REFERENCES FOR SENSITIVE MIDWIFERY NEW EDITION
References for preface
Hughes, D. (2021). The RCM: What did I get for my £11K? Midwifery Matters 171, December 2021, 24-27.
Lokugamage, A. (2011). The Heart in the Womb: An Exploration of the Roots of Human Love and Social Cohesion. Docamali Ltd. ISBN 978-0956966704
Reed, B. & Edwards, N. (2023). Closure: How the flagship Albany Midwifery practice, at the heart of its South London community, was demonised and dismantled. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 978-1780667850
Refs for Introduction
thehappystudentcompany.com
Refs Ch 2
https://birthsmalltalk.com/blog
Beech, B. (2021). Am I Allowed? What Every Woman Should Know BEFORE She Gives Birth. Birth Politics and Practice Forum. ISBN 978-1916060609
Downe, S., Finlayson, K., Oladapo, OT., Bonet, M., Gülmezoğlu, AM. (2018). What matters to women during childbirth: a systematic qualitative review. PLOS ONE 2018;13(4):e0194906. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0194906.
Knight M, Bunch K, Felker A, Patel R, Kotnis R, Kenyon S, Kurinczuk JJ (Eds.) on behalf of MBRRACE-UK. (2023). Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care Core Report - Lessons learned to inform maternity care from the UK and Ireland
Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths and Morbidity 2019-21. Oxford: National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford 2023. ISBN: 978-1-7392619-4-8
Jones, L. (2024). Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Penguin.
ISBN 978-1802061307
Moncrieff G, Gyte GML, Dahlen HG, Thomson G, Singata-Madliki M, Clegg A, Downe S. (2022). Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2022, Issue 3. Art. No.: CD010088. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010088.pub3. Accessed 28 May 2024.
Prusova, K., Churcher, L., Tyler, A., Lokugamage, AU. (2014). Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists guidelines: how evidence-based are they? J Obstet Gynaecol. 2014 Nov; 34(8): 706-11.
doi: 10.3109/01443615.2014.920794.
Wickham, S. (2021). In Your Own Time: How western medicine controls the start of labour and why this needs to stop. Birthmoon Creations. ISBN 978-1914465024
Kirsten Small’s blog: https://birthsmalltalk.com/blog/. You can also do Kirsten’s courses here: https://birthsmalltalk.mykajabi.com/
World Health Organization (2018). WHO Recommendations on Intrapartum Care for a Positive Childbirth Experience. Geneva: World Health Organization.
World Health Organization (2020). WHO Labour Care Guide: User’s Manual.
Geneva: World Health Organization.
Refs Ch 3 Pregnancy
The Birthplace Study (2011). Perinatal and maternal outcomes by planned place of
birth for healthy women with low risk pregnancies: the Birthplace in England
national prospective cohort study. BMJ, 25.11.2011.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.d7400
Beech, B. (2021). Am I Allowed? What Every Woman Should Know BEFORE She Gives Birth. Birth Politics and Practice Forum. ISBN 978-1916060609
Gaskin, IM. (2002). Spiritual Midwifery (4th Ed.). The Book Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1570671043
Hollowell, J., Oakley, L., Kurinczuk, J.J. et al. The effectiveness of antenatal care programmes to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth in socially disadvantaged and vulnerable women in high-income countries: a systematic review. BMC
Pregnancy Childbirth 11, 13 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-11-13
International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), 2017.
The Definition of Midwifery.
https://internationalmidwives.org/resources/definition-of-midwifery/
Jones, L. (2024). Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Penguin.
ISBN 978-1802061307
Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2023. Child and Infant Mortality in England and Wales 2021.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarri
ages/deaths/bulletins/childhoodinfantandperinatalmortalityinenglandandwales/2021
Reitsma A. et al., 2020. Maternal outcomes and birth interventions among women who begin labour intending to give birth at home compared to women of low obstetrical risk who intend to give birth in hospital: A systematic review and
meta-analyses. EClinicalMedicine 21 doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100319
Scarf VL et al. (2018) Maternal and perinatal outcomes by planned place of birth among women with low-risk pregnancies in high-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Midwifery, 62, 240-255. doi:10.1016/j.midw.2018.03.024
Wickham, S. (2022). What’s Right For Me: making decisions in pregnancy and childbirth. Birth Moon Creations. ISBN 978-1914465048
Wickham, S. (2023). Plus Size Pregnancy: what the evidence really says about higher BMI and birth. Birth Moon Creations. ISBN 978-1914465093
Refs Ch 4 Pre-Labour
https://undercovermidwife.blogspot.com/2015/03/paracetamol-and-labour.html
Bardon, D. (1985). Speaking at the 25th Birthday Conference of the Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services on November 29, 1985.
