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to establish the prevalence of perineal pain, the effects of pain on postnatal recovery, analgesia used to relieve pain and the perceived effectiveness of such analgesia at the Royal Women's Hospital, Victoria, Australia.we conducted structured interviews of 215 women in the postnatal ward of a tertiary hospital, within 72 hours of a vaginal birth.the structured interviews revealed that 90% of women...
to explore and describe the indigenous beliefs and practices that influence the attendance of antenatal clinics by women in the Bohlabelo district in Limpopo, South Africaa qualitative design was used to enable participants to share their beliefs and practices in their own words. Purposive sampling was used.women who were attending antenatal clinics for the first time were targeted. Data were collected...
to analyse the factor structure and reliability of the Cambridge Worry Scale (CWS) in the Spanish population.prospective cross-sectional study using a postal questionnaire.the study was conducted at a university hospital in Madrid between October 2007 and December 2008.285 Spanish pregnant women.factor structure of a Spanish version (original 16 items test and reduced 13 items version) of the scale...
to determine the number of ultrasound scans received by Iranian mothers during pregnancy and the relationship between scanning and background factors, and to describe the mothers’ expectations and experiences of ultrasound scanning.descriptive survey.a hospital related to the Social Security Organisation of Urmia City in Iran.over a six-month period, all mothers attending postpartum care and who met...
an ethnographic study was undertaken in a birth centre to explore the model of care provided there from the perspectives of midwives and parents.a five birthing-room, alongside, inner-city, birth centre in England, situated one floor below the hospital labour ward, separately staffed by purposively recruited midwives.around 114 hours were spent at the birth centre observing antenatal, intrapartum...
Since the 1990s, the TBA training strategy in developing countries has been increasingly seen as ineffective and hence its funding was subsequently reallocated to providing skilled attendants during delivery. The ineffectiveness of training programmes is blamed on TBAs lower literacy, their inability to adapt knowledge from training and certain practices that may cause maternal and infant health problems...
little is known regarding the role of the midwife in recruiting mothers to participate in scientific research.to describe ethical aspects of participation of midwives in placental perfusion studies.qualitative study involving thematic interviews and thematic content analysis.two university hospitals in Finland in 2008–2009.midwives (n=20) who had been involved in recruiting mothers for a placental...
women's experiences of childbirth have far reaching implications for their health and that of their babies. This paper describes an exploration of women's experiences of childbirth in the Republic of Ireland.a qualitative descriptive study consisting of focus group interviews (FGIs) identified important aspects of women's childbirth experiences.four randomly selected maternity units in the Republic...
in Sweden pregnant women are encouraged to remain at home until the active phase of labour. Recommendation is based on evidence, that women who seek care and are admitted in the latent phase of labour are subjected to more obstetric interventions and suffer more complications than women who remain at home until the active phase of labour. The aim of this study was to obtain a deeper understanding...
to identify, through searching the published literature, midwifery's attitudes to gay and lesbian midwives.a selective literature review.UK-based material was sparse. Items on midwifery and nursing and medicine and on midwifery in non-UK countries were accessed. Issues emerging include the salience of ‘coming out’, of education, of culture, of forming relationships with childbearing women and the...
to conduct a secondary analysis of maternal death and near-miss audits conducted at the community and facility level to explore the causes and circumstances surrounding maternal mortality and severe morbidity in one rural county in Liberia, West Africa.a non-experimental, descriptive design utilising maternal death and near-miss audit surveys was utilised for data collection. Thaddeus and Maine's...
to identify the current barriers to developing midwifery as a primary health-care strategy in Jordan and to explore the strategies to overcome these barriers.an exploratory design using an action research approach was undertaken. Workshop discussion groups and reflection were used to collect the data. A thematic approach was taken for the analysis.data were collected from a convenience sample of 64...
to explore the challenges of conducting an observational study of postnatal interactions, between midwives and women, when the researcher was a midwife observing in familiar midwifery settings.participant observation conducted by researchers who are themselves midwives raises questions regarding the influence of ‘identity’ and ‘insider’ knowledge on the conduct of such projects. The insider/outsider...
to increase our understanding of how pregnant women experience early ultrasound examination that includes a risk assessment for chromosomal anomalies and how such women perceive the test results.qualitative study at St. Olavs Hospital in Norway. Both pre- and post-examination interviews were conducted with ten pregnant women who underwent risk assessment for chromosomal anomalies. Grounded theory...
the husband’s presence at childbirth is universally accepted in industrialised nations, but the concept is still new within the cultural values and norms of Nepalese society. Understanding the cultural context surrounding the feelings and needs of Nepalese husbands will help to initiate realistic maternity education programmes.to explore husbands’ experiences of supporting their wives during childbirth...
to describe and analyse midwives’ experiences of doula support for immigrant women in Sweden.qualitative study, analysed using content analysis. Data were collected via interviews.interviews were conducted at the midwives’ workplaces. One midwife was interviewed at a cafe.ten midwives, who participated voluntarily and worked in maternity health care in western Sweden.the interview data generated three...
to evaluate a prenatal breast-feeding class developed and facilitated by peer Breast-feeding Buddies.non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental study comparing participants of the peer-led class (PLC) to those attending an established hospital-based breast-feeding nurse-led class (NLC). A brief questionnaire was completed immediately prior to the class, and telephone interviews were conducted...
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