This article is based on a baseline research conducted in the three locations of Raikos, Ambunti/Dreikikir and Jimi Valley Districts in February 2005. The research was part of an assessment for Tokaut AIDS, an effort to gain a greater understanding of approaches that will prove effective and appropriate in combating HIV/AIDS in PNG by attempting to gain a deeper appreciation of the attitudes he...

A study was conducted to determine midwives adherence to guidelines on management of birth asphyxia at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre district, Malawi. The study design was descriptive cross sectional using quantitative data analysis method on 75 midwives that were working in the maternity unit of the hospital. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on participant’s d...

AIM This paper is a report of a study to explore the views of midwives on women's positions during the second stage of labour. BACKGROUND Many authors recommend encouraging women to use positions that are most comfortable to them. Others advocate encouragement of non-supine positions, because offering 'choice' is not enough to reverse the strong cultural norm of giving birth in the supine pos...

Midwives have become more popular in recent years, and a rising percentage of women have been choosing midwives over doctors. Originally midwives were mostly used by minority women, but now more caucasian women are finding midwives to be a natural and preferable way to give birth. Due to this change in trend, midwives are becoming more accepted in society. This paper examines and defines the re...

BACKGROUND A better understanding of the processes of collaboration between midwives who work in the birthing centers, and hospital-based obstetricians, family physicians and nurses may promote cooperation among professionals providing maternity care in both institutions. The aim of this research was to explore the barriers and facilitators of the interprofessional and interorganizational colla...

The expectations of a successful outcome during childbirth are high for all of the parties concerned. The overall objective of prenatal care and birth care is that midwives contribute to create the most positive experience for the expectant parents concerning their pregnancy, the actual childbirth and the child’s infancy. During the past thirty years, there has been a significant increase in Ca...

OBJECTIVE to explore the experiences, wishes and needs of pregnant women with respect to health education in primary care with midwives. DESIGN qualitative semi-structured interview study, using thematic analysis and constant comparison. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS twenty-two pregnant women in midwife-led primary care, varying in socio-demographic characteristics, weeks of pregnancy and region...

UNLABELLED The standard practice during the third stage of labour of Dutch midwives and obstetricians was elucidated by a questionnaire mailed to all Dutch midwives and obstetricians. Prophylactic oxytocics in the third stage are used as a routine by 55% of the obstetricians and only 10% of the midwives. Oxytocin is the drug of first choice. CONCLUSION Routine use of prophylactic oxytocics in...

OBJECTIVE this study aims to provide insight into: (a) midwives' views on appropriate antenatal counselling for congenital anomaly tests, and (b) whether these views match clients' preferences regarding antenatal counselling. DESIGN a comparative (midwives versus clients) questionnaire survey. Cognitive interviews (n=8) were used to validate the internal validity of the midwifery questionnair...

99% of all deaths in childbirth are in the least developed countries. Annually, 45 million women deliver without a skilled birth attendant, a situation in which the greatest number of maternal deaths occur. In many low-resource settings, having enough skilled birth attendants remains a distant goal. The commonest single cause of maternal death is from post-partum haemorrhage, from which one wom...