IBI (Indonesian Midwives Association) Cilacap Regency is a forum for the association of midwife medical personnel in Regency. The performance midwives can be continuously improved through training that supports all health service activities community. One them use information systems to detect presence preeclampsia pregnant women (SIPAKPRIH) from first third trimester by selecting causative fac...

background and aim: occupational stress is one of the key factors in reducing staff productivity in organizations with physical and psychological impacts on employees. nursing and midwifery are among the most stressful professions. therefore, this study aimed to determine the relationship between occupational stress and work ability of midwives in mashhad, iran in 2011. materials and methods: t...

BACKGROUND Many pregnant women gain excess weight during pregnancy which increases the health risks to the mother and her baby. Interventions to prevent excess weight gain need to be given to the whole population to prevent excess weight gain. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a simple and brief intervention embedded withinroutine antenatal care to prevent excessive gesta...

BACKGROUND The number of physicians providing maternity care in Canada is decreasing, and the rate of cesarean delivery is increasing. We evaluated the effect on perinatal outcomes of an interdisciplinary program designed to promote physiologic birth and encourage active involvement of women and their families in maternity care. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study involving 1238...

• You have sudden or continuous abdominal pain • You have vaginal bleeding • You think your waters may have broken • You have concerns about your baby’s pattern of movement after 24 weeks of pregnancy • You have severe itching, particularly on your hands and feet (with no obvious rash) • Your blood pressure is raised and you have protein in your urine (your community midwife or doctor may refer...

PURPOSE This paper analyzed alternative methods of calculating the conversion factor for nurse-midwife's delivery services in the national health insurance and estimated the optimal reimbursement level for the services. METHODS A cost accounting model and Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) model were developed to estimate the conversion factor of Resource-Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS) for nur...