Dear Mary, I would be interested in the work you are doing with STOP, as I am
involved in a possible reorginisation of our parentcraft education programme,
Could you send me details of what you are doing, or a contact number, that I
could discuss this with you.
Bea Knight>===== Original Message From "A forum for discussion on midwifery
and reproductive health research."
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>Dear Heather
>
>Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in collaboration with Leeds Inter-Agency
>developed a specific programme to enable midwives to be responsive to the
>needs of women who are being abused. This programme was accredited by the
>Univeristy of Leeds. This programme is now delivered to all Health
>Professionals employed at the Trust via professional development.
>
>Midwives kept a a personal/professional reflective diary over a 3 month
>period and undertook a summative piece of work. this work was presented as a
>paper at the last ICM conference and has been published in MIDIRS.
>
>Ref: Steen MP, Bharj K (2003) Midwives’ reflections: exploring attitudes,
>feelings and experiences when caring for women who are being abused. MIDIRS
>Midwifery Digest, 13:1 115-118
>
>On evaluation, it was clearly evident that midwives attitudes, behaviour and
>clinical practice had changed. Health professionals have incorporated
>routine enquiry when it is safe to do so. Women's Aid workers are now
>available to access at antenatal clinics as recommended by the DoH
>publication Domestic Violence: a resource manual for health care
>professionals (2000) DoH, London.
>
>Ref:
>
>Steen MP (2000) Developing midwifery responses to women in their care who
>are living with violent men. MIDIRS Midwifery Digest. 10:3 313-317
>
>Steen MP (2001) Being responsive to the needs of women who are being abused.
>In: Midwives in Action: a resource from the English National Board for
>Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T
>7HA. Part 3:3.7 69-72
>
>
>The Mother and Infant Unit (MIRU) now based at York University, interviewed
>midwives who had undertaken the training. Prof Jo Green, would be a good
>contact to find out more about this research.
>
>In Leeds we do complete a 'Cause for Concern form' and pre registration
>students have a module that includes 'hostile families' which covers this
>area.
>
>We are also working very closely with a Charity called Start Treating Others
>Positively, (STOP) who support women and run managing conflict, violence and
>emotions classes for men and for women. We are presently piloting some of
>this work in parenting education and also working with the Parent and Infant
>Unit (Leeds Mental Health Trust) as there is a strong link between women's
>mental health problems and DV.
>
>BW
>
>Mary Steen
>
>>From: Heather McCosker <[log in to unmask]>
>>Reply-To: "A forum for discussion on midwifery and reproductive health
>> research." <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: Intimate Partner Abuse, midwives and education
>>Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 07:39:24 +1000
>>
>>Hello all
>>
>>I am a midwifery/nursing lecturer and clinician in Brisbane, Queensland
>>Australia who has been reading with interest many of this discussions on
>>the list. I have recently completed my PhD studying midwives and their
>>understanding of Intimate partner abuse ( aka domestic violence). I am
>>interested in collecting information and talking to midwives
>>internationally about both their clinical and educational experiences in
>>this area. Do midwives anywhere in the world receive formal/informal
>>training, what form does it take, how is it taught and what impact does
>>that education have on their clinical practice? I am really interested in
>>identifying and developing strategies that really make a difference to the
>>way midwives practice and not simply their knowledge of IPA.
>>
>>I really look forward to talking with others interested in this are.
>>
>>Cheers
>>
>>Heather McCosker-Howard
Please note change of contact details:
Bea Knight
Diabetes Research
Peninsula Medical School
Barrack Road
Exeter
EX2 5AX
tel no. 01392 406774
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