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the attitudes of two counsellors towards women requesting a caesarean section due to fear of birth were identified. One emphasised the ability to overcome any emotional obstacle to vaginal birth (‘coping attitude’), and the other emphasised that the ultimate choice of mode of birth was the womans’ (‘autonomy attitude’). Two research questions were asked: (1) What are the predictors of change in a...
to investigate midwives’ attitudes and opinions on mode of birth.exploratory descriptive study. Data were collected via study-specific questionnaires during 2006.southeastern Sweden.all midwives working in two counties.regardless of age, experience and working field, the midwives considered a reasonable caesarean rate to be around 11.5 per cent. None of the participants thought that the caesarean...
to understand women's expectations and experience of discomfort during chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis, and relate them to aspects of clinical practice.thematic analysis of narrative interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, coded and analysed using computer-assisted qualitative data analysis software.sample recruited nationally for two wider studies of experiences...
this study reviewed breast-feeding rates in Malta for the first six months of life and identified reasons why mothers discontinue breast feeding in this small island state.a random sample of 405 new mothers who chose to breast feed in the only major state hospital were contacted by phone one week postnatally and again each month up to six months, and presented with a questionnaire relating to their...
to evaluate the effects of an extended midwifery support (EMS) programme on the proportion of women who breast feed fully to six months.randomised controlled trial.large public teaching hospital in Australia.849 women who had given birth to a healthy, term, singleton baby and who wished to breast feed.participants were allocated at random to EMS, in which they were offered a one-to-one postnatal educational...
approximately 56% of babies in France are breast fed at birth compared with approximately 91% in Germany. Few studies have compared these neighbouring countries despite the similarities in their social systems.to compare breast-feeding initiation and duration from birth to 3 months post partum between French and German mothers, as well as reasons for breast-feeding cessation in the first 3 months...
to explore first-time mothers’ experiences of birth at home and in hospital in Australia.a grounded theory methodology was used. Data were generated from in-depth interviews with women in their own homes.Sydney, Australia.19 women were interviewed. Seven women who gave in a public hospital and seven women who gave birth for the first time at home were interviewed and their experiences were contrasted...
to explore women's experiences of a prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) programme in rural Malawi.an exploratory, qualitative study using in-depth interviews with 24 purposively selected women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The women were in three groups of eight: (1) those who delivered at the hospital and took nevirapine (NVP) before birth and whose babies received...
to identify and describe the meaning of the routine ultrasound scan to pregnant women.a qualitative descriptive study using a grounded theory approach, with individual interviews to collect data.three antenatal clinics in a Swedish county of approximately 400,000 inhabitants.voluntary samples of 10 pregnant Swedish women, 26–38 years of age, were interviewed prior to their first routine ultrasound...
to establish the incidence of obesity in the pregnant population in a large city in the North West of England, identify links between obesity and social deprivation, and compare outcomes of pregnancy in obese and non-obese women.retrospective cohort study using maternal records.largest maternity hospital in Europe.8176 women who gave birth at the study hospital in 2006.data showed that 17.7% of women...
to explore midwives’ accounts of the characteristics of ‘good’ leadership and ‘good’ midwifery.a phenomenological interview survey. Participants were asked about what made both good and poor midwives and leaders.two maternity departments within National Health Service trusts in the North West of England.qualified midwives, selected by random sampling stratified to encompass senior and junior grades...
it is widely acknowledged that caring can cause emotional suffering in health-care professionals. The concepts of compassion fatigue, post-traumatic stress disorder and secondary traumatic stress are used to describe the potential consequences of caring for people who are or have experienced trauma. Empathy between the professional and patient or client is a key feature in the development of secondary...
intimate partner violence is a significant health problem. Fear of retaliation and shame may prevent women from telling anyone about the violence. This study investigated the prevalence of disclosure and police reporting of intimate partner violence during the first year postpartum.a prospective longitudinal Swedish cohort study based on information from 2563 women who answered a postal questionnaire...
to explore women's views and experiences of breast feeding, regardless of whether or not they breast fed, or length of breast feeding.data from a randomised controlled trial (where neither of two education interventions increased breast-feeding initiation or duration compared with standard care; ISRCTN21556494) were pooled and analysed as a cohort. This paper presents the analysis of two questions...
most women stop breast feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. If health professionals are to improve low breast-feeding duration and exclusivity rates, they need to assess high-risk women reliably and identify predisposing factors amenable to intervention. One possible modifiable variable is breast-feeding confidence. The Breast-feeding Self-Efficacy Scale—Short Form (BSES-SF) is a 14-item...
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