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Evidence-informed framework for gender transformative continuing education interventions for midwives and midwifery associations

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction Continuing education for midwives is an important investment area to improve the quality of sexual and reproductive health services. Interventions must take into account and provide solutions for the systemic barriers and gender inequities ...
Elizabeth Darling, Cristina Mattison, Kirsty Bourret, Emmanuelle Hebert, Ambrocckha Kabeya, Jamie Robinson, Stephano Simba, Moya Crangle   +7 more
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Support and destigmatization in early pregnancy loss in Spain

Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Early miscarriages are a frequent reproductive event, often silenced and shrouded in stigma. Feminist anthropology has pointed out how such losses challenge the widespread Euro‐American social representations of motherhood and pregnancy, as well as societal unease with death.
Giulia Colavolpe‐Severi, Alexandra Desy, Carolina Remorini   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nurse-patient communication at the emergency department of a regional referral Hospital in Ghana: perspectives of patients and relatives

International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences
Nursing care at the emergency department (ED) is an important aspect of health care. Patients and their relatives describe quality nursing care in terms of good communication with nurses, comfort, physical environment, interpersonal care, competency ...
Mary Agongo, Susana Somuah, Gyimaa Nti-Darkwah, Akoto Gifty Elorm, Henrietta Delector Ntow   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Certified Nurse-Midwife Practice Authority as a Structural Determinant of Maternal Health. [PDF]

Milbank Q
Policy Points State scope‐of‐practice restrictions on certified nurse‐midwives are associated with lower workforce density and higher maternal vulnerability. In fact, 25 states currently impose collaborative or restricted practice environments that coincide with the nation's worst maternal health indicators.
Tucker CM, Baumstark J.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Health and Economic Impacts of an Early Labor Induction Policy for High‐BMI Mothers

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We expand the literature on marginal returns to birth interventions by studying a common intervention: early induction of labor for a growing share of pregnancies, high‐Body Mass Index (BMI) women. We exploit Danish guidelines which recommend routine induction at 7 days after the expected due date instead of 10–13 days after for mothers with a
Louis Freget, Maria Koch Gregersen
wiley   +1 more source

A twinning initiative between midwife associations in Ghana and Sweden -A process evaluation study

Global Health Action
Background This study describes the evaluation of a twinning initiative between the Ghana Register Midwives Association and the Swedish Association of Midwives. Recognising the importance of midwives being supported by a national midwife association, the
Hanna Fjellström, Emelie Sandberg, Johanna Blomgren, Malin Grahn, Fredrica Hanson, Netta Ackon, Gifty Baidoo, Louise Nordström, Malin Bogren   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inclusion of Refugees Into National Health Systems: Enablers, Barriers and Lessons From Six Country Case Studies

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global refugee population has nearly doubled in the last decade, and many of these populations face chronic displacement, often in neighbouring countries with limited resources. Emergency, short‐term responses are being transitioned to longer term approaches, including a focus on inclusion through coverage in national health systems ...
Sophie Witter, Alastair Ager, Karin Diaconu, Zahid Ali Memon, Ben Ngoye, Natasha Palmer, Marcia Vera‐Espinoza, Amina Olabi, Hussam Rekani, Hassan Ould Moctar, Ricardo Chuquimia, Chitalu Miriam Chama‐Chiliba, Ibrahim Bou‐Orm, Maria Paola Bertone   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

“We Are Our Own Worst Enemies”: Workplace Bullying Among Nurses and Its Implications on Healthcare Workers and Job Performance: A Multi‐Facility Study in the Tamale Metropolis

Nursing Open
Background Workplace bullying is an important issue confronting the nursing profession, with victims described as being part of an oppressed group. The number of attacks and acts of violence that staff direct at each other in the workplace is alarmingly ...
Abubakari Wuni, Ajara Musah, Iddrisu Mohammed Sisala, Abdul Malik Abdulai, Letitia Chanayireh, Brenda Abena Nyarko, Hannah Buasilenu, Mudasir Mohammed Ibrahim, Sulemana Musah, Dorothy Azure, Nafisah Abdulai   +10 more
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Health System Resilience and Afghan Refugee Health in Pakistan: An Exploratory Study of Challenges and Pathways to Inclusion

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pakistan has hosted Afghan refugees for more than four decades, in one of the world's most protracted displacements of people. Afghan refugees receive health services through United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and non‐governmental organisation (NGO) supported programmes alongside public sector facilities at every tier.
Zahid Ali Memon, Asma Ummad, Amina Olabi, Natasha Palmer, Sophie Witter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Efforts to Prevent the Neglect of Traditional Indigenous Medicine: Policy Insights From Bolivia

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Traditional Indigenous medicine has existed for centuries, but only recently has it obtained international recognition. Some countries have been working on the integration of traditional Indigenous healing practices in their national health systems.
Carlos Rosas‐Jiménez, Roberto Tola, Melina Flores, Sonia Cruz, Gonzalo Huanca, Cynthia Lokker, Bonny Ibhawoh, Lisa Schwartz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source