Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 1 : February 13 

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: EMA Workshop’s Report by Claire Zerafa - Reflection on the Study Week (UK) by Rebecca Zammit – Furhtemore this issue features BSc Midwifery abstracts of BSc midwives who qualified in 2012, including: Adolescents’ Awareness of Sexually Transmitted Infections by Christie Debono - Mothers’experiences of of having a preterm infant with physiological jaundice requiring phototherapy Rachel Ebejer - Women’s Experiences in Delaying Pregnancy by Mary Felice - Evaluating Women’s and Men’s Knowledge on Postnatal Depression Katya Galea - Mothers’ Experiences of initiating Breastfeedingin the Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit Francesca Galvagno - Mothers’ experiences of skin-to-skin contact with their babies in the immediate postnatal period by Rebecca Gilson - Women’s Experiences of Vaginal Examinations during Labour by Stephanie Schembri - Postnatal mothers’ awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and its associated risk by Ruth Marie Xuereb