OBJECTIVE to describe the specific characteristics of one model of training traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in Guatemala. DESIGN participant observation, unstructured and semi-structured interviews undertaken between 1997 and 2003 to gather the data to report on the characteristics of this training programme as it is evolving in the field. SETTING the birth centre site of Ixmucane in An...

BACKGROUND Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) or cutting caries legal and bioethical debates and it is practiced in many developing countries. METHODS Random selection of 154 midwives was used for the study during June 2012 and through July 2012 aiming to assess knowledge and attitudes of the midwives towards FGM in Eastern Sudan. RESULTS A total of 157 midwives enrolled in this study. They ha...

A questionnaire surveying the attitudes of general practitioners, health visitors, community midwives and district nurses towards the psychological aspects of miscarriage was distributed to a random sample of 50 staff in each professional group. The response rate was 78%. A large majority of all staff surveyed (76%) agreed that miscarriage is frequently associated with significant psychological...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the attitudes of health professionals and breast feeding mothers to breast feeding and their views on current practice. DESIGN Questionnaire to all midwives and health visitors and to breast feeding mothers in Newcastle upon Tyne. SETTING Maternity units and community in Newcastle upon Tyne. SUBJECTS 127 hospital midwives, 23 community midwives, 63 health visitors, ...

BACKGROUND Coordination between the autonomous professional groups in midwifery and obstetrics is a key debate in the Netherlands. At the same time, it remains unclear what the current coordination challenges are. METHODS To examine coordination challenges that might present a barrier to delivering optimal care, we conducted a qualitative field study focusing on midwifery and obstetric profes...

background job satisfaction, which is affected by various factors, indicates positive or negative attitude of employees towards their own occupation and affects the quality of service. objectives the present study aimed at investigating job satisfaction and some of its related factors in midwives of tehran primary health centers in 2014. methods the present cross sectional study was conducted o...

Philips Mobile Obstetrics Monitoring (MOM) is a software solution that allows community healthcare workers to perform antenatal risk stratification, receive diagnostic assistance, and assess a patient’s progress via a mobile device to enhance maternal care in community settings. With MOM, ObGyns and midwives jointly review and manage each case, facilitating timely referral of the patient to an ...

OBJECTIVE To test whether a new community-based model of continuity of care provided by midwives and obstetricians improved maternal clinical outcomes, in particular a reduced caesarean section rate. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING A public teaching hospital in metropolitan Sydney, Australia. Sample 1089 women randomised to either the community-based model (n = 550) or standard ...