This article examines the politics of midwifery and the persecution of untitled female assistants in childbirth in early republican Peru. A close reading of late colonial publications and the works of Benita Paulina Cadeau Fessel, a French obstetriz director of a midwifery school in Lima, demonstrates both trans-Atlantic and local influences in the campaign against untitled midwives. Cadeau Fes...

This paper reviews content related to the first breastfeed in textbooks commonly used in midwifery education programs in Australia. Few scholars have critically examined the adequacy of such information for evidence-based midwifery practice. Five midwifery textbooks were chosen for content analysis specifically related to: skin-to-skin contact for newborn adaptation; orientation and coordinatio...

Background. Concept analysis has identified three domains in the competent use of birth technology – interpersonal skills, professional knowledge and clinical proficiency – and tentative criteria for birth technology competence. Aim. Fieldwork was undertaken to observe, confirm and explore pre-defined attributes of birth technology competence. Method. The Swartz-Barcott and Kim (2000) hybrid mo...

BACKGROUND Despite research indicating that health, cost, and quality of care outcomes in midwife-led maternity care are comparable with and in some case preferable to those for patients with physician-led care, midwifery plays a more important role in some U.S. states than in others. However, this variability is not well-understood. OBJECTIVES This study estimates the association between sta...

This paper will discuss the results of a scoping exercise carried out as part of a strategy to inform subsequent models of infrastructure funding. The exercise showed that Scotland has less research capacity in nursing and midwifery than the UK as a whole. Following the publication of a nursing and midwifery research strategy for Scotland, initiatives are being put in place to fund an increase ...

2. MPH, BA (Hons), JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, London, UK. 3. PGDip, MA, RM, RGN, Bsc (Hons), JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, London, UK. 4. PhD, MA, Dip Ed Man, Dip Nursing, MTD, RM, RN, JBI Collaborating Centre, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare,...

The use of computers in the delivery of health care has significantly improved the way health service is delivered to clients and patients in the world. Despite the importance of computing to the delivery of health service, developing countries have not greatly benefited from it. Nursing informatics has been in existence and part of academic curriculum for the past 2 decades in some advanced co...