Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 8 : July 16

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 by Mary Buttigieg Said - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima - ICM’s Strategies to Support Maternal and Newborn Health and to Advance the Profession of Midwifery by Rita Borg Xuereb - International Day of the Midwife 2016 (Press Release) by Ruth Marie Xuereb - Raffaela Farrugia, 60 Year Career in Nursing/Midwifery - Midwives in the Lead by Pauline Borg - Please Sign on the Dotted Line : Ethical Issues for Consent in Maternity Care by Rebecca Mizzi - Nutrition in Labour by Annalisa Agius - Induction of Labour by Membrane Sweeping: a Systematic Review by Analise Gingel - Dilemmas in the Second Stage of Labour (Part 2) by Giliane Fenech - Using Assessment Tools to Improve Care of the Neonate, Especially in the NICU Setting by Katrina Dimech. Furthermore this issue features MSc Midwifery abstracts, including: Women’s Health and Partner’s Violence in Pregnancy Survey by Christie Debono - Somali Immigrant Women’s Lived Experience of Pregnancy and Childbirth in Malta by Stephania Vella Rapa. Abstracts for Doctoral Research include: The Design and Validation of a Framework of Competencies in Spiritual Care for Nurses and Midwives: A Modified Delphi Study - Josephine Attard - Lived Realities of Nicu-To-Home Transition in Malta : The Experiences of Parents of Preterm Infants, and of Neonatal Staff by Rita Pace Parascandalo.