ArticleNursing and midwifery studies2015
Iraqi Nurses' Perspectives on Safety Issues in Maternity Services.
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- Factors that influence the provision of intrapartum and postnatal care by skilled birth attendants in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Stakeholders' Perspectives on the Challenges of Emergency Obstetric Referrals and the Feasibility and Acceptability of an mHealth Intervention in Northern Iraq.Frontiers in global women's health · 2021Article
- Primary care in an unstable security, humanitarian, economic and political context: the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- Prevention of Postpartum Hemorrhage: Our Options.Nursing and midwifery studies · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundStudies introduce maternal and neonatal safety phenomena as important challenges to the public health, particularly in low-income countries. However, few researches are conducted on the identification of safety issues in maternity hospitals in Iraq. It was the first study on nurses' perspectives on safety issues in Kurdistan, Iraq.
objectivesThe current study aimed to describe nurses' perspectives on what constitutes a safe maternity service in Kurdistan, Iraq. PATIENTS AND
methodsA qualitative design, based on a content analysis approach, was used. Ten Kurdish nurses who worked in the delivery room of Kurdistan, Iraq maternity hospital were recruited through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were performed to collect data. All interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Sampling continued to the level of data saturation. Data analysis was performed based on the steps suggested by Graneheim and Lundman.
resultsThematic analysis led to the identification of six main categories including stressful job, lack of schedule and job description, providing care with limited resources, professional unaccountability, regional sociopolitical factors, and inadequate training.
conclusionsIraqi nurses identified factors such as limited health resources, lack of job description, and professional unaccountability as major safety issues in maternity services. These findings alarm the need to ensure the provision of females and neonates with appropriate care. This, however, would require coordination between Iraqi Kurdistan health authorities to provide midwifery care facilities, high-quality and relevant staff training, and an effective healthcare system in the maternity units.
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