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Ruth Agg and Dominique Holliman, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians Speaking up is about anything that gets in the way of patient care or that affects your working life. Speaking…
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Ruth Agg and Dominique Holliman, Freedom to Speak Up Guardians Speaking up is about anything that gets in the way of patient care or that affects your working life. Speaking…
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…over your due date). If your waters have broken (spontaneous rupture of membranes/SROM) for over 24 hours and you are over 37 weeks pregnant. If your waters break before 37…
…labour ward. Rupture of membranes – this is when the ‘waters’ break, meaning there is now a hole in the bag of membranes that the baby is laying in. You…
…food Take your time, don’t rush Chew carefully and finish each mouthful before you take the next When drinking take single sips of fluids slowly, rather than gulping mouthfuls Avoid…
Eastbourne Midwifery Unit (EMU) is a Midwifery Led Unit (MLU) that is staffed and run by midwives. It offers a comfortable, relaxed and low-tech environment, where birth is a normal…
…Paediatricians. We also offer support to nurses in special needs schools, who run their own nurse-led clinics for management of continence, whilst also working in close partnership with wider agencies….
…controls breathing and volume of speech. Therefore speech can be very quiet or you may run out of air when you are talking. This is known as dysphonia. MS can…
…midwife, unless you are concerned the vaginal discharge is very bloody. Rupture of Membranes This is when the sack containing the amniotic fluid surrounding the baby breaks (a hole is…
…level or down slightly Avoid distractions, e.g. turn off the TV and try not to talk during a meal Take small mouthfuls of food Take your time, don’t rush Chew…