Damstra-Wijmenga, S. M. I. (1984). Home confinement: the positive results in Holland. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners; 34(265): 425-31 (August).
Homer, Caroline., Leap, Nicky., Edwards, Nadine., Sandall, Jane., Midwifery continuity of carer in an area of high socio-economic disadvantage in London: A
retrospective analysis of Albany Midwifery Practice outcomes using routine data (1997-2009). Midwifery. 2017 May: 48:1-10 doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.02.009. Epub 2017
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Klein, M., Lloyd, I., Redman, C., Bull, M., Turnbull, A. C. (1983). A comparison of low-risk women booked for delivery in two systems of care: shared-care (consultant) and integrated general practice unit. I. Obstetrical procedures and neonatal outcome. II. Labour and delivery management and neonatal outcome.
British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 118-22 and 123-8 (February).
O'Driscoll, K., Meagher D. (2003). Active Management of Labour. Mosby Ltd. ISBN
978-0723432029
Reed, B. & Edwards, N. (2023) Closure: How the flagship Albany Midwifery Practice, at the heart of its South London community, was demonised and dismantled. Pinter and Martin. ISBN 978-1780667850
Wickham, S. (2021). In Your Own Time: How western medicine controls the start of labour and why this needs to stop. Birthmoon Creations. ISBN 978-1914465024
https://www.midwifery.org.uk/articles/prelabour-prolonged-rupture-of-
membranes/
https://www.gentlebirth.org/archives/prom.html#Prevention
Refs Ch 5 Labour
Dick Read, G. (2004). Childbirth Without Fear: the Principles and Practice of Normal Childbirth. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 978-0953096466Gaskin, IM. (2002).
Spiritual Midwifery (4th Ed.). The Book Publishing Co. ISBN 978-1570671043
Gaskin IM. (2011). Birth Matters: A midwife’s manifesto. Pinter and Martin. ISBN 978-1905177-58-5
Lokugamage, A. (2011). The Heart in the Womb: An Exploration of the Roots of Human Love and Social Cohesion. Docamali Ltd. ISBN 978-0956966704
Reed, B. (2016). Birth in Focus; stories and photos to inform, educate and inspire.
Pinter and Martin Ltd. ISBN 978-1780662350
Robertson, A. (2000). The Midwife Companion: the Art of Support during Labour (2nd Ed.). Birth International. ISBN 978-0958801577
No refs for Ch 6
Refs Ch 7 Birth in different positions
Balaskas, A., Balaskas, J. (1983). Active Birth Manifesto. Active Birth Movement.
Caldeyro-Barcia, R. (1979). Physiological and Psychological Bases for the Modern and Humanised Management of Normal Labour. Scientific Publication No. 858 of the Centro Latinoamericano de Perinatologia y tDesarrollo Humano.
Family Medicine Reporter (1977). Report on manual rotation to shorten prolonged labour. September issue.
Gupta JK, Sood A, Hofmeyr G, Vogel JP. Position in the second stage of labour for women without epidural anaesthesia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2017, Issue 5. Art. No.: CD002006. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD002006.pub4
MacDonald, D., Grant, A., Sheridan-Pereira, M., Boylan, P., Chalmers, I. (1985).
The Dublin randomised controlled trial of intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 152(5): 524-39 (July).
Odent, M. (1994). Birth Reborn: What childbirth should be. Souvenir Press. ISBN 978-0285631946
Kirsten Small’s website on the evidence on CTG https://birthsmalltalk.com/ Spinningbabies.com – for videos and information
Refs Ch 8 Waterbirth
Balaskas, J. (2004) The Waterbirth Book. Thorson’s. ISBN 978-0007108176
Garland, D. (2017) Revisiting Waterbirth: an Attitude to Care. Red Globe Press.
ISBN 978-1137604941
Napierala, S. (1994) Waterbirth: a midwife’s perspective. Praeger. ISBN 978-0897892858
Refs Ch 9 Suturing
Brayshaw, E. & Wright, P. (1996) Relaxation and exercise for the Childbearing Year.
Haigh & Hochland Publications/RCM. ISBN 1-898507-29-5
Frye, Anne (2010) Healing Passage: A Midwife’s Guide to the Care and Repair of the Tissues involved in Birth. Labrys Press.
Gordon, H., Logue, M. (1985). Perineal muscle function after childbirth. The Lancet; 2: 123-5. (July).
Kitzinger, S. (1983). Woman's Experience of Sex. Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 978- 0863180132
Sleep, S. (1984). Episiotomy in normal delivery — management of the perineum.
Nursing Times; 80(47): 28-30 (November 21), and Nursing Times; 80(48): 51-4 (November 28).
