Unpaid Family Caregivers, Known as “Bedsiders,” Provide Critical Care Labor in Zambia’s Only Pediatric Hospital

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38112051

In Zambia’s only pediatric hospital, unpaid family caregivers called “bedsiders” provide critical care labor, embodying the idea of a “heart for the work” as they emotionally and physically support patients.