Browsing Sigma Maternal-Child Health Nurse Leadership Academy Africa (MCHNLA Africa) by Title
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Management of HIV exposed babies in Montshioa Stat Health Centre at Mafikeng sub-district of North West Province
(2017-02-13)One of the guidelines for the prevention of mother to child transmission stipulates that PCR should be done on all babies born from HIV infected mothers at 6 and 18 weeks to promote the early detection and prompt management ... -
Midwives Exclusive Guideline Development Project
(2018-05-29)Anecdotal evidence suggests that private midwifery is becoming more popular in South Africa. Midwives Exclusive is a midwifery practice in Pretoria with the philosophy of offering women-centered maternity care. Women-centered, ... -
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. ... -
Muscular skeletal disorders amongst staff in a referral hospital in Uganda.
Background: Muscular-skeletal disorders include a wide range of inflammatory and degenerative conditions affecting the muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, peripheral nerves, and supporting blood vessels with ache, pain ... -
Opportunities for inter-professional education in neonatal healthcare: An integrative review
Background - Coordinated care with clear communication is needed in neonatal intensive care units in South Africa. Purpose - Neonatal care is an area which offers opportunities for inter-professional education and ... -
Perceived ethical practices and quality of service delivery by midwives among mothers attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital Kampala, Uganda
(2018-05-29)General objective: To assess the level of perceived midwifery ethical practices and how this practices affects satisfaction of expectant mothers attending antenatal clinic in Mulago Hospital. Methodology: The research was ... -
Preventing malnutrition in children under 5-years using affordable local foods at a referral hospital, Ghana
Background: Malnutrition is a universal problem that affects children under-five years and a major cause of death in children worldwide. About 60% of the 10.2 million annual mortality rates of children under-five years ... -
A quality improvement initiative to create a positive environment for sensory developmental care in a neonatal intensive care unit
Background - The project was a response to the lack of sensory friendly interventions in the author’s clinical facility. After audit review, the staff was found lacking in knowledge and practices. Based on the audit ... -
Quality improvement initiative to implement family-integrated care in a neonatal intensive care unit
(2018-05-29)Purpose of the presentation: The purpose of the presentation is to explain the introduction of family integrated care in a neonatal intensive care unit to facilitate bonding and attachment between the baby and his/her ... -
Quality of maternal care at maternity waiting homes in Chitipa District in Northern Malawi
Background - A maternity waiting home is a building located near a health facility where high or low risk pregnant women who reside very far are accommodated to await labor and delivery. Maternity waiting homes have been ... -
Reducing neonatal infections in a regional referral hospital in Eswatini: A quality improvement project
Introduction and Background: Infection is one of the leading causes of neonatal deaths in Eswatini. Undefined neonatal infection accounted for 38.2% of neonatal admissions at a regional referral hospital in 2017. Upon ... -
Reducing post surgery infections at Chikwawa District Hospital Maternity Unit
(2018-05-29)Introduction and background: Chikwawa District hospital maternity unit registered a total of 42 cases of post surgery infections (PSI) representing 6.4% of all cases (653) conducted in 2015. These infections contributed ... -
Reflections on barriers and facilitators for inter-professional collaboration in independent midwife-led care
Background - Maternity care in Gauteng and South-Africa is at a crossroad: the public sector is overburdened, intervention rates are high in the private sector, and private obstetrician-led care is expensive. Midwife-led ... -
Reinforcing measures to reduce post cesarean section endometriosis and hysterectomy cases at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is the inflammation of the endometrium and myometrium, usually caused by infections after cesarean section. Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital’s (QECH) records showed that from January to July 2018, ... -
Self-perceived leadership development of peer tutors in inter-professional undergraduate healthcare studies
Introduction - Peer tutors are used as teaching partners in undergraduate program at the University of Pretoria to transfer knowledge and practical skills to students from various healthcare disciplines. Peer tutors are ... -
Strengthening practices that reduce hypothermia at birth: A case of Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH), Blantyre, Malawi
(2018-05-29)Background: Hypothermia at birth contributes significantly to neonatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries yet the most neglected aspect of care. In the absence of thermal protection at birth, the neonate may ... -
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 ... -
The establishment of a high care ward in maternity department of a district hospital
(2018-05-29)Introduction and background: Maternal and neonatal statistics revealed that most of complications leading to maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality can be avoided if the primary healthcare system is strengthened, ... -
Twenty-four hour observation of vital and warning signs in low-risk postpartum care
Introduction. The postnatal period is a critical phase in the lives of mothers and newborn babies. Most maternal and infant deaths occur within the first 24 hours following birth, but this is the most neglected period for ...