Pregnancy offers an opportunity for midwives to recognise and respond to women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). However, most antenatal care interventions have been conducted in private specialist services in high-income countries and do not address the structural and cultural realities of developing country settings. We report on an exploratory qualitative study conducted in anten...

BACKGROUND Non-western women living in the Netherlands are diverse in origin, which implies diversity in their needs and expectations for midwifery care. Furthermore, it has also been shown that non-western women make suboptimal use of prenatal care. Midwives may therefore face difficulties when caring for these clients. OBJECTIVE The main objective of our study was to explore Dutch primary c...

In order to improve the knowledge and skills of midwives at health facilities and those based in villages in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, three in-service training programmes were carried out during 1995-98. A scheme used for both facility and village midwives included training at training centres, peer review and continuing education. One restricted to village midwives involved an internship p...

This study investigated the experience and perceptions of Georgia certified nurse-midwives about waterbirth and their level of support for establishing waterbirth in their work setting. A survey was distributed to a convenience sample of 119 certified nurse-midwives from the American College of Nurse Midwives, Georgia chapter; 45% of those surveyed responded. The majority of midwives had some e...

Aim. The aim of this study was to elucidate midwives experiences in providing care and counselling to women with FGM related problems. Setting. The study was conducted at a maternity clinic in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Method. A qualitative, inductive study were performed with eight midwives living in Somaliland. The interviews had semi-structured questions. Content analysis was used for the analys...

background & aim: maintaining and improving the work ability are important social goals, which challenge the health care and rehabilitation systems as well as health providers. the physical and mental health status affect the work ability. regarding this, the current study aimed to investigate the effect of aerobic training on the work ability of the midwives in the health care centers of mashh...

abstract background: committing an error is part of the human nature. no health care provider, despite the mastery of their skills, is immune from committing it. medical error in the labor and obstetrics wards as well as other health units is inevitable and reduces the quality of health care, leading to accident. sometimes these events, like the death of mother, fetus, and newborn, would be bey...

background & aim: communication is a fundamental human need. medical students and healthcare professionals must be attuned to the needs of patients using effective communication skills. with regards to medical training, currently the focus is on theoretical matters and communication skills are taken for granted. this problem has caused miscommunication with patients referred to teaching hospita...

background: job stress is one of the most leading factors causing physical and mental symptoms as well as midwives job discontent and it will consequently lead to decrease service quality. as mental and physical health of midwives can affect the health of mothers and babies directly and indirectly, thus, current study is aimed to explore the relationship between job stress and job satisfaction ...

BACKGROUND Midwives' support of breastfeeding in maternity wards has been proven to provide an impact on women's breastfeeding experiences. In previous studies women describe professional support unfavourably, with an emphasis on time pressures, lack of availability or guidance, promotion of unhelpful practices, and conflicting advice. Thus, the present study aims to investigate women's experie...