Nursing & Midwifery
Baby Friendly Initiative Unicef
Cochrane Pregnancy & Childbirth Group
eMedicine
General Obstetrics / Labour & Delivery / Medical Problems in Pregnancy / Obstetrical Complications
Foundation of Nursing Studies Dissemination Series - reports covering a range of projects are available
Medline Plus Pregnancy & Reproduction
MIDwives Information and Resource Service (MIDIRS) - MIDIRS Midwifery Digest provides maternity health professionals with an overview of key midwifery and medical research to inform their practice
Association of Radical Midwives - an association committed to improving the quality of maternity care provided by the NHS
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - statutory, regulatory body established to ensure nurses, midwives and health visitors provide high standards of care to their patients and clients
Royal College of Midwifery (RCM) – the trade union and professional organisation run by midwives for midwives. The website contains information about the organisations and the services it offers, with news, details of conferences and courses, continuing professional development, documents and links to other resources.
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) - represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. The RCN website offers fulltext journal access (RCN membership or student number required), professional advice, clinical guidelines, specialist resources and a large number of publications.
Nursing and Midwifery Council videos - range of videos on the NMC Youtube channel
NMC Advice on Social Networking
NHS National Early Warning Scores - online training resource
Association for Post Natal Illness - UK charity that provides support to mothers suffering from post-natal illness