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Teaching Family Planning In Nursing And Midwifery Schools: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, Pauline Uwajeneza
Teaching Family Planning In Nursing And Midwifery Schools: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study, Pauline Uwajeneza
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High maternal mortality remains a global health issue. In 2017, approximately 295,000 women worldwide died from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth, and 94% of these maternal deaths occurred in low-income countries. Evidence shows that family planning (FP) improves maternal health outcomes and significantly contributes to the reduction of maternal mortality. Low FP uptake is partly attributed to inadequate education of health care providers to provide FP services. The purpose of this study was to describe nurse/midwife educators' understanding and enactment of teaching FP methods with nursing/midwifery students in educational programs. More precisely, the aim of this study was to …