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Table 2 Summary of barriers and facilitators by hospital level

From: Scaling up newborn care technologies from tertiary- to secondary-level hospitals in Malawi: an implementation case study of health professional perspectives on bubble CPAP

 

Barriers

Facilitators

Tertiary hospital

• Disagreements between clinicians and nurses (authority and training)

• Insufficient availability of CPAP machines

• Frequent use of strengthened training and experience

• Nurses dedicated to nursery

• Reliable availability of physicians

• Reliable availability of electricity

District hospitals

• Lack of reliable electricity

• Training gaps exacerbated by staff rotation

• Severe staffing shortages

• Unsupportive environment to strengthen self-efficacy

• Poor systems of accountability

• Empowering nurses as decision-makers and initiators

• Involving caretakers to help monitor

• Availability of CPAP machines