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Nurses make up more than 50% of the health workforce and have untapped and under-used skills that could ease the skills gap in our health system.
The language midwives use is an important part of the care they provide.
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Several familiar maternity terms have been abandoned after a consultation with pregnant women and healthcare professionals.
Nurses attend the 2015 International Nurses’ Day celebrations in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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With the dawn of colonialism, nursing and midwifery were formally established and, in many colonies, recognised as the first modern clinical profession on the African continent.