention, and WDD is celebrated on the 14th November to mark the ...
  3 days ago

• Are Home Births More Dangerous Than Hospital Births?

  
  Heretical Ideas Blog — Authority: 138
  When I was an active Libertarian, one group of folks I often saw engaging in politics were midwives, many of who were pushing for the expansion of licensing to allow them to perform births at home. I’ve never really had much of a strong opinion one way or the other (except that, even at the time, it seemed to me ...
  3 days ago

• AMA Welcomes Amendment To The Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives And Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009, Australia

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that the AMA welcomes the Governments decision to amend the Health Legislation Amendment (Midwives and Nurse Practitioners) Bill 2009 to specify a formal requirement that midwives and nurse practitioners must work in collaboration with medical practitioners.
  4 days ago

• Health Care Jobs Plentiful But Tough To Get

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  While health care jobs are plentiful, "getting one is hard work," The Associated Press/The News-Sentinel reports. "Many people who have lost jobs to the recession may find a cure for unemployment in the health care field," and the demand for nurses, specialists and technicians is strong.
  4 days ago

• Vulnerable Babies To Benefit From More Nursing Care, UK

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) welcomed the launch of the NHS Neonatal Toolkit in England. Dr Peter Carter of the RCN praised recommendations that one-to-one care is delivered. He said: "The RCN has been campaigning for a long time to increase the numbers of neonatal nurses. With 70,000 babies born needing ...
  4 days ago

• Lippincotts Nursing Advisors New Protocol Customization Feature Helps Hospitals Ensure The Highest Level Of Patient Care Quality And Safety

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Lippincott Williams & Wilkins announced that it has added new customization functionality to Lippincotts Nursing Advisor, an online evidence-based reference that allows instant access to trusted nursing clinical information.
  4 days ago

• Waterbirthing and its benefits to babies and mothers

  
  Small Business Association — Authority: 139
  Waterbirthing is one way of giving birth to babies which can be one option for mothers but they don’t usually know. This delivery is the kind of delivery where a mother is placed in a tub full of water.  From there she delivers the baby. This method has a lot of benefits in store for the mothers and babies.And even ...
  6 days ago

• That Sunday Feeling

  
  domestic affair — Authority: 456
  With the clocks changing today, Im pretty sure my body thinks its close to midnight. Im torn between getting to bed at a decent hour, and putting a bit of time into writing. I have an exam tomorrow afternoon. I have always had a lot of difficulty writing exams, and as its been a few year since I was last in ...
  1 week ago

• Nurses Want Early Action To Fix Aged Care, Australia

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  120 nurses from around Australia will today urge Federal Health Minister, Nicola Roxon to take action and address major challenges facing the aged care sector in the next decade.
  1 week ago

• California Healthcare Advocates To Protest Rep. Waxman

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  For His Role in Eliminating "Kucinich Amendment" that Would Remove Impediments for California and Other States to Implement Single-Payer Healthcare Reform WhatRegistered Nurses from the California Nurses Association, activist doctors from the California Physicians Alliance, school employees from the
  1 week ago

• Giving birth through water birthing

  
  Love Lyra — Authority: 139
  One of the options most women aren’t familiar with is having a waterbirth. This is the delivery where an expectant mother is placed in a tub filled with water.And then that is where she will deliver the baby. There are many benefits to this method.  And although not as commonly known, more women are doing [...]
  1 week ago

• Royal College Of Nursing Members Agree To Amend Charter At AGM, UK

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 739
  Members of the Royal College of Nursing voted in favour of a resolution that the RCN should no longer be a charity and that a separate charitable foundation be established. The vote took place at the Colleges Annual General Meeting in London. The vote means the legal structure of the RCN will change but services to ...
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• Maternal Mortality Graph

  
  Citizens for Midwifery — Authority: 118
  I found this image on the BOLD blog and found it very striking and wanted to share it here. -- Molly CfM Blogger
  1 week ago

• Grassroots Network: Actions to Support CPMs and Out of Hospital Birth!

  
  Citizens for Midwifery — Authority: 118
  Dear Friends, As the Senate and House are in the final weeks and days of preparing their Health Reform bills for floor debate, THIS IS THE TIME to write letters and anything else you can do to make sure your Senators and Representatives in Washington, DC, know that you want CPMs included at the federal level! ...
  1 week ago

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