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Beecher C, Devane D, White M, Greene R, Dowling M. Women’s experiences of their maternity care: A principle- based concept analysis. Women Birth 2020; 33:419-425. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 11/04/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Malouf R, Henderson J, Alderdice F. Expectations and experiences of hospital postnatal care in the UK: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e022212. [PMID: 31320339 PMCID: PMC6661900 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To report on women's and families' expectations and experiences of hospital postnatal care, and also to reflect on women's satisfaction with hospital postnatal care and to relate their expectations to their actual care experiences. DESIGN Systematic review. SETTING UK. PARTICIPANTS Postnatal women. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOMES Women's and families' expectations, experiences and satisfaction with hospital postnatal care. METHODS Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL Plus), Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index were searched to identify relevant studies published since 1970. We incorporated findings from qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods studies. Eligible studies were independently screened and quality-assessed using a modified version of the National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Tool for quantitative studies and the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme for qualitative studies. Data were extracted on participants' characteristics, study period, setting, study objective and study specified outcomes, in addition to the summary of results. RESULTS Data were included from 53 studies, of which 28 were quantitative, 19 were qualitative and 6 were mixed-methods studies. The methodological quality of the included studies was mixed, and only three were completely free from bias. Women were generally satisfied with their hospital postnatal care but were critical of staff interaction, the ward environment and infant feeding support. Ethnic minority women were more critical of hospital postnatal care than white women. Although duration of postnatal stay has declined over time, women were generally happy with this aspect of their care. There was limited evidence regarding women's expectations of postnatal care, families' experience and social disadvantage. CONCLUSION Women were generally positive about their experiences of hospital postnatal care, but improvements could still be made. Individualised, flexible models of postnatal care should be evaluated and implemented. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42017057913.
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- Reem Malouf
- Nuffield Department of Population Health, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Population Health, National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford, UK
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Baldisserotto ML, Theme Filha MM, da Gama SGN. Good practices according to WHO's recommendation for normal labor and birth and women's assessment of the care received: the "birth in Brazil" national research study, 2011/2012. Reprod Health 2016; 13:124. [PMID: 27766979 PMCID: PMC5073993 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0233-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The World Health Organization recommends good practices for the conduct of uncomplicated labor and birth, with the aim of improving the quality of and assessment by women of childbirth care. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between adoption of good practices according to WHO's recommendation for normal labor and birth and assessment by women of the care received. METHODS Birth in Brazil is a national hospital-based study with countrywide representation consisting of 23,894 mothers and their newborns, conducted between February 2011 and October 2012. The present study analysed a subsample of this national survey. Postpartum women classified as low risk during pregnancy who had experienced either spontaneous or induced labor were included in this study, totalling 4102 mothers. To estimate the association between assessment by women of the childbirth care received (dependent variable) and good practices according to WHO's recommendation during normal labor and birth (independent variables), a multinomial logistic regression analysis was used and crude and adjusted odds ratios calculated with their 95 % confidence intervals. RESULTS The good practices associated with positive assessment of the care received by women during labor and birth included the partner's presence, privacy in the birthing place, time available to ask questions, clarity of information received, and empathic support from caregivers during labor and birth. Freedom of movement, free nutrition offered, choice of companions, nonpharmacological analgesia, skin-to-skin contact and breastfeeding in the childbirth room were not associated with the assessment by women of the care received. CONCLUSIONS Our findings reveal the importance to mothers of their relationship with the team of caregivers during labor and birth. Therefore, caregiver teams must be qualified within a more humanistic vision of childbirth health care.
