Open AccessThe challenges facing nurse-midwives in working towards Safe Motherhood in Malawi
Author(s) -
UK Kafulafula,
Melanie Hami,
Elizabeth Chodzaza
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
malawi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1995-7270
pISSN - 1995-7262
DOI - 10.4314/mmj.v17i4.10895
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , promotion (chess) , nurse midwives , health promotion , health care , family medicine , pregnancy , economic growth , public health , politics , biology , political science , law , economics , genetics
A midwife is the only health worker most of the women of the childbearing group in Malawi will ever meet in their lifetime. A midwife plays an essential role in the promotion of health and provision of care to these women. It is therefore, very important that midwives be available for the well being of these women. However, mere presence of midwives is not adequate for women's optimal health.