Mai-Lei Woo Kinshella

TL;DR: Evaluating the barriers and facilitators of CPAP implementation for newborn care at sub-Saharan African health facilities and how different facility levels and types of bubble CPAP systems may impact utilization found provider-to-provider clinical mentorship models as well as affordability and cost-effectiveness of innovative bubbleCPAP systems were identified.

TL;DR: In this article, a systematic search was performed on MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health, African Journals Online, African Index Medicus as well as the references of relevant articles.

TL;DR: The placenta is a vital, multi-functional organ that acts as an interface between maternal and fetal circulation during pregnancy Nutritional deficiencies during pregnancy alter placental development and function, leading to adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as pre-eclampsia, infants with small for gestational age and low birthweight, preterm birth, stillbirths and maternal mortality Maternal nutritional supplementation may help to mitigate the risks, but the evidence base is difficult to navigate as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explored the factors that influence the implementation of bubble CPAP among health care professionals in secondary and tertiary hospitals in Malawi and found that inadequate healthcare provider training, rigid division of roles and responsibilities among providers, lack of effective communication among providers and between providers and newborns caregivers, human resource constraints, and inadequate equipment and infrastructure.

TL;DR: The results reveal that the quality of care needs improvement, particularly for sick and vulnerable newborns in district-level health facilities.