Home births preferred by one fifth of women in the south
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Home births are more popular among women from the south than those from the north, with 20% in the south reporting that they would have liked a home birth, compared with 9% in the north, according to a Farley report on 400 women with children of less than 18 months. The availability of clinic services was rated as satisfactory by 64% of those questioned, while 92% thought the community midwife was good or very good. Child formula milk was used by 54% of mothers, with 38% choosing breastfeeding and 8% using both methods. Issues relating to postnatal depression are also discussed.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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Water births: client choice versus legal implications
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Women in the UK are increasingly seeking water births, but the practice is not common enough to be supported by guidelines or protocols. A government- commissioned panel supported choice for women, but there is no specific legislation governing either the woman's rights, the service provider's policy or the midwife's accountability in the case of water births. Service providers tend to draft their maternity policies defensively, yet the midwife has a legal duty to care for the woman giving birth, so this can place the midwife in a difficult position in the event of conflict.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1997
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Water vs conventional births: infection rates compared
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A comparison of the infection rates in mother and baby following conventional and water births provided no evidence of clinical infection in the majority of cases. The study included 32 women, of which half gave birth in water. Only one case revealed significant numbers of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter sp in the water. Te baby was also colonised with Psueudomonas aeruginosa.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1995
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