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Baas CI, Erwich JJHM, Wiegers TA, de Cock TP, Hutton EK. Women's Suggestions for Improving Midwifery Care in The Netherlands. Birth 2015; 42:369-78. [PMID: 26467657 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The experience of the care a woman receives during pregnancy and childbirth has an immediate and long-lasting effect on her well being. The involvement of patients and clients in health care has increased over the last decades. The Dutch maternity care system offers an excellent opportunity to explore and involve women's suggestions for the improvement of midwifery care in the current maternity care model. METHODS This qualitative study is part of the "DELIVER" study. Clients were recruited from 20 midwifery practices. Purposive sampling was used to select the practices. The clients received up to three questionnaires, in which they could respond to the question; "Do you have any suggestions on how your midwife could improve his/her provision of care?" The answers were analyzed with a qualitative thematic content analysis, using the software program MAXQDA. RESULTS Altogether, 3,499 answers were provided. One overarching concept emerged: clients' desire for individualized care. Within this concept, suggestions could be clustered around 1) provider characteristics: interpersonal skills, communication, and competence, and 2) service characteristics: content and quantity of care, guidance and support, continuity of care provider, continuity of care, information, and coordination of care. CONCLUSIONS Informed by the suggestions of women, care to women and their families could be improved by the following: 1) more continuity of the care provider during the prenatal, natal, and postnatal periods, 2) more information and information specifically tailored for the person, 3) client-centered communication, and 4) a personal approach with 5) enough time spent per client.
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- Carien I Baas
- Department of Midwifery Science, AVAG and the EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Staff-Specialist Maternal and Fetal medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands institute for health services research (NIVEL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Midwifery Science, EMGO+VUMc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Midwifery Science, EMGO+VUMc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mothers’ views of caseload midwifery and the value of continuity of care at an Australian regional hospital. Midwifery 2010; 26:615-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2008] [Revised: 01/15/2009] [Accepted: 02/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lyberg A, Severinsson E. Midwives' supervisory styles and leadership role as experienced by Norwegian mothers in the context of a fear of childbirth. J Nurs Manag 2010; 18:391-9. [PMID: 20609043 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01083.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM The aim of the present study was to describe the midwives' supervisory style and leadership role as experienced by pregnant women and new mothers in the context of a fear of childbirth. BACKGROUND A service led by midwives can influence the quality of care. METHODS The sample consisted of 13 mothers. Data were interpreted by means of qualitative content analysis. RESULTS The findings revealed that the midwives' supervisory styles were related to their ability to create a trusting and caring relationship, demonstrate problem-solving capacity, and showing willingness, preparedness and courage to support the women. The midwives' leadership role was described as involving a crucial set of professional management skills and techniques. CONCLUSION The findings have strengthened the argument for the provision of continuity of care to women who are afraid of childbirth. Further studies should focus more specifically on the implementation of research in practice. IMPLICATION FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT It is necessary for midwives to demonstrate leadership in order to develop practice, predict challenges and changes, provide different care delivery models and acquire an evidence base for care. This also demands systematic supervision to improve care outcomes.
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- Anne Lyberg
- The Centre for Women's, Family and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Vestfold University College, Tønsberg, Norway
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SEVERINSSON ELISABETH, HARUNA MEGUMI, FRIBERG FEBE. Midwives' group supervision and the influence of their continuity of care model - a pilot study. J Nurs Manag 2010; 18:400-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01106.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gu C, Zhang Z, Ding Y. Chinese midwives' experience of providing continuity of care to labouring women. Midwifery 2009; 27:243-9. [PMID: 19700229 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2009.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2009] [Revised: 06/08/2009] [Accepted: 06/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to explore and describe Chinese midwives' experience of providing one-to-one continuity of care to labouring women. DESIGN a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Data were collected using open-ended, tape-recorded interviews. The analysis of the transcribed texts included searching for themes sorted into clusters for a final expression of the essential structure of the phenomenon. SETTING Obstetrics and gynaecology hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China. PARTICIPANTS 12 midwives, providing one-to-one continuity of care to labouring women. FINDINGS two main categories were identified: (1) midwives' feelings on providing continuity of care, and (2) impact of on-call system on midwives providing continuity of care. Key themes emerged from each main category: (1) 'playing important roles in labour care', 'gaining a sense of self-achievement', 'falling into exhaustion and frustration' and 'coping with caring work'; and (2) 'on-call syndrome', 'affecting personal lives' and 'managing on-call shift'. The midwives experienced mixed feelings of being with women and expressed their adaptation to being on-call, which was the essence of this study. They played important roles in caring for women, gained a sense of self-achievement and developed suitable coping strategies. However, they also indicated the impact of the on-call system upon them in the process of providing continuity of care. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE midwives have gained both positive and negative experiences when providing continuity of care to labouring women. The positive aspects may facilitate other professional midwives working in a similar role, whereas the negative aspects may inform them of learning to live with this situation, and may also have implications for managers to develop new approaches to the organisation and provision of continuity of care to support midwives' practice, and to fully utilise 'flexibility' under an on-call system.
