’Being a midwife is being prepared to help women in very difficult conditions’: midwives’ experiences of working in the rural and fragile settings of Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mr Amuda Baba

qualifications: Masters in Community Health

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Director of Institut Panafricain de Santé Communautaire et Medecine Tropicale

Being from a community health background from the Liverpool school of tropical medicine, where I did my master in community health, my research interests are more focused on subjects related to primary health care issues in rural settings, participatory research in rural areas, health services management, and research methodology. I am currently the academic dean of the Panafrican Institute of Community Health, located in the north eastern DR Congo (Bunia and Aru).

Prof Sally Theobald

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor

Mr Tim Martineau

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer

Dr Paluku Sabuni

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

contribution:

position: Professor and Director

Ms Muziakukwa Nobabo

qualifications: BSc

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Reproductive health professional

Mr Ajaruva Alitimango

qualifications: BSc

contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

contribution:

position: Reproductive Health Coordinator

Dr Joanna Raven

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer