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Title: Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 6 : July 15 Editors: Fenech, Pauline 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 - July 2015 by Mary Buttigieg Said - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima – Secretary’s Message by Marie Soler - The Sexual and Reproductive Health Project by Ruth Marie Xuereb, Elizabeth Tratnik, Daniela Grech - The Midwife and Her Skills Since the 1900s by Janice Cassar - The Value of Revisiting the Art of Midwifery Skills by Antonella Ellul - Developing a Reflective Tool for Practice by Annalisa Agius - An appraisal of intrapartum care for term Prelabour Rupture of Membranes [PROM] by Pauline Borg - Probiotics...Prebiotics – Aren’t they one and the same? Alice - Supportive Positioning for Infants in an NICU Setting by Adriana Zammit. Furthermore this issue features MSc Midwifery abstracts, including: Mothers’ Experiences in Adapting to Parenthood following successful fertility treatment : An interview study in Malta by Annalisa Agius - Defence Against Trauma: Women’s use of defence mechanisms following childbirth related trauma by Giliane Fenech - Exploring the Knowledge and Practices of Midwives on the Labour Ward in Relation to Promoting Skin to Skin Contact Between Mother and Baby in the Immediate Postpartum Period by Abigail Sammut - An Evaluation of the Acceptability, Transferability and Effectiveness of Antenatal Breastfeeding Programmes for Mothers and Staff in Malta by Pauline Fenech - The effectiveness of nutritional advice in controlling gestational diabetes mellitus by Adelia Saliba.

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Title: Malta Midwives Journal : the Stork : issue 5 : February 15 Editors: Fenech, Pauline 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 - President’s Message by Mary Buttigieg Said - Treasurer’s Message by Doris Grima – Maternal Morbidity Measurement Stakeholders Meeting, (2-3 October 2014 Istanbul Turkey) by Rita Borg Xuereb - European Midwives Association (EMA) Annual Meeting (26th & 27th October 2014,Tallinn, Estonia) - The Role of the Midwife in the Resuscitation of the Sick Newborn by Ryan Farrugia - Placenta Encapsulation by Annalisa Agius - Rhesus Factor in Pregnancy by Astrid Zarb - The Lahore Experience 2014 (22nd July – 19th August 2014) by Louise Bugeja - Experiences of a Veteran Midwife: Ms Margaret Abela interview conducted by Marie Soler and Analise Gingell Furthermore this issue features Abstracts of Dissertations as Partial Fulfilment for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Midwifery University of Malta, 2014, including: Mothers’ Experiences of Gastrointestinal Discomforts during Pregnancy by Cheryl Agius - Women’s and Men’s Awareness of the Effects of Alcohol during and after Pregnancy by Leanne Attard - Experiences of Teenage motherhood by Emma Beck - Fathers’ Experiences of an Emergency Caesarean Section by Danica Camilleri - Fathers’ views on smoking during pregnancy by Justine Casha - Exploring Woman-Centred Care: Mothers’ Experiences by Alice Cassar - First time mothers’ experiences whist taking care of their infants’ umbilical cord by Jessica M. Camilleri - Midwives’ Views on Delayed Cord Clamping by Emily Garnisi - Women’s Awareness of their Fertility by Tiziana Gauci - Expectations of first-time Fatherhood by Mariella Saliba - Mothers’ awareness of nutrition and weight gain in pregnancy by Yanika Vella

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