Sleep, J., Grant, A., Garcia, J., Elbourne, D., Spencer, J., Chalmers, I. (1984). West Berkshire perineal management trial. British Medical Journal; 289: 587-90 (September 8).
Refs Ch 10 Instrumental deliveries
https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/nhs-
maternity-statistics/2022-23
Oakley, A. (1980). Women Confined. Towards a Sociology of Childbirth. Martin Robertson.
https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/post/pn184.pdf
Trowell, J. (1982). Possible effects of emergency caesarean section on the mother- child relationship. Early Human Development; 7: 4151. Elsevier Biomedical Press.
Trowell, J. (1983). Emergency Caesarean section: a research study of the mother/child relationship of a group of women admitted expecting a normal vaginal delivery.
Child Abuse and Neglect; 7: 387-94.
Refs Ch 11 Home Birth
Damstra-Wijmenga, S. M. I. (1984). Home confinement: the positive results in Holland. Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners; 34: 425-30 (August).
Francis, A. (2016). The Homebirth Handbook. Ebury Digital.
Gaskin, IM. (2008). Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth. Vermilion. ISBN 978-0091924157
Hill, M. (2017). The Positive Birth Book. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 978-1780664309
Refs Ch 12 Stillborn and babies with disabilities
Gunn, P., Mulkerrins, M. (1985). The midwives' participation in the North West Thames Regional Health Authority confidential enquiry into perinatal deaths.
Research and the Midwife Conference Proceedings. Available from Nursing Education Research Unit, King's College, London University.
Refs C 13 Breastfeeding
Google Breastfeeding Support to find a Group near you or to get online support.
The National Childbirth Trust Breastfeeding Promotion Group: 0300 330 0700. The line is open every day from 8am to midnight, including bank holidays.
National Breastfeeding Helpline: 0300 100 0212
The National Breastfeeding Helpline is run in collaboration with the Breastfeeding Network (BfN) and the Association of Breastfeeding Mothers (ABM). All the volunteers answering calls are mums who have breastfed, and all have received
extensive training in breastfeeding support. Calls are diverted to the next available ABM or BfN volunteer. The Helpline is funded by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities and the Scottish Government. The main Helpline is available 24/7
La Leche League: branches all over the country and online.
Bergevin, Y., Dougherty, C., Kramer, M. S. (1983). Do infant formula samples shorten the duration of breast-feeding? The Lancet; 1(8334): 1148-51 (May 21)
Brown, A. (2018). The Positive Breastfeeding Book: Everything you need to feed your baby with confidence. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 978-1780664606
Colson, S. (2019). Biological Nurturing: instinctual breastfeeding. Pinter & Martin.
ISBN 978-1780664552
Fisher, C. (1984). The initiation of breastfeeding. Midwives' Chronicle and Nursing Notes; 97(1153): 39-41 (February).
Gaskin, IM. (2009). Ina May’s Guide to breastfeeding. Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553384291
La Leche League International (2024). The Art of Breastfeeding (9th Edition).
Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0593722756
Sears, M. & Sears, W. (2018). The Breastfeeding Book: Everything you need to know about nursing your baby from birth through weaning. Little Brown Spark. ISBN 978–031641785
Refs Ch 14 Postnatal care
Jackson, B. (1984). Fatherhood. London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Jones, L. (2024). Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood. Penguin. ISBN 978-1802061307
Kemp, R. (2014). The New Dad’s Survival Guide: What to Expect in the First Year and Beyond. Vermilion. ISBN 978-0091948115
Ch 15 The sensitive colleague
Berry, Leonard & Danaher, Tracey & Chapman, Robert & Awdish, Rana. (2017). Role of Kindness in Cancer Care. Journal of Oncology Practice. 13. JOP.2017.026195.
10.1200/JOP.2017.026195.
Greenstock, K. (2023). Flourish: A Practical and Emotional Guidebook to Thriving in Midwifery. Pinter & Martin. ISBN 978-1780667959
Heath, Iona. (2012). Kindness in healthcare: what goes around. BMJ. 344. e1171-e1171. 10.1136/bmj.e1171.
Health and Social Care Committee (2021). Safety of maternity services in England, HC 677 https://committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence/1539/pdf/
Hunter B, Henley J, Fenwick J, Sidebothom M, Pallat J. (2017) Work, Health and Emotional Lives of Midwives in the United Kingdom: The UK WHELM study.
University of Cardiff/Royal College of Midwives.
RCM (2021) Making Maternity Services Safer: Nurturing a Positive Culture. Royal College of Midwives.
#Saynotobullyinginmidwifery Report (2023) ISBN 978-1-3999-6900-0 (download available from www.midwifery.org.uk)