Challenges experienced by midwives working in rural communities in the Upper East Region of Ghana: a qualitative study
| العنوان: | Challenges experienced by midwives working in rural communities in the Upper East Region of Ghana: a qualitative study |
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| المؤلفون: | Constancia Atachie, Agani Afaya, Raymond Saa-Eru Maalman, Irene Torshie Attachie, Mabel Apaanye Avane, Solomon Mohammed Salia, Peter Adatara, Confidence Alorse Atakro, Philemon Adoliwine Amooba, Anthony Kuug |
| المصدر: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2021) BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | medicine.medical_specialty, Experiences, Reproductive medicine, Exploratory research, Globe, Workload, Midwifery, Ghana, lcsh:Gynecology and obstetrics, Midwives, Pregnancy, medicine, Humans, Childbirth, Maternal Health Services, Challenges, Socioeconomics, Qualitative Research, lcsh:RG1-991, Midwifery care, Motivation, business.industry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, medicine.anatomical_structure, Standardized mortality ratio, Female, Rural Health Services, Rural area, business, Research Article, Qualitative research |
| الوصف: | BackgroundIn 2017, a total of 295,000 women lost their lives due to pregnancy and childbirth across the globe, with sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia accounting for approximately 86 % of all maternal deaths. The maternal mortality ratio in Ghana is exceptionally high, with approximately 308 deaths/100,000 live births in 2017. Most of these maternal deaths occur in rural areas than in urban areas. Thus, we aimed to explore and gain insights into midwives’ experiences of working and providing women-centred care in rural northern Ghana.MethodsA qualitative descriptive exploratory design was used to explore the challenges midwives face in delivering women-centred midwifery care in low-resource, rural areas. A total of 30 midwives practicing in the Upper East Region of Ghana were purposefully selected. Data were collected using individual semistructured interviews and analysed through qualitative content analysis.ResultsFive main themes emerged from the data analysis. These themes included were: inadequate infrastructure (lack of bed and physical space), shortage of midwifery staff, logistical challenges, lack of motivation, and limited in-service training opportunities.ConclusionsMidwives experience myriad challenges in providing sufficient women-centred care in rural Ghana. To overcome these challenges, measures such as providing adequate beds and physical space, making more equipment available, and increasing midwifery staff strength to reduce individual workload, coupled with motivation from facility managers, are needed. |
| تدمد: | 1471-2393 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::66d811b21d7ff0714e826a96d93937aeTest https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03762-0Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....66d811b21d7ff0714e826a96d93937ae |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712393 |
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