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Transforming triage (2018)
Journal Article

Triage systems are designed to prioritise the provision of care according to clinical need. Prioritisation follows a standardised initial consultation and physiological assessment, and depends on the presenting condition, the severity of physical sym... Read More about Transforming triage.

Task shifting Midwifery Support Workers as the second health worker at a home birth in the UK: A qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article

Objective: Traditionally two midwives attend home births in the UK. This paper explores the implementation of a new home birth care model where births to low risk women are attended by one midwife and one Midwifery Support Worker (MSW). Design an... Read More about Task shifting Midwifery Support Workers as the second health worker at a home birth in the UK: A qualitative study.

Improving the quality and content of midwives’ discussions with low-risk women about their options for place of birth: Co-production and evaluation of an intervention package (2018)
Journal Article

Objective: Women's planned place of birth is gaining increasing importance in the UK, however evidence suggests that there is variation in the content of community midwives’ discussions with low risk women about their place of birth options. The obje... Read More about Improving the quality and content of midwives’ discussions with low-risk women about their options for place of birth: Co-production and evaluation of an intervention package.

The midwife–woman relationship in a South Wales community: Experiences of midwives and migrant Pakistani women in early pregnancy (2017)
Journal Article

Background: In 2015, 27.5% of births in England and Wales were to mothers born outside of the UK. Compared to their White British peers, minority ethnic and migrant women are at a significantly higher risk of maternal and perinatal mortality, along w... Read More about The midwife–woman relationship in a South Wales community: Experiences of midwives and migrant Pakistani women in early pregnancy.

Midwives' experiences of performing maternal observations and escalating concerns: A focus group study (2017)
Journal Article

Background: For the past decade, Maternal Mortality Reports, published in the United Kingdom every three years, have consistently raised concerns about maternal observations in maternity care. The reports identify that observations are not being done... Read More about Midwives' experiences of performing maternal observations and escalating concerns: A focus group study.

Immigration and continuing inequalities in maternity outcomes: Time to reexplore the client–provider relationship? (2015)
Journal Article

The United Kingdom has seen a substantial rise in immigration over the past 10 years. This new population has a high percentage of women of childbearing age (Office for National Statistics, 2012b), consequently placing an increased demand on U.K. mat... Read More about Immigration and continuing inequalities in maternity outcomes: Time to reexplore the client–provider relationship?.