PERSPECTIVES OF MIDWIVES ON RESPECTFUL MATERNITY CARE

Perspectives of midwives on respectful maternity care

Abstract Background Respectful maternity care forms the foundation of maternity services; however, delivery of dignified, efficient, and effective care in these settings remains inconsistent.Research has identified several factors that influence respectful maternity care.To understand the South African context, these factors were explored and descr

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A Contention-Free Cooperative MAC Protocol for Eliminating Heterogenous Collisions in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

In vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs), efficient data dissemination to a specified number of vehicles with minimum collisions and limited access delay is critical for accident prevention in road safety.However, packet collisions have a significant impact on access delay, and they may lead to unanticipated link failure when a range of diversified co

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Shunt Surgery Efficacy Is Correlated With Baseline Cerebrum Perfusion in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: A 3D Pulsed Arterial-Spin Labeling Study

This study investigated the relationship between preoperative cerebral blood flow (CBF) in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (INPH) and preoperative clinical symptoms and changes of clinical symptoms after shunt surgery.A total of 32 patients with diagnosed INPH and 18 age-matched healthy controls (HCs) were involved in this st

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