The healing hand: the role of women in ancient medicine by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…These sources emphasise the professions of midwife and female doctor. Although there is some overlap between their duties, we find that in Greece a distinction was drawn between maia and iatrikê as early as the 4th century BC, while in Rome the two professions of obstetrix and medica or iatrina were well established by the 1st century BC. …”
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Analysis of village financial management on financial performance with regulatory changes as intervening variables by Harun Blongkod, Herlina Rasjid

“…The population of this research is Village Apparatus who work in the Village Government and based on the sample criteria are the Village Head, Village Secretary, Village Administration Midwife, Village Economic Sector, Treasurer, Head of BPD, Deputy Chairperson of BPD, Secretary of BPD, LPM, Chairperson of Youth Organizations and Head of Dusun /Environment, totaling 107 respondents. …”
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Exploring Professional Support Offered by Midwives during Labour: An Observation and Interview Study by Stina Thorstensson, Anette Ekström, Ingela Lundgren, Elisabeth Hertfelt Wahn

“…The results are presented with three themes. (1) Support as a professional task seems unclear and less well defined than medical controls. (2) Midwives and parents express somewhat different supportive ideas about how to create a sense of security. (3) Partner and midwife interact in support of the childbearing woman. …”
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Self-Reported Nutrition Education Received by Australian Midwives before and after Registration by Jamila Arrish, Heather Yeatman, Moira Williamson

“…Continuing education often occurred through personal initiatives, such as the midwife enrolling in external courses or exploring issues on the Internet and with colleagues. …”
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THE CORRELATION BEETWEEN MOTHER'S NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND PARITY WITH THE INCIDENT OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW) AT A PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER SURABAYA by Fransiska Niken Hapsari, Astika Gita Ningrum, Muhammad Ardian Cahya Laksana, Widati Fatmaningrum

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Risk Factors for Hypertension in Women of Childbearing Age by Natasya Vidia, Betty Yosephin Simanjuntak, Diah Eka Nugraheni

“…The type of hormonal contraception used, age, and blood pressure were obtained by secondary means from the midwife's register book. At the same time, primary door-to-door accepted length of use, education, employment, and number of children. …”
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Midwifery care in The Gambia: A focus group study with clinical midwives, midwifery students, educators and leaders on how barriers and facilitators impact quality midwifery care. by Lamin Suwareh, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson, Haddy Tunkara Bah, Evelina Holm, Majda Meljoum, Omar Manjang, Saineh Sanneh, Baboucarr Cham, Ulrika Byrskog

“…The results are described in generic categories: 1a) national plans and facility-based guidelines, 1b) midwifery education, 1c) becoming a skilled midwife, 2a) scarcity of resources, 2b) encountering community barriers, 2c) midwives - a passionate but demotivated profession, 3a) positive assets for quality midwifery care, 3b) women in leadership as a tool for a motivated midwifery workforce and 3c) teamwork.…”
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FAKTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENCE OF PREECLAMPSIA IN PREGNANT WOMEN AT RSUP. DR. M. DJAMIL PADANG IN 2022 by Nur Cintia Dewi, Abdiana Abdiana, Fitrayeni Fitrayeni

“…Advice for health officials is particularly midwifes to increase counseling and socialization regarding pregnancy complications and raise caution to patients who are at risk of preeclampsia.…”
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Ритуальний простір хатніх пологів: від профанного до сакрального by Олена Боряк

“…The article examines the transformation of the interior space of a hut into a sacred space during traditional childbirth, when a midwife assisted the woman in labor. The extraordinary nature of the event of the birth and the appearance of the baby required a lightning-fast, profound transformation of space. …”
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Immunization Program Implementation as the Effort to Achieve Universal Child Immunization (UCI) by Fikri

“…The data collection method was through in-depth interviews with 3 informants, consisting of the head of the puskesmas, the holder of the immunization program and the implementing midwife. The results showed that the availability of resources was not optimal because the qualifications of officers were not in accordance with existing standards, training was only carried out by immunization program holders and inadequate facilities and infrastructure such as KMS supplies, facilities where immunization was carried out outside the building and the absence of official official vehicles. …”
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Postnatal consultations with an obstetrician after critical perinatal events: a qualitative study of what women and their partners experience by Marianne Johansen, Jette Led Sørensen, Stinne Høgh, Laura Emdal Navne, Mette Nordahl Svendsen

