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Abstract Objective The aim of the present study was to determine whether advanced maternal age is associated with increased risk of perineal injury and obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) among primiparous women. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of primiparous women aged 20–50 years with singleton term pregnancies in cephalic ...
Omri Dominsky +6 more
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This article presents the notion of the postmodern midwife, defining her as one who takes a relativistic stance toward bio-medicine and other knowledge systems, alternative and indigenous, moving fluidly between them to serve the women she attends.
Robbie Davis-Floyd
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A virtual simulation-based training program on birthing positions: a randomized controlled trial
Background Restricting parturient women in healthcare facilities from choosing positions that provide the greatest comfort and benefit during labor is a global barrier.
Huimin Lin +5 more
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Abstract Objective Recent previous studies have revealed outcomes of higher risk of low birth weight, small for gestational age, and pre‐eclampsia for vegan pregnant women compared to other diets. This review examined if patients with vegan diet in our tertiary hospital had similar outcomes.
Mona Abdelrahman +3 more
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Objective: Studies demonstrated the cost-effectiveness of Uterine Balloon Tamponade (UBT) in reducing PPH. However, in Ogun State, Nigeria studies revealed midwives’ inadequate skills to utilise UBT.
Foyekemi Adamu-Adedipe, Olayinka Onasoga
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Nutrition knowledge and practice of midwives in Botswana
Background: The roles and responsibilities of midwives include providing adequate nutrition assessment, nutrition and health education, counselling, and support to pregnant women.Aim: This study aims to assess midwives’ nutrition knowledge and to what extent they integrate maternal nutrition in services provided at health facilities.Setting: This study
Anastacia Masesane +3 more
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Abstract Objective Maternal and neonatal mortality remain high in Sierra Leone despite significant decline in the last decade. The aim of the present study was to evaluate obstetric care delivery using the Robson Ten Group Classification System (TGCS), focusing on caesarean delivery (CD) and task‐sharing.
Josien Westendorp +10 more
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Abstract Objectives Improving and maintaining high detection rates for major congenital heart disease (CHD) is a priority for successful prenatal anatomy screening programmes. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of on‐site multidimensional targeted training in fetal cardiac screening. Methods A prospective study evaluating a
Fiona Cody +6 more
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Adam Zygmunt Czyżewicz (1841–1910) – a Distinguished Teacher of the Lviv Midwives School
This article is dedicated to life and activity of Adam Zygmunt Czyżewicz. He was the most distinguished teacher of the 19th-century history of the midwives school of Lviv.
Małgorzata Stawiak-Ososińska
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