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Non-physician providers of obstetric care in Mexico: Perspectives of physicians, obstetric nurses, and professional midwives

August 08, 2012 kimberly Blog , Publications

By Lisa M DeMaria, Lourdes Campero, Marianne Vidler and Dilys Walker Human Resources for Health, April 25, 2012 The Mexican Ministry of Health’s 2009 strategy to reduce maternal mortality gives a role to two non-physician models that meet criteria for skilled attendants: obstetric nurses and professional midwives. This study compares and contrasts these two provider types […]

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Self-Efficacy Change With Low-Tech, High-Fidelity Obstetric Simulation Training for Midwives and Nurses in Mexico

July 08, 2012 kimberly Blog , Publications

By Susanna Rose Cohen, MSN, CNM, Leslie Cragin, PhD, CNM, Bob Wong, PhD, Dilys M Walker, MD Clinical Simulation in Nursing, January 2012 This prospective descriptive study examined the relationship between low-tech, high-fidelity simulation-based training and pre- and posttraining changes in participant self-efficacy (SE). A 3-week training was followed by a 2-day session 4 months […]

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