Ramadan Night Shifts: Survival Tips for Nurses and Midwives

It takes a lot of mental and physical stamina to work the night shift in a hospital. The difficulty increases significantly when you add the 12-hour nightly cycles to the Ramadan fasts. The "night shift" during this holy month requires nursing students and medical professionals to reverse their biological clocks while yet being sufficiently awake t

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Postpartum Care During Ramadan: Advice from Midwives

Often called the "fourth trimester," the postpartum period is a period of significant healing, transformation, and adjustment for both the mother and her newborn. There are special spiritual and physical demands when this time of year falls during the holy month of Ramadan. Many new Muslim mothers have a strong desire to observe the nighttime praye

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Balancing Worship, Work, and Wellbeing for Midwives in Ramadan

The Holy month of Ramadan is a time of great spiritual potential for nurses and nursing students, but it also comes with a lot of physical demands. Service, selflessness, and the preservation of life are the hallmarks of the nursing profession values that are in perfect harmony with the spirit of Ramadan. But coordinating the demands of fasting and

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Ramadan Meal Planning for Nurses Working Rotating Shifts

The nursing profession is a never-sleeping one. Nurses and nursing students frequently deal with the "chaos" of rotating shifts changing between days, evenings, and nights within the same week while the majority of people adhere to a typical 9-5 routine. This erratic lifestyle makes food preparation extremely difficult when the holy month of Ramada

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