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BackgroundFor safety reasons an in‐hospital birth center was replaced by a modified form of birth center care with the same medical guidelines and equipment as in standard care. The aim of this study was to investigate women's and men's satisfaction with modified care compared with standard care.
MethodsWomen in both groups gave birth from July 2007 to July 2008. The same medical low‐risk criteria...
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Surveys have shown that women are highly satisfied with their maternity care. Their satisfaction has been associated with various demographic, personal, and care factors. Isolating the factors that most matter to women about their care can guide quality improvement efforts. This study aimed to identify the most significant factors associated with high ratings of care by women in the three...
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Satisfaction is a key component of the care experience and part of the health system “triple aim,” along with improving population health and reducing per capita health care costs, the other two parts of the “triple aim.” The objectives of the study were to examine birth‐experience satisfaction among women in Ontario, Canada, who received care from midwives, family physicians, and obstetricians...
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The use of birth plans to facilitate shared decision making in childbirth is widely recommended by international agencies and by the Dutch Integrated Birth Care protocol (2016). This study evaluated the use of birth plans in The Netherlands.
Methods
A retrospective study was conducted during 2017 in a Dutch academic hospital. Women who gave birth after 33 weeks of gestational age were...
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Public patient involvement (PPI) generates knowledge about the health‐illness process through the incorporation of people's experiences and priorities. The Babies Born Better (BBB) survey is a pan‐European online questionnaire that can be used as a PPI tool for preliminary and consultative forms of citizens' involvement. The purpose of this research was to identify which practices support...
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The World Health Organization's recent recommendations on intrapartum care regard women's experience of care as an essential aspect of high‐quality maternity care. A better understanding of women's perspectives on their childbirth experiences in the United States is needed to place women in the center of care and optimize their experience of childbirth.
Methods
This study analyzed data...
Background
In the Netherlands, antenatal cardiotocography (aCTG), used to assess fetal well‐being, is performed in obstetrician‐led care. To improve continuity of care, an innovation project was designed wherein primary care midwives perform aCTGs for specific indications. The aim of this study was to examine the satisfaction and experiences of pregnant women who received an aCTG in primary midwife‐led...
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In Norway, antenatal care is delivered free of charge in the municipality. Satisfaction with care is considered to be an important predictor of utilization of health care. The aim of this study was to examine women's satisfaction with antenatal care, and to identify factors that predict overall satisfaction with the service.
Methods
A total of 611 women completed a survey that collected...
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