MIDIRS and the National electronic Library for Health
( NeLH) are pleased to announce the
launch of an exciting new partnership. The
organisations are combining their information
expertise in an online resource which promises to
benefit midwives and the mothers and babies
in their care.
Many health professionals will be familiar with
MIDIRS' Informed Choice initiative. This
comprehensive series of information leaflets examines
the key decisions facing expectant
mothers during pregnancy and is designed to assist
them in making informed, objective choices.
Ten leaflets for women link to corresponding
publications for professionals, aiming to help
midwives as they guide their clients through
decisions.
Access to this essential resource is now available
online at the NeLH website at
www.nelh.nhs.uk/maternity
The NeLH midwife portal offers access to over seventy
clinical resources including clinical
guidelines such as the NICE fetal monitoring, the
Cochrane library for systematic reviews and
the virtual branch library for screening including
antenatal information.
As well as the Informed Choice leaflets, visitors to
the website can now explore:
News: relevant and regularly updated
Organisations: details of useful maternity
contacts
Events: diary listings for those who want to find
out more
Reference Database: a selection of 6,000 relevant
evidence based references taken
from MIDIRS' popular midwifery database of over
87,000 entries
The Informed Choice initiative is based upon MIDIRS'
key commitments to information access
and evidence-based care. It has at its heart a belief
that women have a right to information about
their maternity care and should be the primary
decision-makers in childbirth. Both sets of
leaflets are regularly updated to reflect recent
research findings, allowing health professionals to
utilise them with absolute confidence.
The leaflets are:
Support in labour
Fetal heart rate monitoring
Ultrasound screening
Alcohol and pregnancy
Positions in labour and delivery
Epidural pain relief during labour
Breastfeeding or bottle feeding
Antenatal screening
Breech baby presentation
Place of birth
To view Informed Choice information on the NeLH
website, go to www.nelh.nhs.uk/maternity
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Dr Jane Sandall
Professor of Midwifery and Women's Health
King's College
57 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8WA
Tel: 020 7848 3605
Fax: 020 7848 3506
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