“…Interviews were analysed using a phenomenological approach and the thematic analysis was validated by a transdisciplinary group of anthropologists, obstetricians and a midwife.Setting Department of obstetrics at a large hospital in Denmark.Participants We did a qualitative study with 17 participants (10 women and 7 partners) who had experienced critical perinatal events.Results Five major themes were identified: (1) a need to gain understanding and make sense of the critical perinatal events, (2) a need for relational continuity, (3) the importance of discussing emotional effects as well as physical aspects of occurred events, (4) preparing for future pregnancies and (5) closure of the story.Most of the participants emphasised the importance of knowing the obstetrician undertaking the postnatal consultation. …”
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Effectiveness of Perineal Massage in the Second Stage of Labor in Preventing Perineal Trauma by Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Mehmet Obut

“…In the case of threatening tears in any patient and at the preference of the midwife, mediolateral episiotomy was performed. Following childbirth, the perineum and vagina were examined for perineal tears and episiotomy by the midwives. …”
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First-Time Fathers’ Experience of Support from Midwives in Maternity Clinics: An Interview Study by L. Huusko, S. Sjöberg, A. Ekström, E. Hertfelt Wahn, S. Thorstensson

“…In the inductive part the following open question was asked: “How did you perceive the support from the antenatal midwife/midwives?” In the deductive part, the fathers were asked to respond to the FaPPS scale, in order to receive their thoughts and understanding of the scale, inspired by the “Think-aloud” method. …”
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Exploration of The Birth Planning and Complications Prevention Program Implementation by Claudia Igreya Pattipeilohy, Merlin Margreth Maelissa, Josephina Mainase, Christiana Rialine Titaley, Maxwell Landri Vers Malakauseya, Janti Pare Nari

“…The pregnant woman prepares the components in the P4K sticker without any discussion with the midwife, and some pregnant women still choose to give birth with the help of a traditional birth attendant or “mama biangâ€. …”
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Women and partners’ experiences of critical perinatal events: a qualitative study by Marianne Johansen, Jette Led Sørensen, Stinne Høgh, Laura Emdal Navne, Mette Nordahl Svendsen

“…Interviews were analysed thematically and validated by a transdisciplinary group of anthropologists, obstetricians and a midwife.Setting Department of obstetrics at a tertiary referral university hospital in Denmark.Participants Women and partners who had experienced a critical perinatal event within the past 3–12 months.Results We conducted 17 interviews and identified three main themes: (1) ambivalence towards medicalisation, (2) the extended temporality of a critical birth and (3) postnatal loss of attention from healthcare professionals. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth by Priscilla J Hall, Claire Feeley, Ethel Burns, Jennifer Vanderlaan

“…Thirty-one studies were conducted in an obstetric unit setting (n=70 393), four studies were conducted in midwife led settings (n=61 385) and one study was a mixed setting (OU and homebirth) (n=25 768). …”
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Two Postpartum Blood Collection Devices: The Brass-V Drape and MaternaWell Tray—As Experienced by Birth Attendants and Birthing Women—A Questionnaire-Based Randomised Study by Jade Esau, Timothy Morris, Chris Muller, Christine Els, Liesl de Waard

“…The study was conducted at site B midwife obstetric unit in Khayelitsha Cape Town. Pregnant women presenting in early labour were approached for voluntary participation. …”
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Effect of Professional Ownership on Compassion Fatigue and Quality of Life among Midwives by İpek Turan, Hacer Ünver Koca

“…Data were collected using the Personal Introduction Form, Midwifery Belonging Scale, Compassion Fatigue Brief Scale, and Quality of Life Scale for Employees.Results: The average age of the midwives in the study was 33.02, 76.6% had a bachelor's degree, 62.4% were married, 46.8% had an income equal to their expenses, 50.0% did not have children, 90.7% did not find the salary they received as a midwife sufficient, 58.3% chose the midwifery profession in order not to have problems finding a job, 30.7% were currently working at ASM, 89.8% did not have an administrative position at the institution, 48.5% worked in shifts, and the average total service period was 9.08%. …”
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Strengthening Maternal and Infant Health in an impoverished peri urban community in Lima, Peru: The SAMI Project by Anna KOHLER-SMITH, Karen RAMOS, Carmen CONTRERAS, Milagros DUEÑAS, Leonid LECCA, Jerome T. GALEA

“…Local NGO team members include project coordinator, psychologists, nutritionists, and midwifes. Women are enrolled during pregnancy, give birth during the project, and are monitored alongside their infants until 1-year post birth. …”

Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…Bachelor level of study, interest to work in delivery room, and being a midwife were the factors independently associated with knowledge of essential newborn care among nurses and midwives. …”
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