UNLABELLED Midwives who provided Lead Maternity Care (LMC) to women in rural areas were invited to share their experiences of decision making around transfer in labour. Ethics approval was obtained from the NZ National Ethics Committee. OBJECTIVE to explore midwives׳ decision making processes when making transfer decisions for slow labour progress from rural areas to specialist care. DESIGN...

Reproduction and motherhood are among the most important components of women's identity throughout Mexico and, for many women, are the only vehicles for gaining recognition and status in the family and community. At the same time, however, abortion is a central experience in the lives of many women and carries with it the complexities and contradictions of women's reproductive and sexual health...

Psychoeducation is an effort to prevent maternal anxiety which should be integrated into health services. Puskesmas (Community Health Center) Sukorejo 1 Kendal in collaboration with Motherhope Indonesia held online training program and psychoeducation for pregnant women midwives. However, there are no reports related the implementation of midwife increase their knowledge skills. The purpose thi...

In response to the low levels of skilled birth attendance in rural Pakistan, the government introduced a new cadre of community midwives (CMWs) in 2006. Assessments to-date have found that these CMWs have yet to emerge as significant providers for a number of sociocultural, geographic and financial reasons. However, a small number of CMWs have managed to establish functional practices in the pr...

BACKGROUND Nurses and midwives are the key providers of nursing and midwifery services; in many countries, they form the major category of frontline workers who provide both preventive and curative services in the community. When the skills and experience of nursing and midwifery personnel are maximized, they can contribute significantly to positive health outcomes. We conducted a survey among ...

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...

This study is made possible by the generous support of the American people through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) under the terms of Cooperative Agreement Number HRN-A-00-98-00012-00 and In-house project 5800 53111. The contents are the responsibility of FRONTIERS and do not necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the United States Government. i SUMMARY Increas...

BACKGROUND In spite of caring being the core of midwifery and nursing, there is a constant public outcry about uncaring behaviours of midwives towards clients. Local media reports and recent discussion in the health system have highlighted the concerns regarding caring behaviours of midwives. Thus, there is a need to compare the meaning of caring from the perspectives of student midwives, midwi...

Today, providing complementary care in health services for the community is increasingly mushrooming and great demand by all groups. The same true midwives. midwife's duty as an extension of government has resulted midwife having obligation to take condition pregnant women until she gives birth, especially those related maternal psychology. gentle birth delivery method one methods that supports...

The Rhetoric ofMidwlfey is well structured. It explains the previous and current controversies surrounding midwifery and birth in a lucid manner, so that those outside the field may easily comprehend the material. The first three chapters cover the midwiferydebate in the U.S., rhetorical analysis within these midwifery debates, and the rhetorical history of midwifery. The following three chapte...