December 2014

Crying newborns: The colic and reflux situation in New Zealand as depicted by online questionnaire

Infantile colic is prevalent among newborns and typically defined in terms of repeated bouts of inconsolable crying occurring several days of the week.  There appears no universal cause for colic and none of the multifarious behavioural, dietary and pharmaceutical treatments are of benefit in all cases.  This study collected data from 154 New Zealand parents with colicky and reflux infants by online...

Author(s): S. Hodge and P. Murphy

December 2014

Perception and willingness to participate in midwives service scheme amongst nursing and midwifery students in Southwestern Nigeria

The Midwives Service Scheme (MSS) was implemented to reverse the poor trends in maternal mortality in Nigeria over the past decade. However, little is known about the acceptance of the scheme amongst nursing and midwifery students who are key to ensuring success of the program. The study assessed the awareness, knowledge, perception and willingness to participate in the Midwives Service Scheme in all nursing and...

Author(s): David Ayobami Adewole, Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo and Taiwo Akinyode Obembe