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Objective: taking evidence provided by an ethnographic study based on women's experiences of pregnancy and childbirth, and using ritual theory in the analysis of the relationship between the medical metaphor, inherent in contemporary birth settings, and the views and expectations of childbirth which the women bring with them to that setting.Design: small scale qualitative study using ethnographic...
Objective: to ascertain who was providing antenatal care in the community in a defined geographical area in the north of England, and whether the care could achieve the government objectives presented in Changing Childbirth (DoH 1993).Design: a questionnaire was used to obtain demographic information and semi-structured interviews were held with care providers in order to assess the perspective of...
Objective: to identify factors which affect the learning of clinical skills by student midwives.Design: ethnographic, grounded theory.Setting: a large urban maternity hospital and its community area in the south of England.Participants: student midwives, midwives, midwifery managers and teachers.Data collection: by observation in clinical settings and interviews.Key conclusions: observation, indirect...
Objective: to compare labour complications, after an uncomplicated pregnancy, of first births in women 35 years and older with women 20-30 years old.Design: an explorative prospective cohort study.Setting: four independent midwives' practices in Amsterdam.Participants: a group of 49 elderly nulliparae was compared with a group of 99 younger nulliparae.Measurements and findings: percentage of referrals...
Objective: to examine how Chinese women experience postnatal care in a Scottish setting, their beliefs, needs and experience, and why any differences exist. The aim is to bring the knowledge forward and to improve these women's childbearing experience.Design: a qualitative comparative approach.Setting: maternity units in Scotland.Participants: ten Chinese and ten Scottish women, ten health workers,...
Objective: to identify what support from midwives Chinese women find most helpful in contributing to a positive labour and childbirth experience.Design: a quantitative study using a cross-sectional design was employed. Data were collected using a Chinese language version of the Bryanton Adaptation of Nursing Support in Labor Questionnaire.Setting: a postnatal ward in a Hong Kong public hospital.Participants:...
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