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- Chunyi Gu
- Labour Unit, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
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Fereday J, Collins C, Turnbull D, Pincombe J, Oster C. An evaluation of Midwifery Group Practice. Women Birth 2009; 22:11-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2008] [Revised: 08/08/2008] [Accepted: 08/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hildingsson I, Waldenström U, Rådestad I. Women's expectations on antenatal care as assessed in early pregnancy: number of visits, continuity of caregiver and general content. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2008. [DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0412.2002.810206.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Women's experiences of a Follow Through Journey Program with Bachelor of Midwifery students. Women Birth 2007; 20:149-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2007.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2007] [Revised: 09/03/2007] [Accepted: 09/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Rodríguez C, des Rivières-Pigeon C. A literature review on integrated perinatal care. Int J Integr Care 2007; 7:e28. [PMID: 17786177 PMCID: PMC1963469 DOI: 10.5334/ijic.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2006] [Revised: 04/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/02/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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CONTEXT The perinatal period is one during which health care services are in high demand. Like other health care sub-sectors, perinatal health care delivery has undergone significant changes in recent years, such as the integrative wave that has swept through the health care industry since the early 1990s. PURPOSE The present study aims at reviewing scholarly work on integrated perinatal care to provide support for policy decision-making. RESULTS Researchers interested in integrated perinatal care have, by assessing the effectiveness of individual clinical practices and intervention programs, mainly addressed issues of continuity of care and clinical and professional integration. CONCLUSIONS Improvements in perinatal health care delivery appear related not to structurally integrated health care delivery systems, but to organizing modalities that aim to support woman-centred care and cooperative clinical practice.
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- Charo Rodríguez
- Area of Health Services and Policy Research, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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The purpose of this paper was to conduct a critical review of the literature to determine whether there is convincing evidence that continuity of carer is fundamental to midwives forming a partnership relationship with women. Electronic databases and text were searched. The research findings did not support the notion that continuity of carer was a high priority of the women nor was it found to be a clear predictor for women's satisfaction. Continuity of care throughout the childbirth experience was found to increase midwives job satisfaction and autonomy but did not necessarily lead to midwives developing meaningful relationships with women. The lack of research support for continuity of care may be a matter of lack of well-designed studies or it may be a real finding. Further research is required to determine whether continuity of carer is essential to the partnership relationship.
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- Lesa M Freeman
- Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Australia.
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Sjöblom I, Nordström B, Edberg AK. A qualitative study of women's experiences of home birth in Sweden. Midwifery 2006; 22:348-55. [PMID: 16730107 DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2005.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2005] [Revised: 11/29/2005] [Accepted: 12/14/2005] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to illuminate the experiences of women who have given birth at home. METHODS a descriptive design with a qualitative approach based on interviews with 12 women. The text was analysed using a phenomenological-hermeneutic method. FINDINGS giving birth at home meant preserved authority and autonomy whereby the women themselves ruled the situation. The women's experiences of giving birth at home can be divided into three themes, with internal variations viewed as sub-themes. The main themes were as follows: 'having faith in one's own competence'; 'choosing support on one's own terms'; and 'being at home'. The experience embraced an earthly dimension, represented by reliance on inherent natural forces, and an existential, spiritual dimension, represented by faith in life itself, expressed in terms of the sacredness of giving birth, a heavenly experience, and wisdom about life itself. CONCLUSION the experience of giving birth at home seems to differ from findings of studies focusing on the experience of giving birth in hospital. A reasonable goal for maternity care in hospital could, however, be that all women should have the opportunity to give birth on their own terms in a supportive and calm environment, surrounded by people who can assist if needed.
