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BackgroundBirth plans are written preferences for labor and birth which women prepare in advance. Most studies have examined them as a novel intervention or “outside” formal care provision. This study considered use of a standard birth plan section within a national, woman‐held maternity record.
MethodsExploratory qualitative interviews were conducted with women (42) and maternity service staff (24)...
Objectives. To investigate the motivation of pregnant women towards the practice of pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy using the revised Theory of Planned Behaviour (RTPB), incorporating measures of past behaviour.
Design. Longitudinal cohort study.
Methods. Women (n= 289) attending antenatal clinics in the North‐East of Scotland were interviewed in the third trimester of pregnancy regarding...
to establish the reported practice of pelvic floor exercises and stress urinary incontinence after delivery.a longitudinal study using a postnatal postal questionnaire.257 women in the North-East of Scotland were sent questionnaires between June and December 2000, 6–12 months after delivery (previously recruited and interviewed during the last trimester of pregnancy). One hundred and sixty-three women...
to establish levels of knowledge about pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy; reported practice of pelvic floor exercises in pregnancy; and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in a sample of women in the third trimester of pregnancy.structured cross-sectional interview survey.pregnant women over the age of 16 years and more than 30 weeks gestation attending antenatal clinics in North-East...
Objective: to investigate the use and effects of birth plans and how women perceive them.Design: retrospective questionnaire survey.Setting: a teaching hospital with approximately 3000 deliveries per annum in Dundee, Scotland.Participants: 143 primigravidae, six to 13 weeks following delivery.Findings: the study achieved a 71% response rate. Ninety per cent of women had completed a birth plan. Most...
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