Midwives' experiences regarding adverse events in obstetric units of the selected district of Gauteng province, South Africa.

Adverse events are a global challenge and the leading cause of litigation in the world. In the current study, a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive design was used to explore and describe the experiences of midwives in relation to adverse events that occurred in the obstetric units of the selected district of Gauteng province, South Africa. Non-probability purposeful sampling was used to select 25 midwives who work in obstetric units in the selected district of Gauteng Province, South Africa, In-depth face-to-face interviews were conducted with each participant at their workplace.

Barriers Experienced by Psychiatric Nurses to Facilitate Therapeutic Relationships With Mental Healthcare Users With Dual Diagnosis in a Psychiatric Hospital in South Africa.

Background: Psychiatric nurses are in a unique position to build therapeutic relationships with mental healthcare users with dual diagnoses to foster trust and recovery. However, a dual diagnosis poses barriers to establishing and maintaining a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.

Aim: The overall aim of this study was to explore and describe barriers experienced by psychiatric nurses to facilitate therapeutic relationships with mental healthcare users with dual diagnosis in a psychiatric hospital in Limpopo province, South Africa.

Experiences of women of childbearing age regarding Implanon provision in South Africa.

Background: The World Health Organization has stated that millions of women of childbearing age in developing countries who are not planning to be pregnant are not utilising modern contraceptives such as long-term contraceptives, including Implanon. South Africa had a high rate of women of childbearing age who used Implanon as one of long-term contraception methods from its introduction in 2014. Familiar reasons for women to not use modern contraceptives involved a lack of healthcare facilities, supplies and trained healthcare workers in their area to provide effective contraceptive services in South Africa.

Developing and prioritising strategies to improve the implementation of maternal healthcare guidelines in South Africa: The nominal group technique.

Background:  In South Africa, maternal healthcare guidelines are distributed to primary health care (PHC) facility for midwives to refer and implement during maternal healthcare services. Different training was offered for the use of maternal care guidelines. However, poor adherence and poor implementation of guidelines were discovered.

Midwives' challenges in the management of postpartum haemorrhage at rural PHC facilities of Limpopo province, South Africa: an explorative study.

Background: Postpartum 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.