In celebration of International Day of The Midwife we hear from Cristina Ceroli, a midwife for MSF, who talks about her experiences working in the field. My name is Cristina and I am a midwife originally from Italy. After working for almost five years in the NHS, I joined Doctors without Borders (MSF) and I am […]
Kirsti is a midwife from the USA. She is currently working for MSF / Doctors Without Borders in South Sudan, where she’s helping to ensure women have a safe place to give birth. My “sister,” Nyapaul, motioned for me to press on her hips in order to alleviate some of the pain from her contraction. […]
New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have revealed that more nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it for the first time on record, with the number departing having risen by 51% in just four years. Earlier this year the Health Service Journal reported that 96% of hospitals […]
To mark International Day of the Midwife on the 5th May 2017, The Hippocratic Post looks back to the challenges faced by the midwives in the Premature Babies’ Unit (1948) at Hammersmith Hospital, by British Pathe. […]
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Health professionals are at the forefront of tackling the problem of alcohol misuse in our society. For many people, problem drinking may only be flagged up when they go to see their GP on another matter or attend A&E in a crisis. It’s an ongoing project at the Medical Council on Alcohol to educate medical professionals […]