Facilitators and barriers to implementation of obstetric ultrasound scanning intervention by midwives within maternal and child health departments of the selected healthcare facilities in four districts of Zambia: experiences of healthcare workers

Lydia Hangulu, Mweetwa Mudenda, Arnold Hamapa, Karen Imasiku, Agripa Lungu, Desire Jean Kabamba, Mulaya Mubambe, Shown Haluzani, Abraham Kaluba, Evarist Kizito Njelesani, Peter Mwaba, Catherine Mkandawire, Angel Mwiche, Caren Chizuni, Beron Nsonga, Lackson Kasonka, David Lissauer, John Norrie, Unknown, Jane Norman, Rebecca Reynolds, Mia Crampinn, Luis Gadama, Bridget Freyne, Patricia Munthali Khomani, Sonia Whyte, Lorraine Adamson, Elizabeth Grant, Harry Campbell, Sarah Stock, Elizabeth Chodzaza, James Boardman, Hilary Pinnock, Aisha Holloway, Corrine Love, Queen Dube, Khondwhani Kawaza, Alexander Viner, Nancy Medley, Baboo Sridutt Kumar, Muriel Muwaika Syacumpi, Muyereka Nyirenda, Mushelelwa Mutale, Nkolola Osbert, Felix Mute, Eugine Nchimunya, Felix Munyenyembe, Helen Sichivula, Chintu Nzobolo, Namwiinga Himoonga

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DOI: 10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0
Published: 2026-01-12
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0,
  title = {Facilitators and barriers to implementation of obstetric ultrasound scanning intervention by midwives within maternal and child health departments of the selected healthcare facilities in four districts of Zambia: experiences of healthcare workers},
  author = {Lydia Hangulu and Mweetwa Mudenda and Arnold Hamapa and Karen Imasiku and Agripa Lungu and Desire Jean Kabamba and Mulaya Mubambe and Shown Haluzani and Abraham Kaluba and Evarist Kizito Njelesani and Peter Mwaba and Catherine Mkandawire and Angel Mwiche and Caren Chizuni and Beron Nsonga and Lackson Kasonka and David Lissauer and John Norrie and Unknown and Jane Norman and Rebecca Reynolds and Mia Crampinn and Luis Gadama and Bridget Freyne and Patricia Munthali Khomani and Sonia Whyte and Lorraine Adamson and Elizabeth Grant and Harry Campbell and Sarah Stock and Elizabeth Chodzaza and James Boardman and Hilary Pinnock and Aisha Holloway and Corrine Love and Queen Dube and Khondwhani Kawaza and Alexander Viner and Nancy Medley and Baboo Sridutt Kumar and Muriel Muwaika Syacumpi and Muyereka Nyirenda and Mushelelwa Mutale and Nkolola Osbert and Felix Mute and Eugine Nchimunya and Felix Munyenyembe and Helen Sichivula and Chintu Nzobolo and Namwiinga Himoonga},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth},
  doi = {10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Facilitators and barriers to implementation of obstetric ultrasound scanning intervention by midwives within maternal and child health departments of the selected healthcare facilities in four districts of Zambia: experiences of healthcare workers
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AU  - Mweetwa Mudenda
AU  - Arnold Hamapa
AU  - Karen Imasiku
AU  - Agripa Lungu
AU  - Desire Jean Kabamba
AU  - Mulaya Mubambe
AU  - Shown Haluzani
AU  - Abraham Kaluba
AU  - Evarist Kizito Njelesani
AU  - Peter Mwaba
AU  - Catherine Mkandawire
AU  - Angel Mwiche
AU  - Caren Chizuni
AU  - Beron Nsonga
AU  - Lackson Kasonka
AU  - David Lissauer
AU  - John Norrie
AU  - Unknown
AU  - Jane Norman
AU  - Rebecca Reynolds
AU  - Mia Crampinn
AU  - Luis Gadama
AU  - Bridget Freyne
AU  - Patricia Munthali Khomani
AU  - Sonia Whyte
AU  - Lorraine Adamson
AU  - Elizabeth Grant
AU  - Harry Campbell
AU  - Sarah Stock
AU  - Elizabeth Chodzaza
AU  - James Boardman
AU  - Hilary Pinnock
AU  - Aisha Holloway
AU  - Corrine Love
AU  - Queen Dube
AU  - Khondwhani Kawaza
AU  - Alexander Viner
AU  - Nancy Medley
AU  - Baboo Sridutt Kumar
AU  - Muriel Muwaika Syacumpi
AU  - Muyereka Nyirenda
AU  - Mushelelwa Mutale
AU  - Nkolola Osbert
AU  - Felix Mute
AU  - Eugine Nchimunya
AU  - Felix Munyenyembe
AU  - Helen Sichivula
AU  - Chintu Nzobolo
AU  - Namwiinga Himoonga
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
DO  - 10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0
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Hangulu, L., Mudenda, M., Hamapa, A., Imasiku, K., Lungu, A., Kabamba, D. J., Mubambe, M., Haluzani, S., Kaluba, A., Njelesani, E. K., Mwaba, P., Mkandawire, C., Mwiche, A., Chizuni, C., Nsonga, B., Kasonka, L., Lissauer, D., Norrie, J., Unknown, Norman, J., Reynolds, R., Crampinn, M., Gadama, L., Freyne, B., Khomani, P. M., Whyte, S., Adamson, L., Grant, E., Campbell, H., Stock, S., Chodzaza, E., Boardman, J., Pinnock, H., Holloway, A., Love, C., Dube, Q., Kawaza, K., Viner, A., Medley, N., Kumar, B. S., Syacumpi, M. M., Nyirenda, M., Mutale, M., Osbert, N., Mute, F., Nchimunya, E., Munyenyembe, F., Sichivula, H., Nzobolo, C., & Himoonga, N. (2026). Facilitators and barriers to implementation of obstetric ultrasound scanning intervention by midwives within maternal and child health departments of the selected healthcare facilities in four districts of Zambia: experiences of healthcare workers. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08261-0

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