Barriers and facilitators influencing midwives' implementation of South Africa's maternal care guidelines in postnatal health: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The implementation of South Africa's maternal care guidelines is still subpar, especially during the postnatal periods, despite midwives playing a key part in postnatal care for women and their newborns. This article aimed to pinpoint the obstacles to and enablers of midwives' roles in putting South Africa's maternal care recommendations for postnatal health into practice.

Method

A scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O'Malley method. Systematic searches were conducted using the PsycINFO, Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL), PubMed, EBSCOhost web, and Google Scholar. The screening was guided by the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data were analyzed using the Braun and Clarke method for thematic content analysis and included 22 articles. The quality

SUBMITTER: Okeke N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11883790 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature