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Health policy processes in Gujarat: A case study of the Policy for Independent Nurse Practitioners in Midwifery
(2013-11-21)
Background: The policy processes of the policy on ‘Nurse practitioners in midwifery’
(NPM) are described. The policy aims to educate and create a new cadre of
competent midwives in the government hospitals as an alternate ...
Assessing the Regional and District Capacity for Operationalizing Emergency Obstetric Care through First Referral Units in Gujarat
(2011-05-26)
This study is part of a larger project for strengthening midwifery and Emergency obstetric care in India.
The study apart from giving an in-depth insight into the functioning of various health facilities highlights the ...
The Role of the District Public Health Nurses: A Study from Gujarat
(2011-05-26)
The role of District Public Health Nurses (DPHN) and District Public Health Nurse Officers (DPHNOs) as supervisors of the Public Health nursing and midwifery staff in a district was investigated. Thirteen DPHNs and DPHNOs ...
Prevention of postpartum infections using ‘Appreciative Inquiry’
(Indian Institute of Management , Ahmedabad, 2014)
The objective of the present study was to explore how infection rates in study hospitals were affected by an intervention in six intervention hospitals in Gujarat, India. Infection control practices, human resource management, ...
Strengthening primary health care services: insights from qualitative research in West India
(2010-03-26)
Results and Implications: 1.) Acceptance of immunization is high, but needs institutionalization, through community preparation. Women are aware of vaccines(90%), but unaware of diseases, dosage, ...
Micro level planning methodology for primary health care services
(2010-03-24)
This paper describes a micro-level planning methodology for primary health care service which has been developed and tested in India. As compared to current top-down target-based planning, the methodology uses village level ...