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- Ingela Sjöblom
- Department of Health Sciences, Division of Nursing, Lund University, P.O. Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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Ciceklioglu M, Soyer MT, Ocek ZA. Factors associated with the utilization and content of prenatal care in a western urban district of Turkey. Int J Qual Health Care 2005; 17:533-9. [PMID: 16203753 DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzi076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To define the prenatal care utilization pattern in Bornova and determine the factors affecting the amount and content of prenatal care. DESIGN Follow-up study. SETTING Bornova is an urban district in western Turkey. STUDY PARTICIPANTS Two hundred and forty-five pregnant women registered with primary care settings in Bornova during the year 2000. Response rate was 83.7%. Main outcome measure. We determined the amount of prenatal care using Adequacy of Prenatal Care Utilization Index. Criteria used to assess the content of services include number of checks for maternal weight gain, blood pressure and foetal heart-beat measurements, advice about healthy lifestyles, laboratory examinations, and tetanus immunization. RESULTS Rates of the women who visited public primary health care settings, private care sources, and public hospitals at least once were 76.0, 57.1, and 54.6%, respectively. As to prenatal care, 64.9% of the participants received an adequate amount and 25.9% an adequate content. Parity (P = 0.00), insurance coverage (P = 0.00), abortion history (P = 0.03), husband's occupation (P = 0.00), maternal age (P = 0.04), and level of educational attainment (P = 0.03) were related to the amount of care. Employment status (P = 0.03), continuous use of private sources (P = 0.00) and public hospitals (P =0.01) were associated with the content. CONCLUSION This study has highlighted considerable associations between the amount of prenatal care and individual features in addition to those among the content of care, individual features and type of care sources. Causes of variations in prenatal care delivered in urban and relatively wealthy populations of developing countries must be explored using the appropriate criteria.
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Walker SB, Moore HD, Eaton A. North Queensland midwives' experience with a team model of midwifery care. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 17:17-22. [PMID: 15079981 DOI: 10.1016/s1448-8272(04)80020-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This qualitative study investigated midwives' perception of a team midwifery model of care implemented in North Queensland, Australia. A midwifery model of care is the use of primary health care principles to deliver care throughout the woman's entire pregnancy and postpartum period in partnership with other members of the health care team. Four focus groups were undertaken with 22 midwives to determine their perception of the team midwifery model of care. The study found the experience of the team midwifery model of care for midwives had been influenced by organisational characteristics, team structures, and accountability. Recommendations from this study include the need for an appropriate environmental scan and implementation of planning process and team building before the introduction of any new model of care, transportability of health care services to any new model of care, and a shared governance to allow midwives to meet both organisational and professional goals.
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- Sandra B Walker
- School of Nursing and Health Studies, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland 4702 Australia.
