ArticleAfrican health sciences2021
Midwives' challenges in the management of postpartum haemorrhage at rural PHC facilities of Limpopo province, South Africa: an explorative study.
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- Midwives' experiences with implementation of active management of third stage of labor in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Perceptions and experiences of the prevention, detection, and management of postpartum haemorrhage: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Availability, cost, and budget impact of lifesaving postpartum hemorrhage interventions in public hospitals in Zambia: A cross-sectional survey.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Healthcare Workers' Perspectives on the E-MOTIVE Postpartum Haemorrhage Bundle in Tanzania: A Qualitative Study of Implementation Facilitators and Challenges.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Improving Access to and Delivery of Maternal Health Care Services to Prevent Postpartum Hemorrhage in Selected States in Nigeria: Human-Centered Design Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- A scoping review on the contribution of interprofessional collaborative practices on preventing and managing post-partum haemorrhage in the health care system.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Needs of novice midwives in the management of obstetric emergencies: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Roles and challenges encountered by midwives in the management of postpartum haemorrhage following normal vaginal delivery: A scoping review.Nursing open · 2024Article
- Pregnancy-Associated Acute Kidney Injury in Low-Resource Settings: Progress Over the Last Decade.Seminars in nephrology · 2022Review
- Developing and prioritising strategies to improve the implementation of maternal healthcare guidelines in South Africa: The nominal group technique.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2022Article
- Non communicable diseases persist despite being overshadowed by Covid-19 globally.African health sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostpartum haemorrhage is one of the causes of the rise in maternal mortality. Midwives' experiences related to postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) management remain unexplored, especially in Limpopo. The purpose of the study was to explore the challenges experienced by midwives in the management of women with PPH.
methodsQualitative research was conducted to explore the challenges experienced by midwives in the management of women with PPH. Midwives were sampled purposefully. Unstructured interviews were conducted on 18 midwives working at primary health care facilities. Data were analysed after data saturation.
resultsAfter data analysis, one theme emerged "challenges experienced by midwives managing women with PPH" and five subthemes, including: "difficulty experienced resulting in feelings of frustrations and confusion and lack of time and shortage of human resource inhibits guidelines consultation".
conclusionThe study findings revealed that midwives experienced difficulty when managing women with postpartum haemorrhage. For successful implementation of maternal health care guidelines, midwives should be capacitated through training, supported and supervised in order to execute PPH management with ease.
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