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Delivering satisfaction

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Women who take part in the One to One midwifery project both as mothers and midwives benefit, according to a study of the maternity care provided for 1,400 women in the London area. Midwives involved in the project, which is part of the 1993 'Changing Childbirth' venture, are home-based, with access to an office at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, and use mobile telephones. Midwives work in pairs, each being given responsibility for 40 women annually, whom they visit at home.

Obstetrical nursing

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Spread the word: you are the tops

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Midwives should be proud of the ENB report 'Midwifery Practice: Identifying the Developments and the Difference,' despite bad press reports. Midwifery has changed over the few years to 1999, becoming more focused on women, more relevant and more accessible. Midwifery services are going the way desired by the government. Some 67% of midwifery services are already giving one-to-one care and another 30% are working towards this target.

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Safe delivery from baby blues

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Midwives and health visitors from Tamworth, UK, who belong to a Good Practice Network, are involved in a project to support new mothers and reduce postnatal depression. Health visitors, having recognized signs of depression, refer women to 8-week support programmes. Sometimes women refer themselves. Women meet to discuss anxiety and stress and can take advantage of aromatherapy massage.

Care and treatment, Postpartum depression

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