19.1 Antenatal risk assessment and classification in midwifery

About this episode

This episode discusses antenatal risk assessment and its impact on midwifery practice with guest Anna Melamed.

Maternity care and thus midwifery has become more complex for women and also for midwives and maternity care teams. How can we get it right, and improve care for women, their babies and families, reduce unnecessary interventions and, most importantly, improve maternal and perinatal outcomes? In this week’s hour, we welcome Anna Melamed, Senior Midwifery Lecturer at University of the West of England, who will be sharing the Antenatal Risk Assessment and Classification (ARAC) Study and considering how this impacts on practice. Hosted by: Sue Macdonald Contributions from: Anna Melamed, Senior midwifery lecturer, University of the West of England

People in this episode

Host: Sue Macdonald

Guest: Anna Melamed

Topics covered

• antenatal care
• risk assessment
• midwifery
• maternal outcomes
• perinatal outcomes

Keywords

• antenatal risk assessment
• midwifery
• maternal care
• perinatal outcomes
• healthcare interventions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of the West of England

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