Abstract
Background
Pre-eclampsia is a multi-organ disease affecting pregnant women from the second trimester
onwards resulting in multiple adverse outcomes. Sub-optimal treatment of pre-eclampsia
is linked with unfavorable outcomes. It is critical for midwives as primary providers
to be competent in the diagnosis and management of pre-eclampsia especially in low-and
middle-income countries.
Aim
To identify what midwives’ around the world know about pre-eclampsia management.
Methods
A scoping review using the JBI three-step search strategy was used to identify relevant
research articles and grey literature on the subject. Database searches in PubMed,
CINAHL, Cochrane Databases, Web of Science, and Scopus yielded twenty papers in addition
to nine guidelines from Google Scholar. The findings were synthesised using a metasynthesis
approach and presented as themes.
Findings
Four themes were identified from the extracted data: Foundational knowledge of pre-eclampsia;
Knowledge and management of a woman with pre-eclampsia according to guidelines; Knowledge
of being prepared for emergency procedures and management of emergencies; Factors
influencing knowledge. The first three themes addressed diagnosis and management whilst
the last theme described how contextual factors led to either increased or decreased
knowledge of pre-eclampsia.
Conclusion
Worldwide, practicing midwives lack knowledge on several aspects of pre-eclampsia
diagnosis and care. Policies on in-service training should be oriented to include
innovative non-traditional methods that have the potential to increase midwives’ knowledge.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: September 11, 2020
Accepted:
August 31,
2020
Received in revised form:
August 31,
2020
Received:
June 24,
2020
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