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Why is sharing knowledge about hand hygiene and infection prevention and control still so important?
The global health care workforce is estimated to exceed 65 million. [1] Broken down by cadre, this “stock” comprises 29.1 million nurses, 12.7 million medical doctors, 3.7 million pharmacists, 2.5 million dentists, 2.2 million midwives and 14.9 million in additional occupations, including cleaners and healthcare waste workers. These numbers have not accounted for external contractors. Each of these numbers represents a person requiring training and education in infection prevention and control (IPC), to support the overall safety and quality of health care delivery. (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - April 22, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Claire Kilpatrick, Ermira Tartari, Julie Storr, Didier Pittet, Benedetta Allegranzi Source Type: research

Shroud waving self-determination: A qualitative analysis of the moral and epistemic dimensions of obstetric violence in the Netherlands
The objective of this qualitative research is to gain insight into the working and normalization of obstetric violence by focusing on the moral and epistemic injustices that both facilitate obstetric violence and make it look acceptable. Following the study design of Responsive Evaluation, interviews, homogenous, and heterogenous focus groups were done in three phases, with thirty-one participants, consisting of ten mothers, eleven midwives, five doulas and five midwives in training. All participants were already critically engaged with the topic, which was a selection criterion to b e able to bring the existing depth of k...
Source: PLoS One - April 22, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Rodante van der Waal Source Type: research

Impact of shared decision-making on women's childbirth preferences: A cluster randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: SDM counselling, together with a handout about evidence-based recommendations on childbirth and newborn care, produced more changes in women's preferences expressed in the BP than standard counselling.PMID:38643600 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103999 (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - April 21, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Encarnaci ón López-Gimeno Gemma Falguera-Puig Rosa Garc ía-Sierra M ª Mercedes Vicente-Hernández Lucia Burgos Cubero Gloria Seguranyes Source Type: research

Implementing and evaluating resources to support good maternity care for parents with learning disabilities: A qualitative feasibility study in England
CONCLUSION: Reasonable adjustments need to be prioritised to facilitate implementation of resources to support personalised maternity care and to address inequity for parents with learning disabilities. Aspirations for equity suggested commitment from midwives to challenge and overcome barriers to implementation. Recommendations were made to improve the resources and their implementation. These resources are free and accessible for use [www.surrey.ac.uk/togetherproject].PMID:38643599 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.104001 (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - April 21, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Anna Cox Athena Ip Scott Watkin George Matuska Sharon Bunford Ann Gallagher Cath Taylor Source Type: research

Validation of the Chinese version of the Fear of Birth Scale among pregnant women
CONCLUSION: The FOBS-C exhibits robust psychometric properties, making it a valid screening tool for identifying severe fear of birth. Establishing a cutoff point at 65 facilitates effective screening.PMID:38642425 | DOI:10.1016/j.midw.2024.103986 (Source: Midwifery)
Source: Midwifery - April 20, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Qianmin Zhang Judith McAra-Couper Yi Lou Shengbin Guo Pingping Qiu Source Type: research

Do we know where we are heading?
Br J Nurs. 2024 Apr 18;33(8):393. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2024.33.8.393.ABSTRACTSam Foster, Executive Director of Professional Practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council, considers the issue of long-term workforce planning, focusing on England.PMID:38639749 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2024.33.8.393 (Source: British Journal of Nursing)
Source: British Journal of Nursing - April 19, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Sam Foster Source Type: research

First Nations Peoples' perceptions, knowledge and beliefs regarding stillbirth prevention and bereavement practices: A mixed methods systematic review
CONCLUSIONS: Further research is needed to understand the perceptions, knowledge and beliefs about stillbirth among First Nations Peoples. Without research within this area, interventions to prevent stillbirth and support bereaved parents and their communities after stillbirth may face barriers to implementation.PMID:38640744 | DOI:10.1016/j.wombi.2024.101604 (Source: Women Birth)
Source: Women Birth - April 19, 2024 Category: Midwifery Authors: Danielle Pollock Helen D Bailey Sabira Hasanoff Zachary Munn Chelsea Valenzuela Cindy Stern Carrie Price Rhonda Marriott Janinne Gliddon Carolyn Lewis Carol Michie Muriel Bowie Millie Penny Tracy Reibel Jane Warland Brad Farrant Scott W White Carrington C Source Type: research