Employee engagement within the NHS: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Employee engagement is the emotional commitment of the employee towards the organisation. We aimed to analyse baseline work engagement using Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) at a teaching hospital.

Methods: We have conducted a cross-sectional study within the National Health Service (NHS) Teaching Hospital in the UK.

UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy.

Iron deficiency is the most common deficiency state in the world, affecting more than 2 billion people globally. Although it is particularly prevalent in less-developed countries, it remains a significant problem in the developed world, even where other forms of malnutrition have already been almost eliminated. Effective management is needed to prevent adverse maternal and pregnancy outcomes, including the need for red cell transfusion.

Factors influencing repeat caesarean section: qualitative exploratory study of obstetricians' and midwives' accounts.

Objective: To explore the views of health professionals on the factors influencing repeat caesarean section.

Design: Qualitative study involving semi-structured interviews with professionals who care for women in pregnancy and labour.

Setting: Acute hospital trust with two maternity units and community midwifery service, Leicestershire, UK.

Coagulation status and complications of pregnancy.

Introduction: There is much interest in the relationship between coagulation status and complications of pregnancy. The thrombelastograph (TEG) has been proposed as a useful, inexpensive tool to screen for patients with hypercoagulable states.

Materials And Methods: We investigated 588 unselected pregnant women at booking, obtaining blood samples for TEG and thrombophilia investigation.

The effects of folic acid supplements on coagulation status in pregnancy.

Thromboembolic disease remains the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. Recent literature has proposed that folate status is a strong predictor for venous thrombosis. Using thrombelastography (TEG((R))), we tested the hypothesis that folic acid supplementation is associated with a reduction in whole blood coagulability.