Learning from the experience of maternity healthcare workers in Malawi: a qualitative study leading to ten low-cost recommendations to improve working lives and quality of care.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In Malawi there are too few maternity healthcare workers to enable delivery of high quality care to women. These staff are often overworked and have low job satisfaction. Skilled maternity healthcare workers are essential to improve outcomes for mothers and babies. This study focuses on understanding the working life experience of maternity staff at district hospitals in Malawi with the aim of developing relevant low-cost solutions to improve working life. METHODS:A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews was undertaken in three district hospitals around Malawi's Capital city. Thirty-one staff formed a convenience sample, purposively selected to cover each cadre. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and then analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis com

SUBMITTER: Merriel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098626 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature