Midwifery
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to investigate long-term outcomes of mothers who have or have not held their stillborn baby, and predictors of having held the baby. ⋯ if the mother is guided by staff in a sensitive way to hold her stillborn term baby, the experience will possibly be beneficial for her in the long term.
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to assess the acceptability of the Uniject prefilled injection device for delivery of oxytocin in the third stage of labour, and the effect of the device on overall willingness to perform active management of the third stage of labour (AMTSL). ⋯ use of a prefilled injection device for oxytocin may increase the acceptability and practice of AMTSL in primary level facilities, thus reducing maternal mortality due to postpartum haemorrhage.