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Wiklund I, Matthiesen AS, Klang B, Ransjö-Arvidson AB. A comparative study in Stockholm, Sweden of labour outcome and women's perceptions of being referred in labour. Midwifery 2002; 18:193-9. [PMID: 12381423 DOI: 10.1054/midw.2002.0310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to study the outcome of labour and women's perceptions of being referred after onset of labour. DESIGN a comparative study carried out between October 1998 and April 1999. SETTING prospective parents in Stockholm, Sweden are offered a choice of which of the five hospitals in which they want to give birth. In reality, there is a lack of maternity beds in Stockholm to implement this policy and therefore nearly 10% of labouring women are being referred during labour. PARTICIPANTS the study population was selected from one of the five hospitals. Included in the study were 266 labouring women, with a 37-42 weeks uncomplicated pregnancy, fetus presenting by the vertex and spontaneous onset of labour. During pregnancy, all the women had chosen the same labour ward where they planned to deliver. However, at the onset of labour half of the women, case group I (n = 133) were referred to another maternity unit due to lack of space in the labour ward. For every referred woman a control woman matched for age, parity and date of delivery was selected, with the same inclusion criteria, except being referred, control group II (n = 133). METHODS a questionnaire with closed and open questions was posted to the women after birth and used to collect quantitative and qualitative data on the outcome of labour and the women's perceptions of referral during labour. FINDINGS routines such as epidural analgesia (EDA) (p<0.002), episiotomies (p<0.015) and morphine/pethidine during labour (p<0.023) were more common in the referred group. The women in the referred group considered to a higher extent that referral during labour had affected their emotional state (p<0.001). Women in both groups had been worried during pregnancy by the thought of having to be referred when labour had started and the referral had caused practical problems, stress and a feeling of not being welcome in the referral labour ward. KEY CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE referral during established normal labour may affect labour outcome, and the possibility that they may be referred worries women during pregnancy. Maternity policies and practices should be organised so that caring goals, such as continuity of care and women's' participation in birth planning, can be met.
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- Ingela Wiklund
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Danderyd Hospital S- 182 88, Stockholm, Sweden. ingela/
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OBJECTIVE to explore, describe and understand the expectations during pregnancy and subsequent experiences of childbirth in primiparae. DESIGN a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Data were collected using unstructured, tape-recorded interviews in late pregnancy and at two weeks post birth. SETTING the north of England. PARTICIPANTS eight pregnant women, expecting their first baby. FINDINGS the women all wanted to take an active part in their labour and the feeling of being 'in control' was the main finding and the 'essence' of this study. This was achieved through support from partners, the positive attitudes of the midwives caring for them during pregnancy and labour, information giving during pregnancy and labour and being able to make and be included in decision making during labour. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE if women are to be empowered by making choices for childbirth and feeling 'in control', then it is important for midwives to explore and discover the wishes and feelings of women in their care so that realistic expectations can be promoted and then hopefully fulfilled.
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- Trudy Stevens
- Thames Valley University, London and a practising midwife at Rosie Maternity Hospital, Cambridge
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Coyle KL, Hauck Y, Percival P, Kristjanson LJ. Ongoing relationships with a personal focus: mothers' perceptions of birth centre versus hospital care. Midwifery 2001; 17:171-81. [PMID: 11502137 DOI: 10.1054/midw.2001.0258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE to describe women's perceptions of care in Western Australian birth centres following a previous hospital birth. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS an exploratory study was undertaken to examine the care experiences of women from three Western Australian birth centres. Data were obtained from 17 women whose interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. The research focused upon women's perceptions of their recent birth centre care as compared to previous hospital care during childbirth. FINDINGS four key themes emerged from the analysis: 'beliefs about pregnancy and birth', 'nature of the care relationship', 'care interactions' and 'care structures'. The themes of 'care interactions' and 'care structures' will be presented in this paper. Care interactions refer to women's opportunities to develop rapport with their carers. Care structures involved the organisational framework in which care was delivered. The first two themes of 'beliefs about pregnancy and birth' and the 'nature of the care relationship' were discussed in a previous paper. KEY CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE differences in opportunities for care interactions and care structures were revealed between birth centre and hospital settings. Ongoing, cumulative contacts with midwives in the birth-centre setting were strongly supported by women as encouraging the development of rapport and perception of 'being known' as an individual. Additionally, care structures tailored to women were advocated over the systematised, fragmented care found in hospital settings.
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- K L Coyle
- Family Birth Centre, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bagot Road, Subiaco, WA, 6008, Australia
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