https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19640 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:14:30 GMT 2026-06-21T21:14:30Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19796 Title: Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 4 : July 14 Editors: Fenech, Pauline Abstract: One of the aims of the Malta midwives journal: the Stork, is to provide a link between the Malta Midwives Association’s (MMA) activities and its members. In this issue: Editorial by Pauline Fenech - Midwives - Improving Women’s Health Globally (President’s Message) by Mary Buttigieg Said - 1st Midwives Association Executive Council 1974-1975 - Secretary’s Message by Rebecca Gilson - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima – ICM 30th Triennial Council Meeting 27th – 30th May and Congress 1st- 5th June 2014 by Rita Borg Xuereb - Tista’ tredda’ abbord l-Air Malta - Promotion for Midwives’ Day 2014 - Looking Back, Moving Forward by Kylie Bezzina - The Freedom To Move During Labour by Jenny Hall - An Overview of Metformin Use in Fertility Management, Pregnancy and Lactation by Johann Craus - Reducing the risk of SIDS and other sleep-related causes of infant death by Ruth Marie Xuereb - Grieving Parents: What am I to do? by Sandra Castillo - Furthermore this issue features MSc Midwifery abstracts, including: What are the factors that promote and/or hinder low risk pregnant women from having a natural normal childbirth? by Doris Pace - Does Job Rotation Aid For The Development And Performance Of Midwives Within The Maternity Department – ‘Mater Dei Hospital’, Malta? by Charmaine Psaila - Going Back To Work After Childbirth: Women’s Lived Experiences by Georgette Spiteri Description: Published in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the official inauguration of the Malta Midwives Association(1974) Tue, 01 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19796 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19795 Title: Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 3 : February 14 Editors: Fenech, Pauline Abstract: One of the aims of the Malta midwives journal: the Stork, is to provide a link between the Malta Midwives Association’s (MMA) activities and its members. In this issue: Editorial by Pauline Fenech - President’s Message by Mary Buttigieg Said - Secretary’s Message by Rebecca Gilson - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima – Position Statement on Female Genital Mutilation, 2013 by Malta Midwives Association - Should we change our perceptions of normal progress in labour? by Karl Cutajar - Skin to skin contact: what is all the fuss about? by Rebecca Gilson - Promoting Normality in Midwifery Normalising Childbirth (Bristol: 17th to 24th November, 2013) by Daniela Bonnici - The KNOV Dutch Midwifery Tour by Pauline Borg - Delayed Cord Clamping by Jessica Dalli Furthermore this issue features Abstracts of Dissertations as partial fulfillment for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Midwifery University of Malta, 2013, including: First Time Mothers’ Experience Of An Emergency Caesarean Birth by Monique Abela - First Time Mothers’ Views On Antenatal Breastfeeding Education by Kylie Bezzina - Midwives’ Views On The Implementation Of The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative In One Local Public Hospital by Catriona Cassar - Women’s Knowledge On The Effects Of Smoking In Pregnancy by Jeannine Cassar - Mothers’ Experience Of Perineal Trauma In The Early Postnatal Period by Stephanie Cutajar - Mother’s Experience Of Pain During Their Postnatal Period by Joanne Farrugia - Mothers’ Experiences In The First Few Days After Giving Birth By A Planned Caesarean Section by Antonella Galea - Skin-To Skin Holding In The Npicu: Midwives’ And Nurses’ Perspectives by Analise Gingell - Midwives’ Views Of Episiotomies And Perineal Lacerations During Normal Vaginal Births by Faye Marie Grima - Mothers’ Views On The Choice Of Pain Relief Used During Their Labour by Marie Soler - Mothers’ Perceptions Of Breastfeeding In Public Places by Clara Spiteri Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/19795 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z