Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 3 : February 14

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