Browsing by Subjects (CINAHL) "Maternal-Child Health"
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Breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy among inpatient health care providers
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: The purpose of this study is to describe breastfeeding knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy among inpatient health care providers caring for mothers and infants in ... -
Contributory factors towards perinatal and infant mortality in Jubilee Hospital
(2017-02-09)Perinatal and infant mortality remains a serious challenge in developing countries including South Africa. Current statistics indicate that there is high perinatal and infant mortality in the selected district hospital in ... -
Developing an information booklet: Taking your preterm baby home
(2017-01-23)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Establishment of a midwifery obstetric unit in Seshego Hospital
(2017-01-11)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Implementing kangaroo mother care in the preterm infant unit of Potchefstroom Hospital
(2017-02-14)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Improvement of record keeping of maternity case reports at Kgabo CHC
(2017-01-11)A study about compliance of midwives towards maternity protocols conducted in 2012 by Kgabo Community Health Centre (CHC) personnel showed low levels of compliance and poor record keeping of maternity case records as a ... -
Improving family centered care in the NICU
(2017-01-10)The purpose of the project was aimed to improve bonding between parents and their preterm babies through early and continuing communication between mothers and babies, keeping parents informed about their child’s ... -
Improving quality of care for neonates with birth asphyxia through helping babies breath program at Chiradzulu District Hospital, Malawi
(2017-02-09)In Malawi the neonatal death rate is at 31/1000 live births with birth asphyxia contributing to 25%. In 2013, Chiradzulu District hospital had an average of 155 neonatal deaths out of 4142 live births of which birth asphyxia ... -
Improving the quality of care for the sick newborn: Focusing on kangaroo mother care and breastfeeding
(2017-01-10)The project aimed at improving the knowledge and practices of KMC and breastfeeding for the neonates in Stanfield ward. Approximately 90-150 neonates are admitted in Mulago Hospital/month. Fears and misconceptions ... -
The influence of nutrition education on maternal and child health of postpartum women in in the National Referral Hospital, Swaziland
(2017-01-10)Malnutrition is closely linked to maternal and child deaths particularly in developing countries. The causes are linked to inadequate dietary intake and household food security. There is need to improve the nutritional ... -
Initiating birthing partner support in a low risk maternity unit
(2016-12-22)The Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) develops the leadership skills of maternal and child health nurses and midwives who work in a variety of healthcare settings. The academy prepares ... -
Leadership development: Post-partum haemorrhage in non-obstetrical wards
(2017-02-14)Why the Project: During January – July 2011, postpartum patients where admitted in non-obstetrical wards, due to the high bed occupancy in the obstetric department. Although there were no Maternal Deaths in Klerksdorp ... -
Monitoring of magnesium sulphate to improve quality: A case study at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital Gogo Chatinkha maternity wing, high dependence unit, Blantyre, Malawi
(2017-05-18)In Malawi severe preeclampsia and eclampsia rank among the leading causes of maternal mortality. Magnesium sulfate is a drug of choice for treatment. Proper monitoring of clients on the drug may promote safe motherhood. ... -
The role of professional nursing in the origin of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996 from a feminist perspective, 1981–1996
This social historiography tells the story of the origin of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act of 1996. In the 1980s when the federal government reduced allocations to states' Medicaid programs as a cost ... -
Smoking cessation counseling training for WIC nurses
(2017-11-30)Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death. An estimated 40 million adults in the United States currently smoke cigarettes (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012), furthermore, nearly seventy percent ... -
Strengthening the signal functions in Lejweleputsua Health District
(2016-12-22)The purpose of this leadership project was to strengthen World Health Organization (WHO) signal functions in all seven-delivery sites in the district to improve responsiveness to routine and emergency care. Apart from ...