title: Positively essential: traditional birth attendants in Malawi.
abstract: One of the biggest challenges for healthcare professionals working in developing countries is the lack of trained personnel to carry out much needed health care provision. Shirley Stronge worked as a nurse/midwife tutor in a rural area in the north of Malawi. Millennium Development Goals four and five have focused our attention on the care required by mothers and newborns. Shirley has chosen to reflect on the role of Traditional Birth Attendants in the north of Malawi and their positive impact on maternity services in this area.
authors: Queens University, Belfast.
authors: Shirley
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authors: Stronge
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008295:Malawi; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology; D009321:Natural Childbirth / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors