When clinical midwife Jan Becker first stepped into a busy delivery ward in sub-Saharan Africa eight years ago, it was both beautiful and horrifying.  Every woman who gave birth was in the same room, on a sponge rubber bed, with ...

A recent study found many NICU workers don’t think they have the skills and support to help mums and dads.  Nurses in the neonatal intensive care unit have highlighted concerns about their preparedness to support parents emotionally. New research from ...

The trauma of preterm delivery on the family unit cannot be underestimated. By Trudi Mannix Following the birth of a pre-term baby, parental stress levels are high. Emotions are mixed; parents are grateful that their baby is alive, but at ...