Organization of Teratology Information Specialists. Midwivery. The Global Library of Women’s Medicine and Healthcare. Jamaican Study Of Pregnant Mothers Shows That Marijuana Doesn't Harm Newborns. By Janelle Stone It’s almost too taboo to discuss: pregnant women smoking marijuana.
It’s a dirty little secret for women, particularly during the harrowing first trimester, who turn to cannabis for relief from nausea and stress. If you were to inquire about pot and pregnancy on the Web, Baby Center offers a strongly worded warning from Gerald Briggs, pharmacist clinical specialist. Briggs says that pot affects the baby’s growth and development and–gasp! –may even cause childhood leukemia. More than 50 pages of comments were posted to the site about Briggs’ statements.
Pregnant women in Jamaica use marijuana regularly to relieve nausea, as well as to relieve stress and depression, often in the form of a tea or tonic. Dreher studied 24 Jamaican infants exposed to marijuana prenatally and 20 infants that were not exposed. Most North American studies have shown marijuana use can cause birth defects and developmental problems. “March of Dimes was supportive,” Dreher says. Dr. Pregnant Robot Trains Students. MMBP Home Page. The Multijurisdictional Midwifery Bridging Program (MMBP) is temporarily closed while midwifery regulatory and educational partners in the MMBP continue discussions with their respective government ministries to find a collaborative way for the assessment and bridging of internationally-educated midwives (IEMs) into practice in Canada to continue to be offered.
Various solutions are being considered as stakeholders work toward being able to offer bridging that is accessible to IEMs in Western, Northern and Maritime regions, potentially as soon as the fall of 2014. Meanwhile, Manitoba is working on developing their own bridging program while discussions around continued collaboration are underway in other provinces. In the interim, many regulatory bodies are referring international applicants to the International Midwifery Pre-Registration Program, through Ryerson University Continuing Education in Toronto. . ~ Your Bridge to Practicing Midwifery in Canada ~ How MMBP works: Financial support for students on pre-registration midwifery courses. NHS Careers > Explore by career > Midwifery > Training to be a midwife > Financial support for students on pre-registration midwifery courses Midwifery students on university courses (leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council) may be eligible for financial help from the NHS while studying.
All eligible students will: usually have their tuition fees paidreceive a £1,000 grant each year.be eligible to apply for an additional means-tested bursary of up to £4,395 per year (students in London will qualify up to £5,460). Note that the above arrangements relate to students commencing courses from September 2012. Students on courses before this date remian on the previous scheme. Further information Contact the university/universities you are planning to apply to, to find out if the their course(s) is approved nd attracts NHS financial support. To be eligible for financial support from the NHS, you must meet certain criteria.
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