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the objective of this study was to describe and compare childbirth outcomes and processes for women with complex social factors who received caseload midwifery care, and standard maternity care in the UK.women with complex social factors experience high rates of morbidity, mortality and poor birth outcomes. A caseload team was established to support these women throughout pregnancy and childbirth...
the aim of this study was to explore the factors involved in combining breastfeeding and employment in the context of six months of maternity leave in India.qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using a Grounded Theory approach.Health and Education sectors in New Delhi, India.20 first-time mothers with one 8–12 month-old infant and who had returned to work after six months׳...
in midwife-led care models of maternity care, midwives are responsible for intrapartum referrals to the obstetrician or obstetric unit, in order to give their clients access to secondary obstetric care. This study explores the influence of risk perception, policy on routine labour management, and other midwife related factors on intrapartum referral decisions of Dutch midwives.a questionnaire was...
the main objectives of our study was to gain an understanding of how primary care midwives in the Netherlands feel about their work and to identify factors associated with primary care midwives׳ job satisfaction and areas for improvement.a qualitative analysis was used, based on the constructivist/interpretative paradigm. Three open-ended questions in written or online questionnaire, analysed to identify...
the use of simulation training in obstetrics is an important strategy to improve health-care providers׳ competence to manage obstetric cases. As an increasing number of international programmes focus on simulation training, more information is needed about the practical aspects of planning for and organising skills laboratories.systematic review of peer reviewed literature published between January...
to provide a narrative overview of the values schema underpinning women׳s expectations of public maternity-care services using an episodes-of-care framework.focus-group discussions and in-depth interviews were undertaken with Western Australian women who had opted for public maternity care to determine the values schema apparent in their expectations of their care.public maternity-care services in...
women use various labour pain management techniques during birth. The objective of this study is to investigate women׳s use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological labour pain management techniques in relation to birth outcomes.a sub-survey of a nationally representative sample of pregnant women (n=1835) from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women׳s Health.our analysis identified women׳s use...
there is something extraordinary in the lived experience of being there at the time of birth. Yet the meaning and significance of this special time, named Kairos time in this paper, have received little attention.to describe the lived-experience of Kairos time at birth and surface its meaning.this is an interpretive hermeneutic phenomenology study informed by the writings of Heidegger and Gadamer...
to compare the influence of supplementary artificial milk feeds on breast feeding and certain clinical parameters among healthy late preterm infants given regular supplementary artificial milk feeds versus being exclusively breast fed from birth.a comparative study using quantitative methods. Data were collected via a parental diary and medical records.parents of 77 late preterm infants (34 5/7–36...
midwifery continuity of care has been shown to be beneficial to women through reducing interventions and other maternal and neonatal morbidity. In Australia, numerous government reports recognise the importance of midwifery models of care that provide continuity. Given the benefits, midwives, including new graduate midwives, should have the opportunity to work in these models of care. Historically,...
perineal suturing is a common event which affects women across a variety of international settings. Women have expressed pain related to perineal trauma in the postnatal period but little is known about pain during suturing. In addition, there is a lack of evidence to identify how professional decisions are made about pain management during the suturing process.to explore women and clinician׳s response...
to investigate the prevalence of childbirth related fear (CBRF) in early pregnancy among both Swedish born and foreign born women living in Sweden.a cross sectional prevalence study. Data was collected by a questionnaire, which was available in Swedish and eight other languages.a university hospital in the middle of Sweden.the recruitment took place during a two month period where the participating...
to evaluate midwife-led care (MLC) antenatal care compared with antenatal care provided in traditional obstetric-led hospital antenatal clinics (usual care).a mixed methods approach involving a chart audit, postal survey, focus group and in-depth interviews.data were collected at a large maternity hospital and satellite clinics in Dublin from women attending for antenatal care between June 2011 and...
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