midwife
Coverage of midwife in the Nexus archive.
- Opinion: How midwives like me can help fight medical misinformation
A midwife describes a high-risk delivery scenario where a patient refuses blood products due to concerns about donors being vaccinated against Covid-19, despite hospitals not tracking donor vaccination status as it poses no transfusion risk. The midwife emphasizes the critical need for vigilance in preventing postpartum hemorrhage from placental fragments.
- Spain lawfully intervened in risky home birth, rights court says
A French woman in Spain challenged the government's intervention in her planned home birth, arguing authorities violated her rights by forcing her to a hospital. The European Court of Human Rights ruled Spain's actions lawful, citing medical risks to the unborn child and proportionate measures to protect life and health.
- The British software engineer and midwife accused of being CRIMINALS by faulty AI facial recognition software and why YOU should be worried by its rise
A British software engineer and midwife were wrongly accused of being criminals by faulty AI facial recognition software. The incident highlights growing concerns about the reliability and ethical implications of AI technologies in law enforcement and public safety.
- Midwife put 'blue and floppy' newborn on mother's chest and said 'there's your baby' after home birth, inquest hears
A midwife placed a 'blue and floppy' newborn on the mother's chest and said 'there's your baby' during a home birth, as reported at an inquest. The incident highlights concerns about the midwife's response to the baby's critical condition.
- Midwife put 'blue and floppy' newborn on mother's chest and said 'there's your baby' after home birth, inquest hears
A midwife placed a newborn described as 'blue and floppy' on the mother's chest after a home birth, as revealed during an inquest. The midwife reportedly said, 'there's your baby,' raising concerns about the infant's condition at the time.