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to gain an understanding about midwives' experiences of providing a continuous supportive presence in the delivery room during childbirth, and to learn about factors that may affect this continuous support.qualitative study at a maternity unit in Norway, where about 4000 births take place each year. In-depth interviews were conducted with ten midwives working in two different maternity wards. The...
to review the literature around what is considered to be a good midwife and in particular what women value in a midwife, in order to identify the gaps in the evidence for future research.this paper reviews the research in the area of interest over the past 30 years. The literature search focused on the concept of good midwife using synonyms and antonyms. The inclusion criteria included language (English...
there is a dearth of papers in midwifery journals exploring the philosophical underpinnings of various research methods. However, explaining and justifying particular ontological and epistemological positions gives coherence and credibility to chosen research methods.to explore and explain the philosophical underpinning of critical realism and argue for it to be more widely adopted by midwifery researchers,...
to explore the information sources used by women during pregnancy to meet their information needs regarding pregnancy, birth and the postpartum period.a cross-sectional postal survey of all eligible women who birthed at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia between November 2010 and January 2011. Surveys were sent at four months post partum.forty-seven per cent (350/752) of eligible women...
this study was aimed to provide information on policies for the practice of managing the third stage of labour in Iran, including discussion of related systematic evidence.this survey used a standard questionnaire to obtain information about prevention and early treatment of postpartum haemorrhage from all geographical areas in Iran, in 2010.the survey included maternity units from 23 provinces, covering...
to determine the level and determinants for utilisation of Skilled Birth Attendance (SBA).a population-based survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted in Goya and Tundunya political wards of Katsina state from May to June 2012. Four hundred women aged 15–49 years who had delivered a baby within two years prior to the study were asked about birth attendance during antenatal care (ANC),...
to systematically identify interventions that midwives could introduce to address post-traumatic stress in women following childbirth.a search strategy was developed and relevant papers were identified from databases including Cinahl, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Maternity and Infant Care, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, and Web of Science. Key search terms used were post-traumatic stress, post partum, intervention,...
to explore community and health-care provider attitudes towards maltreatment during delivery in rural northern Ghana, and compare findings against The White Ribbon Alliance's seven fundamental rights of childbearing women.a cross-sectional qualitative study using in-depth interviews and focus groups.the Kassena-Nankana District of rural northern Ghana between July and October 2010.128 community members,...
to gain a deeper understanding of why Iranian primigravidae request caesarean section without any medical indication.qualitative study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews, and thematic analysis was undertaken.four health care centres at Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.14 primigravidae who requested caesarean section without any medical indication.reasons for...
to investigate the prevalence of childbirth related fear in Swedish fathers and associated factors.a regional cohort study. Data was collected by a questionnaire.three hospitals in the middle-north part of Sweden1047 expectant fathers recruited in mid-pregnancy during one year (2007) who completed the Fear of Birth Scale (FOBS).prevalence of childbirth fear and associated factors. Crude and adjusted...
the main research question is to describe current practice in offering debriefing services to post partum women and learn about the perceptions of women accessing these services.critical review of the literature using a meta ethnography approach.20 papers were identified. These included four surveys, three qualitative studies, one mixed methods study and three literature reviews. Nine randomised controlled...
for some women childbirth is physically and psychologically traumatic and meets Criterion A1 (threat) and A2 (intense emotional response) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV).This study differentiates Criterion A1 and A2 to explore their individual relationship to prevalence rates for posttraumatic stress, each other,...
to explore midwives' behavioural intentions and the determinants of these intentions with regard to the management of antenatal care of women with maternal distress.an exploratory survey using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics calculated expanded TPB constructs, demographic information, personal characteristics and work related details. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to examine...
women can experience an array of serious and enduring morbidities following a difficult or traumatic childbirth. These complications have a negative impact on maternal behaviours and infant and family well-being.to undertake a meta-synthesis of existing qualitative research to explore the psychosocial implications of a traumatic birth on maternal well-being.a systematic review across 10 databases...
to examine attitudes towards birth that may be common among young adults who have been socialised into a medicalised birth culture. Specifically, we were interested in examining factors that might be associated with fear of birth and preferences for elective obstetric interventions among the next generation of maternity care consumers.secondary analysis of an online survey of university students.British...
maternal mortality is a relatively rare event in high-income countries and some middle-income countries. There is however a rising trend in the overall rate of severe maternal morbidity in many of these countries due to the increasingly complex obstetric and medical needs of women who become pregnant. With the aim to identify how women's experiences of health services following severe maternal morbidity...
this paper describes midwives' experiences of learning new counselling skills and delivering a counselling intervention entitled ‘Promoting Resilience on Mothers Emotions’ (PRIME).a descriptive exploratory approach was used. Data collected included semi-structured interviews (n=42), midwife diary entries (18 pages) and web based postings (169 pages). Data were analysed using manual thematic method...
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