Labour Ward Midwifery Staff Epidural Knowledge and Practice

Newcomers’ learning of midwifery practice in a labour ward: a socio-cultural perspective

This article presents a qualitative case study of midwifery students’ learning processes in a Norwegian maternity ward. Midwifery students in their first year of midwifery education were interviewed with regard to their experiences of learning in this context. Both students and their preceptors were observed in different settings on the ward. Taking this community of practice as the privileged ...

Disaster Preparedness: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Hospital Staff

Background: A disaster, as a serious disruption in the functioning of society, may cause extensive damage. Following a disaster, the demand for healthcare increases, and people rush to healthcare centers. In such situations, health staff and medical services play an important role. As a result, people’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward disaster preparedness in the workplace play an impo...

Evidence and Practice: Epidural Analgesia in Labour and Caesarean Section

Epidural analgesia for labour: maternal knowledge, preferences and informed consent.

Epidural analgesia has become increasingly popular as a form of labour analgesia in Ireland. However obtaining true inform consent has always been difficult. Our study recruited 100 parturients who had undergone epidural analgesia for labour, aimed to determine the information they received prior to regional analgesia, and to ascertain their preferences regarding informed consent. Only 65 (65%)...

Evidence – Based Medicine and Evidence – Based Midwifery Practice – Knowledge and Attitudes of Students of Midwifery

The awareness of benefits resulting from the use of the latest research findings in the professional practice of midwives is a prerequisite to ensuring safe midwifery care satisfying the highest standards. Thus, it is important to encourage midwifery students to expand their knowledge and to improve their research methodology and critical analysis of literature-related competence. Aim The aim o...