Characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and enablers of strong midwifery leadership: An international appreciative inquiry
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study contributes to understandings of trait, behavioural, situational, transformational and servant leadership theory in the context of midwifery. Investing in the development of strong midwifery leadership is essential as it has the potential to elevate the profession and improve perinatal outcomes worldwide. Findings may inform the development of both existing and new leadership models, frameworks, and validated measurement tools.PMID:38579551 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103982 (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - April 5, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Dr Sally Pezaro Gila Zarbiv Jude Jones Mariama Lilei Feika Laura Fitzgerald Sanele Lukhele Jacquelyn Mcmillan-Bohler Olivia B Baloyi Ksenija Maravic da Silva Christine Grant Lisa Bayliss-Pratt Pandora Hardtman Source Type: research
Characteristics of strong midwifery leaders and enablers of strong midwifery leadership: An international appreciative inquiry
CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: This study contributes to understandings of trait, behavioural, situational, transformational and servant leadership theory in the context of midwifery. Investing in the development of strong midwifery leadership is essential as it has the potential to elevate the profession and improve perinatal outcomes worldwide. Findings may inform the development of both existing and new leadership models, frameworks, and validated measurement tools.PMID:38579551 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103982 (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - April 5, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Dr Sally Pezaro Gila Zarbiv Jude Jones Mariama Lilei Feika Laura Fitzgerald Sanele Lukhele Jacquelyn Mcmillan-Bohler Olivia B Baloyi Ksenija Maravic da Silva Christine Grant Lisa Bayliss-Pratt Pandora Hardtman Source Type: research
Towards agreement amongst parents, teachers and children on perceived psychopathology in children in a Kenyan socio-cultural context: a cross-sectional study
Our objective was to determine levels of agreement between parents, teachers and children on mental symptoms in the children. Teachers, children and parents constitute the TRIAD in the perception of psychopath... (Source: BMC Psychiatry)
Source: BMC Psychiatry - April 5, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Victoria Mutiso, David M. Ndetei, Christine Musyimi, Jenelle Shanley, Monica Swahn and Kamaldeep Bhui Tags: Research Source Type: research
Was Lucy the mother of us all? Fifty years after discovery, famed skeleton has rivals
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Zeresenay Alemseged doesn’t remember the 1974 discovery of the famous fossil Lucy at Hadar in Ethiopia, because he was 5 years old, living 600 kilometers away in Axum. Later he saw Lucy’s name on cafes and taxis, but he knew l...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 4, 2024 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Case Report: Profound Anemia in a 2-Year-Old Boy Associated with a Leech in the Oropharynx
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 2:tpmd230677. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0677. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 2-year-old boy presented to Kapsowar Mission Hospital in Kenya with a history of general tiredness associated with mild, unilateral epistaxis and one episode of hematemesis. On admission, he had a hemoglobin value of 3.5 g/dL, with a white cell count of 20.6 × 109/L. The child was examined by the physician on call, with no source of bleeding found. Later that day, after a local physician noted that the presentation could be due to an unrecognized leech infestation, a deep examination of the oropharynx was performed with a...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 4, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Jerome Koleski Amos Kipngetich Kurgat Emilie Tindal Jenna Haugen Source Type: research
Case Report: Profound Anemia in a 2-Year-Old Boy Associated with a Leech in the Oropharynx
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 2:tpmd230677. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0677. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTA 2-year-old boy presented to Kapsowar Mission Hospital in Kenya with a history of general tiredness associated with mild, unilateral epistaxis and one episode of hematemesis. On admission, he had a hemoglobin value of 3.5 g/dL, with a white cell count of 20.6 × 109/L. The child was examined by the physician on call, with no source of bleeding found. Later that day, after a local physician noted that the presentation could be due to an unrecognized leech infestation, a deep examination of the oropharynx was performed with a...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 4, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jerome Koleski Amos Kipngetich Kurgat Emilie Tindal Jenna Haugen Source Type: research
Male involvement in maternal and child nutrition in low-income informal settlements, Nairobi, Kenya
CONCLUSION: It is important to recognize the potential value of research on the role of men in maternal and child nutrition and to identify ways to overcome the barriers to their involvement. By better understanding the factors that influence male involvement in maternal and child nutrition and the impact of this involvement on maternal and child nutrition, it may be possible to develop more effective interventions to promote the nutritional well-being of mothers and children.PMID:38576056 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-023-00476-1 (Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition)
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - April 4, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ann W Muthiru Salome A Bukachi Source Type: research
