Perceptions of midwifery students and their lecturers regarding challenges faced by deaf pregnant women in accessing maternity care.

Midwives are central to caring for pregnant women in labour, including Deaf women. It is the midwife's responsibility to communicate and establish a relationship with the pregnant woman in labour, despite the accompanying challenges. Explore fourth-year undergraduate Midwifery Students' and their Lecturers' perceptions of the challenges faced by Deaf pregnant women in accessing maternity health care when in labour.

Why does gender matter for immunization?

Attention to gender-related issues in immunization programmes goes beyond focusing on coverage discrepancies between girls and boys. There are multiple ways in which gender roles, norms and relations influence resource allocation, decision making, access, and health outcomes, including for immunization programmes. Gender impacts immunization both on the demand side through people's health seeking behaviours, and the supply side through provision of health services.

Evaluation of a digital programme for final year nursing students during COVID-19.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate a digital programme aimed to address COVID-19 related anxiety of final year undergraduate nursing students on returning to the clinical practice during the pandemic in South Africa.

Background: In South Africa, concern about the physical and psychological safety of nursing students resulted in the planning of a psychological first aid program to facilitate nursing students return to clinical practice.

Design: A survey was conducted in September 2020 following the August 2020 return of final year nursing students to clinical facilities.