Routine antenatal ultrasound by nurse-midwives in rural Kenya: a pragmatic trial assessing feasibility and effects of the Mimba Yangu (My Pregnancy) project [PDF]
Frontiers in Global Women's HealthIntroductionTask-sharing of obstetric ultrasound between nurse-midwives and doctors has the potential to operationalize the World Health Organization’s recommendation of at least one ultrasound before 24 weeks of gestational age for every pregnant woman.
Claudia Hanson +13 more
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Developing and validating a self-assessment tool for assessing confidence of nurse-midwives against competency domains of the International Confederation of Midwives, in India. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthWhile midwives are recognized as primary care-providers for maternal and new-born care in many parts of the world, India is transitioning to professional midwifery.
Bharati Sharma +10 more
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Improving Tanzanian student nurse-midwives’ knowledge, skills and attitude in postpartum hemorrhage prevention through simulation-based education: a pre-post quasi experimental study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Postpartum hemorrhage is a leading cause of maternal deaths in Tanzania, highlighting the critical need for effective training for student nurse-midwives in ordinary diploma programs.
Rose Faustine +4 more
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Determinants of nurse-midwives' compliance with delayed cord clamping in primary and secondary health facilities, Tanga Region: A cross-sectional study. [PDF]
PLOS Global Public HealthBackgroundDelayed Cord Clamping (DCC) is a proven intervention that improves both maternal and newborn outcome. However, adherence to DCC remains low, and its determinants are not yet well understood.Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of ...
Rehema Abdallah +3 more
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Best practices in the delivery process: conceptions from nurse midwives
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2019 Objective: to know the conceptions of nurse midwives about the care guided in the best practices to the women in the delivery process. Method: descriptive research with a qualitative approach developed in a Federal Maternity-School.
Patricia Santos de Oliveira +5 more
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Experiences of Male Student Nurse Midwives in Malawi During Undergraduate Education. [PDF]
Ann Glob Health, 2018 Background: Historically, nursing has evolved from being a feminine profession to a profession accepted by both sexes. In the contemporary world, gender mainstreaming has been instituted as a global strategy in promoting gender equality.
Chinkhata MM, Langley G.
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“…We never considered it important…”: a qualitative study on perceived barriers on use of non-pharmacological methods in management of labour pain by nurse-midwives in eastern Tanzania [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground A significant number of women experience labour without effective pain management and thus suffer from unbearable labour pain to the extent they term labour as the most agonizing event in their lives. Unresolved labour pain can lead to stress,
Dorkasi L. Mwakawanga +3 more
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Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2017 Background:India contributes to 19% of the global maternal deaths. Good quality antenatal care can prevent maternal deaths by early detection of complications and maintaining maternal health. There are few studies documenting quality of antenatal care in
Ruby Angeline Pricilla +5 more
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Work performance and calling as factors influencing job satisfaction among nurse midwives working in the delivery room [PDF]
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing, 2020 Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate work performance and calling as determinants of job satisfaction among nurse midwives. Methods The participants of this study were registered nurse midwives who had worked in the delivery room for more
Geum Ah Jung, Moon Jeong Kim
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Reproductive Health, 2017 Background Early first-trimester medical abortion (MA) service (≤ 63 days) has been provided by doctors and nurses under doctors’ supervision since 2009 in Nepal.
Anand Tamang +7 more
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