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The Midwife's coracle: a phenomenological study of midwives' experiences of emotionally supporting motherhood. [PDF]

Background An initial review of the literature pertaining to the emotional health of women in their transition to motherhood was undertaken. It became clear that this is an emotional time for women where they are particularly at risk of becoming ...
Barker, Susan A.
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Midwives' perceptions of enablers and barriers to pertussis and influenza vaccination in pregnancy and information sharing

, 2023
Background: Vaccination in pregnancy against influenza and pertussis protects the pregnant woman/person and their infant against severe disease. Aotearoa New Zealand has a lower uptake of vaccination in pregnancy than some other countries, despite this ...
Amber Young, Pauline Norris, Nikki Turner, Young, Amber, Nadia A. Charania, Gauld, Natalie, Natalie Gauld, Esther Willing, Dawson, Pauline, Norris, Pauline, Turner, Nikki, Willing, Esther, Charania, Nadia A, Pauline Dawson, Charania, Nadia   +14 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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Pre-service knowledge, perception, and use of emergency contraception among future healthcare providers in northern Ghana

Contraception and Reproductive Medicine, 2019
Background Emergency contraception, if used properly, can prevent up to over 95 % of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. However, a number of obstacle including healthcare providers knowledge, perception, and attitude towards emergency contraception (EC ...
Shamsudeen Mohammed, Abdul-Malik Abdulai, Osman Abu Iddrisu   +2 more
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Midwives' competence : is it affected by working in a rural location? [PDF]

, 2007
Introduction: Rising health care costs and the need to consolidate expertise in tertiary services have led to the centralisation of services. In the UK, the result has been that many rural maternity units have become midwife-led.
Caldow, Jan, Kiger, Alice, Tucker, Janet S., Bryers, Helen, Harris, Fiona Margaret, Harris, Fiona, Farmer, Jane, Ireland, Jillian M, Ireland, Jillian C.M., Hundley, Vanora, Caldow, Jan L., van Teijlingen, Edwin R., Tucker, Janet, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +13 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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Scaling up pediatric nurse specialist education in Ghana – a longitudinal, mixed methods evaluation

BMC Nursing, 2021
Background Inadequate health human resources is a key challenge to advancing child survival in Ghana. Nurses are an essential human resource to target because they represent the largest portion of the health workforce.
Roxana Salehi, Augustine Asamoah, Stephanie de Young, Hannah Acquah, Nikhil Agarwal, Sawdah Esaka Aryee, Bonnie Stevens, Stanley Zlotkin   +7 more
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The development of a global Midwifery Education Accreditation Programme

Global Health Action, 2018
Background: Many countries are responding to the global shortage of midwives by increasing the student intake to their midwifery schools. At the same time, attention must be paid to the quality of education being provided, so that quality of midwifery ...
Andrea Nove, Sally Pairman, Leah F. Bohle, Shantanu Garg, Nester T. Moyo, Michaela Michel-Schuldt, Axel Hoffmann, Gonçalo Castro   +7 more
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Evaluating Knowledge, Practices, and Barriers of Paediatric Pain Management among Nurses in a Tertiary Health Facility in the Northern Region of Ghana: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

Pain Research and Management, 2020
Background. Pain is a major source of distress for children on admission, parents, and clinician. Hospitalized children continuously experience unrelieved pain; hence, the provision of effective pain management is an integral and important part of the ...
Abubakari Wuni, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Mudasir Mohammed Ibrahim, Iman Iddriss, Brenda Abena Nyarko, Samaku Nabila Seini, Imoro Tonsagri, Jauharatu Mohammed   +7 more
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Motherhood during the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland – qualitative studies

Fides et Ratio, 2023
To analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women experiencing motherhood in the areas of perception, adaptation and assessment of the pandemic situation.  Material and method: A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews. The
Oksana Stępień, Magdalena Dębska, Julia Klimanek, Beata Szlendak, Joeri Vermeulen, Grażyna Bączek   +5 more
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