BACKGROUND Balloon bionic midwifery has been applied in clinical obstetrics in China for 10 years, although played a certain role in controlling and improving the quality of obstetrics and caesarean section rate, but some questions have not been resolved. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of airbag midwifery. MATERIALS AND METHODS Primiparas (2410 ca...

OBJECTIVE to examine the content in midwifery students' written daily reflections and in their supervisors' written feedback during clinical practice at birth units. METHOD a total of 388 reflections written by a cohort of 18 midwifery students and written feedback provided by their supervisors have been analysed using content analysis. FINDINGS one main category, transition to midwifery co...

We used the Lives Saved Tool (LiST) to estimate deaths averted if midwifery was scaled up in 78 countries classified into three tertiles using the Human Development Index (HDI). We selected interventions in LiST to encompass the scope of midwifery practice, including prepregnancy, antenatal, labour, birth, and post-partum care, and family planning. Modest (10%), substantial (25%), or universal ...

Prior to 2006 Irish midwifery education was available only in the form of postgraduate inhospital training to registered nurses. Since 2006 midwifery education continues to be offered as a postgraduate course but it is also available as a direct entry undergraduate programme in a number of Irish third level institutions. In line with these changes in Irish midwifery education, the National Coun...

1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Paramedical, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 2Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Nursing, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehra...

This paper analyses nursing and midwifery legislation in high HIV-burden countries of the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region, with respect to global standards, and suggests areas that could be further examined to strengthen the nursing and midwifery professions and HIV service delivery. To provide universal access to HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment, sufficient number...

1Department of Pediatrics, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran 2Department of Medical and Surgical Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, IR Iran 3Health Research Centre, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, IR Iran 4Department of Nursing, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Ilam Universi...