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.....well life is certainly not boring in the UK right now.....😁 Lucia Rocca-Ihenacho Lecturer in Midwifery and NIHR Research Fellow Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research School of Health Sciences City University London 1 Myddelton Street London EC1R 1UW 07989 230313 Skype contact: luciainsky On 28 June 2016 at 09:30, Laura Iannuzzi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Soo > thanks infinitely for that, this is exactly what I told this morning to > our coordinator, that first of all they have to provide the evidence! but > the reply was 'well we need to be prepared'... > and you are absolutely right also in saying that actions are taken at > times without looking at the presence of robust evidence but following sort > of syllogism such as > there is an operating theatre in labour ward= labour ward is an operating > theatre are= midwives in labour ward should behave as staff of operating > theatres.... > > strong of your suggestion, first of all I'll try not to give up in telling > that they have the onus.. > > life is never boring in the Italian system..... > thanks infinitely > laura > > 2016-06-28 10:14 GMT+02:00 Soo Downe <[log in to unmask]>: > >> Laura, how about requiring those who are telling you to do this to >> provide you with evidence that it will reduce infections without increasing >> unnecessary labour interventions/CS?. If the organisation wants to >> introduce something new, the onus is on them to prove that the new change >> will be beneficial with no increased adverse unexpected consequences, >> before you need to agree to take on those new practices. This doesn’t stop >> you gathering your evidence, of course, but they must not introduce new >> practices (which will also be more costly) without strong evidence that >> these new practices will result in the benefits they are claiming. >> >> >> >> All the best >> >> >> >> Soo >> >> >> >> *From:* A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health >> research. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Laura >> Iannuzzi >> *Sent:* 28 June 2016 08:48 >> *To:* [log in to unmask] >> *Subject:* use of behaviours of operating theatres in labour wards >> >> >> >> Hello, >> >> In our hospital in Florence we have been asked to modify our 'behaviours' >> in the labour wards and follow the operating theatre 'rules' such as >> conforming our dress code in labour rooms and all labour ward areas (thus >> not only when in the operating theatre within there) under the discourse of >> infection controls and best practice. >> >> >> >> As the scenario seems that we are going to face a big step backward ( we >> fought for years to remove all those things that were making our labour >> wards like little operating theatres and midwives like operating staff for >> the sake of women and families and normal of birth..) >> >> >> >> my request of help is on this: have you got any references, evidence and >> anything relevant to suggest me to look at that can help in supporting the >> fact that midwives do not need to dress and behave as in operating staff in >> all areas and that is not impacting on infections while is crucial in >> facilitating normal birth and all the connected themes (e.g. birth is not a >> pathology, environment matters). >> >> this morning I was so happy for the fact that why I was looking for >> literature I knew I had a forum like that can support, that it was even >> more evident for me the importance of the network you created. thanks >> infinitely for that >> >> >> >> Laura Iannuzzi >> >> >> >> >> > >