Understanding the underuse: Barriers to vacuum-assisted birth among clinicians in Tanzania: An exploratory qualitative study

Lydia S. Massae; Rashidi Heri Kiangi; Victor Zeno Chikwala; Ally Abdul Lyimo; Stella Emmanuel Mushy; Lilian Teddy Mselle

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0354738

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Understanding the underuse: Barriers to vacuum-assisted birth among clinicians in Tanzania: An exploratory qualitative study

Lydia S. Massae,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Rashidi Heri Kiangi,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nursing Education and Management, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Victor Zeno Chikwala ,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: victorchikwala2@gmail.com

Affiliation Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6678-5022

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Ally Abdul Lyimo,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Stella Emmanuel Mushy,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Midwifery, Child and Reproductive Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Lilian Teddy Mselle

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Nursing Education and Management, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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Understanding the underuse: Barriers to vacuum-assisted birth among clinicians in Tanzania: An exploratory qualitative study

Lydia S. Massae,
Rashidi Heri Kiangi,
Victor Zeno Chikwala,
Ally Abdul Lyimo,
Stella Emmanuel Mushy,
Lilian Teddy Mselle

Published: July 27, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0354738

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