... in the Global South that is dedicated to reducing maternal mortality and improving women’s health are valuable. Canada’s midwifery education programs are rated as world leaders so connecting midwives from Canada with those of the Global South will facilitate essential transfer of knowledge such as using birth...

... Patient safety Midwifery Teamwork Obstetrics Adverse events or outcomes References Heller , G. , Misselwitz , B. and Schmidt , S. (2000), “ Early neonatal mortality, asphyxia related deaths, and timing of low risk births in Hesse, Germany, 1990-8: observational study ”, BMJ...

... can be contacted at: grace.edwards@aku.edu 20 06 2017 27 11 2017 29 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Knowledge management Mortality Midwifery Political strategy Emerging health care delivery...

... of this licence may be seen at http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode . Leadership Governance structures Patient perspectives Communication Midwifery Determinants of health Maternal mortality in Uganda is very high and shows remarkable resistance to change. Recent research...

... midwifery education. Research limitations/implications This qualitative study was limited by the small sample size and does not claim to be representative of ENBP or other provinces in PNG. Originality/value This paper contributes empirical evidence to the literature on health policy, leadership...

...Emma Haynes Purpose The purpose of this paper is to look at the positive future gains of reaching women with perinatal mental illness at the first midwifery booking-in appointment, a unique opportunity that could be more widely used as a point of detection, awareness and prevention of illness...

...Joy Kemp; Elizabeth M. Bannon; Mercy Muwema Mwanja; Deusdedit Tebuseeke Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a national standard for midwifery mentorship in Uganda, part of a wider project which aimed to develop a model of mentorship for Ugandan midwifery using...

... a historical and contemporary lens. Supporting the return of traditional midwifery practices to the communities is the recommended solution. Design/methodology/approach The paper is a general review of the available literature regarding Indigenous birthing practices, historical and contemporary Canadian...

... had a stillbirth. Evidence-based practice Teamwork Clinical guidelines Clinical effectiveness Midwifery Obstetrics The timeline for the quality improvement project is shown in Table I . A multi-professional group consisting of obstetricians, midwives and perinatal pathologists from...