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A cross-sectional study of paramedic management of out-of-hospital obstetric emergencies

A cross‑sectional study was undertaken to explore the perceived and actual learning needs, knowledge, attitudes and practices of registered paramedics to respond to obstetric emergencies. All...

Leadership and management: exploring culture shock in clinical settings in Brunei Darussalam

This qualitative study assessed final year midwifery students’ involvement in leadership and management modules during their course, and their experiences during clinical placement.

Verbal feedback for written assessment: evaluating a novel feedback communication strategy

Verbal feedback was implemented for learner midwives using the Blackboard virtual learning environment to enhance learning and feed forward. The students had previously received written feedback for...

Solihull Approach training in undergraduate midwifery education: a pilot study

A mixed-method evaluation study using pre- and post-test questionnaires was chosen to enable capture of students' opinion and inform educational design. The study commenced in March 2020, with both...

Midwives' perspectives on personalised maternity care in the UK

Midwives were invited to complete an anonymous online survey, which remained open for 4 weeks in February 2023. The survey was hosted securely by Qualtrics XMTM survey platform, and the checklist for...

Exploring perceptions of maternity services for pregnant adolescents in Indonesia: a qualitative study

An exploratory qualitative design was used for this study, as it draws on the strengths of established qualitative methodologies, enabling flexible adoption of techniques (Percy et al, 2015). It seeks...

Anaemia and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in pregnant women in Ghana

This facility-based cross-sectional study extracted data from antenatal care registries at the Cape Coast Metropolitan Hospital in the Central Region of Ghana, analysing records for women from 1...

A qualitative study of research participation for parents from minority ethnic groups in the UK

The study aims and objectives were addressed using a qualitative approach. Selecting an appropriate qualitative approach was crucial, and this study required a pragmatic approach centred on the...

Traditional treatment for diastasis rectus abdominis in postpartum mothers: a phenomenological study

This qualitative study used a phenomenological approach to understand the subjective experiences of postpartum women who experience problems in the abdominal area, as well as those who used...

Impact of anaemia in pregnancy on maternal and fetal wellbeing in Oman: a retrospective study

This retrospective study reviewed pregnant women's medical records from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, selected by convenience sampling for its...

Epidural analgesia in labour and the risk of emergency caesarean: a retrospective observational study

This was a retrospective review of birth outcomes for 200 consecutive labours of women for whom the author provided any intrapartum care between 21 July 2020 and 24 June 2022. Intrapartum care was...

Local cultural perspectives of birth preparedness: a qualitative study in a rural subdistrict of Indonesia

This descriptive study used a qualitative approach to obtain rich, meaningful and detailed information about local cultural perspectives of birth preparedness in a rural subdistrict of East Java...

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