Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 6 : July 15

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 - Message from the President - July 2015 by Mary Buttigieg Said - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima – Secretary’s Message by Marie Soler - The Sexual and Reproductive Health Project by Ruth Marie Xuereb, Elizabeth Tratnik, Daniela Grech - The Midwife and Her Skills Since the 1900s by Janice Cassar - The Value of Revisiting the Art of Midwifery Skills by Antonella Ellul - Developing a Reflective Tool for Practice by Annalisa Agius - An appraisal of intrapartum care for term Prelabour Rupture of Membranes [PROM] by Pauline Borg - Probiotics...Prebiotics – Aren’t they one and the same? Alice - Supportive Positioning for Infants in an NICU Setting by Adriana Zammit. Furthermore this issue features MSc Midwifery abstracts, including: Mothers’ Experiences in Adapting to Parenthood following successful fertility treatment : An interview study in Malta by Annalisa Agius - Defence Against Trauma: Women’s use of defence mechanisms following childbirth related trauma by Giliane Fenech - Exploring the Knowledge and Practices of Midwives on the Labour Ward in Relation to Promoting Skin to Skin Contact Between Mother and Baby in the Immediate Postpartum Period by Abigail Sammut - An Evaluation of the Acceptability, Transferability and Effectiveness of Antenatal Breastfeeding Programmes for Mothers and Staff in Malta by Pauline Fenech - The effectiveness of nutritional advice in controlling gestational diabetes mellitus by Adelia Saliba.