Abstract

The study was conducted on midwives who are rendering maternal health care services in the rural areas of Limpopo province. Their experiences when managing pregnant women with hypertensive diseases were explored seeing that maternal death caused by preventable conditions such as hypertension remains unchanged and whole country is affected.

Author Details

T. I. Ramavhoya, PhD, Nursing Science Department, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa; M. S. Maputle and R.T. Lebese, Department of Advance Nursing Science, University of Venda

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document, Video Recording

Study Design/Type

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Research Approach

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Keywords:

Hypertensive Diseases in Pregnancy, Maternal Death, Midwives, South Africa

Conference Name

31st International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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Hypertensive diseases in pregnancy: An exploratory study on midwives' experiences in South Africa

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The study was conducted on midwives who are rendering maternal health care services in the rural areas of Limpopo province. Their experiences when managing pregnant women with hypertensive diseases were explored seeing that maternal death caused by preventable conditions such as hypertension remains unchanged and whole country is affected.