Background Quality of care is essential for further progress in reducing maternal and
newborn deaths. The integration of educated, trained, regulated and licensed midwives into …

Objective to synthesise qualitative research on task-shifting to and from midwives to identify
barriers and facilitators to successful implementation. Design systematic review of qualitative …

Background: The government of Ghana introduced the National Health Insurance Scheme
(NHIS) in 2004 with the goal of achieving universal coverage within 5 years. Evidence …

Objective To establish current knowledge of patient safety and quality of care in developing
countries in Southeast Asia, current interventions and the knowledge gaps. Study design …

Access to skilled birth attendants and emergency obstetric care are thought to prevent early
neonatal deaths. This study aims to examine the association between the type of delivery …

Background Maternal death reviews and obstetric audits identify causes and circumstances
related to occurrence of a maternal death or serious complication and inform improvements …

Background The provision of midwife-led care, the model of care in which midwives are the
lead professionals for women and newborn infants across the continuum, has been shown …

Aim To describe the history of midwifery education, present the current education
programmes and explore the ways that have been undertaken to advance the midwifery …

Maternal mortality rate has notably decreased after the implementation of the Expanding
Maternal and Neonatal Survival (EMAS) program that manages to increase the effectiveness …

The Millennium Development Goal 5–reducing maternal mortality by 75%–is unlikely to be
met globally and for the majority of low-income countries. At this time of heightened concern …