Putting it all together
Remember when we looked at the care that Amani had in last week’s case study? Did you find it a helpful demonstration of midwifery continuity of care in practice – …
Course: Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives
Week 2 summary
This week It’s often the simplest things that make the difference. This week, we went back to basics and explored why relationships matter. Although their importance is often overlooked, relationships …
Connected care – Amani’s story
Amani is unexpectedly pregnant with her first baby. She’s a refugee and has recently arrived without her husband. She is unfamiliar with the health system in her new country. She’s …
Integrality framework
We know we need a model that can guide us through the practical steps of how to implement the Lancet framework. Professor Mary Renfrew, one of the main authors of …
Improving maternity care
Improving maternity care It’s clear that we need to change the way we provide maternity care. The reasons are compelling: Women are emerging from their birth experiences increasingly traumatised, with …
Spokes in the wheel – women and allied health
A pregnant woman’s needs may be diverse and many. Women come to pregnancy often with physical, social or emotional problems that pre-date the pregnancy. In order to meet her needs …
There when needed – connecting women with doctors
The relationship between a woman and her doctor has the potential to help her feel safe, supported, and well cared for in her pregnancy and birth – or to induce …
Widening the network – connection to community
The maternity health service has a broad reach – it’s not just those on the ‘inside’ – the midwives, doctors, consumers, management and health service operators – who are involved. …
Management – visible, accountable, connected
For a maternity system to function well, it needs to be managed well. Managers play a key role at every level. Their ability and willingness to provide resources and support …
Stop the turf wars
In the Lancet framework for optimal maternal and newborn care that we explored last week, we saw the importance of establishing effective collaborative practices between all providers of maternity care. …
Midwife to midwife – embracing connections
Midwives have the potential to be a strong network of support for each other – or a source of tension and conflict. Creating a supportive environment built on a foundation …
With woman – midwives at the heart of maternity care
The relationship between a midwife and the woman she’s caring for is central to maternity care. Midwife actually means ‘with woman’. Where changes have been made across different countries to …
The 5 components of an effective relationship
It’s clear that effective relationships are a foundation for maternity care – not just because we want everyone to feel good, but so that the women and babies who are …
Relationships make the world go ’round
Relationships are integral to any human connection. They matter at every level within our lives. Virtually everything we do boils down to interacting with people: whether you’re a surgeon or …
Learn how you can help
You can tell from what we’ve seen in Week 1 that transforming maternity care globally is a high priority – and it can really save lives. Are you wondering how …
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Maternity Care: Building Relationships Really Does Save Lives
