British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) is the leading clinical journal for midwives. Published each month, the journal is written by midwives for midwives and peer reviewed by some of the foremost authorities in the profession.    BJM is essential reading for all midwives. It contains the best clinical reviews, original research and evidence-based articles available, and ensures that midwives are kept fully up-to-date with the latest developments taking place in clinical practice. In addition, each issue of the journal contains a symposium on a particular theme, providing more in-depth clinical information.

The British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) is the leading clinical journal for midwives. Published monthly, the journal is written by midwives for midwives and is peer-reviewed by some of the foremost authorities in the profession. BJM is essential reading for all midwives, containing the best clinical reviews, original research, and evidence-based articles available, ensuring that midwives are kept fully up-to-date with the latest developments in clinical practice. Additionally, each issue of the journal features a symposium on a particular theme, providing more in-depth clinical information.

《British Journal of Midwifery》是临床助产领域的领先期刊。该期刊每月出版，由助产士撰写，并经过该领域一些权威人士的同行评审。对于所有助产士来说，《British Journal of Midwifery》是必读的期刊。它包含了最佳的临床评论、原创研究和基于证据的文章，确保助产士能够及时了解临床实践中的最新发展。此外，每期期刊还包含一个关于特定主题的研讨会，提供更深入的临床信息。

British Journal of Midwifery

Midwives should provide family-centred care that extends to the partner, but evidence shows that feelings of exclusion, disempowerment and a perpetuation of unhelpful gender stereotypes are often experienced by partners. Despite this, there is limited research surrounding masculinities and maternity services. This reflection explores how engaging with a men's health charity challenged my perceptions on the role between masculinities and maternity services. Two analyses will be outlined, first exploring the reductive views of masculinities common in societal discourse, and second how maternity service provision interacts with these. This reflection interrogates approaches to practice through a lens that views toxic tropes of masculinities as products of societal conditions in order to explore the possibility of engaging with these in midwifery practice.

Martha Nicholson

A reflection on masculinities and maternity

对男性气质与母性的反思

Midwives are in an optimum position to address the mental health of new fathers and paternal perinatal mental health is a recognised concern. However, the mechanisms that exist to recognise, escalate and intervene appropriately are limited in scope and effectiveness. Screening tools may have the potential to identify fathers at risk of postpartum depression, but they are limited in sensitivity and specificity, meaning that when there may be deterioration in a partner's mental health, diagnosis may not follow. This has implications for the health and wellbeing of the family, especially if male partners are relied upon as the mainstay of emotional and social support for women in the early postnatal period. To actualise strategies to address these issues, changes in policy, education and practice are required. Recommendations for research, education and patient engagement are made to assure early intervention and to ensure that emotional and social support in the family is optimised.

Victoria Clyde

Lorna Lawther

Paternal postpartum depression: emotional and social availability for women in the early postnatal period

父亲产后抑郁：产后早期对女性的情感和社会支持

Leisa Foad discusses changes at East Kent maternity services that aim to engage staff, promote positivity and, ultimately, improve the care provided to women and their families

Leisa Foad

Out with the old and in with the new

辞旧迎新

Suzannah Allkins

Welcome to 2025

欢迎来到2025年

The umbilical cord is important for fetal life, newborn prognosis and fetal programming of adult disease. It is important to understand its anatomical features and how they relate to perinatal outcomes. Literature has described anatomical abnormalities in the umbilical cord in relation to the number of vessels, coiling direction, number and depth of coils, insertion, knots, length, diameter, entanglement and constrictions. Each feature represents a potential risk for fetal and neonatal prognosis. This article presents two case studies with unusual anatomical abnormalities of the umbilical cord, the first in a 34-week newborn and the other in a 14-week malformed fetus, both with a partial medial membranous separation of the umbilical cord vascular structures. The unusual macroscopic anatomical abnormalities in these cases were classed as medial funiculi furcata.

Fernando Correa-Molano

Mariana Franco-Olaya

Camilo Vargas-Arrazola

Cristina Delgado-Alvarez

Gabriela Benavides-Prada

Mercedes Olaya-C

Medial funiculi furcata: a rare umbilical cord alteration

内侧索分叉：一种罕见的脐带异常

Background/Aims Mentorship experience is a crucial aspect of midwifery students' development. Midwifery education in Brunei Darussalam aims to enhance leadership and management skills in preparation for the transition to becoming registered midwives. This study explored how mentorship experiences influenced midwifery students' preparation for leadership and management roles, as well as the challenges that impacted the effectiveness of mentorship experiences in clinical settings. Methods This descriptive qualitative study involved 43 final-year midwifery students from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam who contributed written essays reflecting on their readiness for leadership, clinical learning encounters and perceptions of mentorship. The essays were analysed thematically. Results Most students felt unprepared for leadership as they had received limited guidance and exposure to clinical settings. Mentorship experiences varied, with some finding it beneficial while others struggle to adapt, citing disparities in mentor motivation, teaching abilities and leadership styles. Conclusions Practical, hands-on experience is vital to developing leadership and management skills. However, students face challenges in balancing academic commitments with clinical practice, limiting their opportunities to hone their skills. Implications for practice A standardised mentorship programme and longer clinical attachments would allow students more time to acclimatise to healthcare environments, comprehend their role and enrich their learning journey.

ISSN	0969-4900, 2052-4307
h-index	27

Publication Information	Publisher: MA Healthcare Ltd，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 2006，Proportion of original research papers: 0.00%，Self Citation Rate:N.A.， Gold OA Rate: 0.00%

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A reflection on masculinities and maternity

Paternal postpartum depression: emotional and social availability for women in the early postnatal period

Out with the old and in with the new

Welcome to 2025

Medial funiculi furcata: a rare umbilical cord alteration

Enhancing leadership and management skills in midwifery through optimised mentorship

A reflection on masculinities and maternity

Paternal postpartum depression: emotional and social availability for women in the early postnatal period

Out with the old and in with the new

Welcome to 2025