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Laid-back breastfeeding: knowledge, attitudes and practices of midwives and student midwives in Ireland
BackgroundDespite concerted efforts by policy developers, health professionals and lay groups, breastfeeding rates in Ireland remain one of the...
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Pharmacological labour pain interventions: South African midwives’ perspective
BackgroundWomen of childbearing age feel great about giving birth, but the pain could be excruciating depending on their pain tolerances. Midwives...
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Evaluation of a method to identify midwives in national provider identifier data
ObjectivesComparison of national midwife workforce data from the National Provider Identifier file determined it undercounted midwives compared to...
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The impact of funding models on the integration of Ontario midwives: a qualitative study
BackgroundNearly 30 years post legalisation and introduction, midwifery is still not optimally integrated within the health system of Canada’s...
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The perfect birth: a content analysis of midwives’ posts about birth on Instagram
BackgroundThere is limited research into how midwives use social media within their professional role. Small pilot studies have explored the...
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Job adjustment predictive factors of healthcare midwives in health system reform in Iran
BackgroundPossessing sensitive and multiple responsibilities in the country's health system, particularly after the implementation of the health...
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Turkish midwives’ professional belonging and burnout levels and influencing factors: a multicenter national study
AimThis study was conducted to determine midwives' professional belonging and burnout levels and the factors affecting these levels.
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Strategies used by midwives to enhance knowledge and skill development in midwifery students: an appreciative inquiry study
BackgroundMidwifery practice experience for midwifery students is an important component of education to enhance knowledge and skill development....
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A mixed-method study exploring barriers and facilitators to midwives’ mental health in Ontario
BackgroundThere is a paucity of information regarding the mental health of midwives working in Ontario, Canada. Many studies have investigated...
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Midwives’ lived experiences of caring for women with mobility disabilities during pregnancy, labour and puerperium in Eswatini: a qualitative study
BackgroundMidwives encounter various difficulties while aiming to achieve excellence in providing maternity care to women with mobility disabilities....
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Perception of the professional self-image by nurses and midwives. Psychometric adaptation of the Belimage questionnaire
BackgroundThe aim of this paper is to present the research results on the perception of the professional self-image by Polish nurses and midwives as...
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Explaining Iranian midwives’ experiences of providing healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
BackgroundCOVID-19 has changed and challenged the way health and maternity care is provided. Midwives are among the first and most influential...
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Challenges faced by midwives in the implementation of facility-based maternal death reviews in Malawi
BackgroundMaternal death reviews provide an in-depth understanding of the causes of maternal deaths. Midwives are well positioned to contribute to...
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Psychological pathway to emotional exhaustion among nurses and midwives who provide perinatal bereavement care in China: a path analysis
BackgroundA lack of confidence in perinatal bereavement care (PBC) and the psychological trauma experienced by nurses and midwives during bereavement...
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Variability of clinical practice in the care of the second stage of labor among midwives in Spain
BackgroundThere are recommendations based on scientific evidence on care in the second stage of labor, but it is not known to what degree the...
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Investigating midwives and nurses reporting of ‘infant feeding at hospital discharge’: an online survey across NSW Australia
BackgroundThe collection of data on ‘infant feeding at hospital discharge’ is used to monitor breastfeeding outcomes, health service benchmarking,...
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Are midwives trained to recognise perinatal depression symptoms? Results of MAMA (MAternal Mood Assessment) cross-sectional survey in Italy
PurposeTo assess the knowledge, clinical experience, and attitudes of Italian midwives toward perinatal depression (PND) and to explore how these...
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Midwives’ perspectives about using individualized care plans in the provision of immediate postpartum care in Uganda; an exploratory qualitative study
IntroductionIndividualized care planning has been slowly integrated into practice in Uganda with minimal documentation of how the concept is applied...
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Knowledge and experience of midwives and gynecologists about manual rotation of persistent occiput posterior position
Backgroundmanagement of persistent occiput posterior position has always been controversial. Manual rotation by a delivery operator can reduce...
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Stress perception, co** behaviors and work-privacy conflict of student midwives in times of COVID-19 pandemic: the “Healthy MidStudents” study in Germany
BackgroundStudent midwives deliver care for women under challenging job demands, which may affect their mental health– thus creating a high need for...
