'Keeping Birth Normal': Exploratory evaluation of a training package

Laura Batinelli

City, University of London

Laura is a Research midwife based at City University of London working on an NIHR project on place of birth and also working clinically at St George's University Hospitals in its alongside midwifery unit. She is also collaborating with the Midwifery Unit Network in many initiatives across Europe.

Shawn Walker

City University London

Shawn has worked in all midwifery settings: home, freestanding and alongside birth centres, hospital labour wards. Her PhD research concerns development of competence and expertise physiological breech birth. She has taught breech birth skills to midwives and obstetricians across the world, and blogs at breechbirth.org.uk. 

Abstract

Background: Alongside midwifery units integrated within a hospital setting can have difficulties in developing midwives’ skill and confidence to support physiological birth, and to maintain a family-centred philosophy of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Laura Batinelli (City, University of London)
  2. Shawn Walker (City University London)
  3. Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho (City, University of London)
  4. Emma Spillane (St George's Hospital, London)
  5. Christine McCourt (City, University of London)

Topic Areas

Studies of and contributions to practice and/or service organisation , Studies of collaboration to improve maternal, infant, family, and maternity staff wellbein , Educational aspects

Session

concurr5 » Education of staff/students (10:40 - Wednesday, 4th October, Yewbarrow)

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