Midwives’ perceptions on using a fetoscope and Doppler for fetal heart rate assessments during labor: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania

BACKGROUND: The Doppler is thought to be more comfortable and effective compared to the fetoscope for assessing the fetal heart rate (FHR) during labor. However, in a rural Tanzanian hospital, midwives who had easy access to both devices mostly used fetoscope. This study explored midwives’ perceptio...

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Published in:BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
Main Authors: Mdoe, Paschal Francis, Ersdal, Hege Langli, Mduma, Estomih, Moshiro, Robert, Kidanto, Hussein, Mbekenga, Columba
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902983/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29661165
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-018-1736-y
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