Improved maternity care if midwives learn to perform ultrasound: a qualitative study of Rwandan midwives' experiences and views of obstetric ultrasound

• Main Authors: Sophia Holmlund (Author), Joseph Ntaganira (Author), Kristina Edvardsson (Author), Pham Thi Lan (Author), Jean Paul Semasaka Sengoma (Author), Annika Åhman (Author), Rhonda Small (Author), Ingrid Mogren (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Obstetric ultrasound has become an indispensable part of antenatal care worldwide. Although the use of ultrasound has shown benefits in the reduction of maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality, it has also raised many ethical challenges. Because of insufficient numbers of midwives in...