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Professionalism, stigma, and willingness to provide patient-centered safe abortion counseling and care: a mixed methods study of Ethiopian midwives

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain Language Summary When health care workers refuse to provide safe abortion care (SAC) for religious, moral, or personal reasons, they jeopardize their clients’ health and violate the right to care.
Addisu Fekadu, Aster Berhe, Belete Belgu, Ibrahim Yimer, Yeshitila Tesfaye, Sarah Jane Holcombe, Sahai Burrowes   +6 more
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Prevalence, Management, and Impact of Dysmenorrhea on the Lives of Nurse and Midwife Trainees in Northern Ghana

Obstetrics and Gynecology International, 2023
Background. Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecological problem affecting the majority of female students in the nursing profession today. They often experience severe pain that is not only incapacitating but also has a significant impact on their day ...
Abubakari Wuni, Brenda Abena Nyarko, Mudasir Mohammed Ibrahim, Issahaka Abdulai Baako, Iddrisu Sisala Mohammed, Camillus Buunaaisie   +5 more
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Evaluation of a continuing professional development strategy on COVID-19 for 10 000 health workers in Ghana: a two-pronged approach

Human Resources for Health, 2023
Background COVID-19 has created unprecedented challenges for health systems worldwide. Since the confirmation of the first COVID-19 case in Ghana in March 2020 Ghanian health workers have reported fear, stress, and low perceived preparedness to respond ...
Roxana Salehi, Stephanie de Young, Augustine Asamoah, Sawdah Esaka Aryee, Raymond Eli, Barbara Couper, Brian Smith, Charity Djokoto, Yaa Nyarko Agyeman, Abdul-Fatawu Suglo Zakaria, Nancy Butt, Amma Boadu, Felix Nyante, Gifty Merdiemah, Joseph Oliver-Commey, Lawrence Ofori-Boadu, Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, Megan Parry, Cindy Fiore, Faustina Okae, Archibald Adams, Hannah Acquah   +21 more
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The Tommy’s Clinical Decision Tool, a device for reducing the clinical impact of placental dysfunction and preterm birth: protocol for a mixed-methods early implementation evaluation study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Disparities in stillbirth and preterm birth persist even after correction for ethnicity and social deprivation, demonstrating that there is wide geographical variation in the quality of care.
Jenny Carter, Dilly Anumba, Lia Brigante, Christy Burden, Tim Draycott, Siobhán Gillespie, Birte Harlev-Lam, Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Elaine Sheehan, Basky Thilaganathan, Hannah Wilson, Cathy Winter, Maria Viner, Jane Sandall   +14 more
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Knowledge and practices of home caregivers on neonatal danger signs pre-admission to tamale teaching hospital, Ghana: an explorative descriptive study

BMC Pediatrics, 2023
Introduction Neonatal illnesses can prove to be fatal if not identified early and treated. This suggests that death occasioned as result of neonatal illness could be prevented.
Joyce Fatima Kanton, Alberta P. Gyepi-Garbrah, Olivia Nyarko Mensah, Doris Richardson, Dzigbordi Kpikpitse, Hannah Acquah, Stephanie Ajinkpang, Deborah Azalekor, Mary Ani Amponsah, Alhassan Abdul-Mumin   +9 more
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Overview of literature on RMC and applications to Tanzania

Reproductive Health, 2018
Respectful maternity care research in Tanzania continues to increase. This is an overview of the literature summarizing research based on the domains which comprise this quality of care indicator, ranging from exploratory and descriptive to quantitative ...
Karline Wilson-Mitchell, Lucia Eustace, Jamie Robinson, Aloisia Shemdoe, Stephano Simba   +4 more
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Anxiety in Pregnant Women During Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic in East Java, Indonesia

Majalah Kedokteran Bandung, 2020
The 2019 coronavirus pandemic has been recognized as a trigger for anxiety, especially in pregnant women. Pregnant women are among those with a high-risk for contracting coronavirus, not only for themselves but also for the unborn child.
Zakkiyatus Zainiyah, Eny Susanti
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Stronger together: midwifery twinning between Tanzania and Canada

Globalization and Health, 2018
This article describes a twinning relationship between the Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) and the Tanzania Midwives Association (TAMA). It argues that the twinning relationship strengthened both associations.
Rachel Sandwell, Deborah Bonser, Emmanuelle Hebert, Katrina Kilroy, Sebalda Leshabari, Feddy Mwanga, Agnes Mtawa, Anne Wilson, Amelie Moritz   +8 more
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Perceptions of nurses regarding quality of adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Ghana: a qualitative study

BMC Nursing, 2023
Objectives Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a necessary life-saving emergency intervention for patients with cardiac arrest and other medical conditions.
Esther Amoako-Mensah, Gloria Achempim-Ansong, Newton Isaac Gbordzoe, Cornelia Esson Adofo, Jacob Owusu Sarfo   +4 more
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Effectiveness of simulation-based cesarean section education on improving non-physician clinician midwife’s competency in performing cesarean section in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study

BMC Medical Education, 2023
Background Simulation-based education enhances fundamental and clinical knowledge, procedural abilities, teamwork, and communication skills, as well as quality of care and patient safety.
Fekadu Mazengia Alemu, Nigus Bililgn Yimer, Belete Belgu Kasegn, Belayneh Ayanaw Kassie, Ibrahim Yimer Ibrahim, Abdella Amano Abdo, Mulugeta Dile Worke   +6 more
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