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Abstract: Background: Perceived discrimination is associated with poor mental health and health‐compromising behaviors in a range of vulnerable populations, but this link has not been assessed among pregnant women. We aimed to determine whether perceived discrimination was associated with these important targets of maternal health care among low‐income pregnant women.
Methods: Face‐to‐face interviews...
Abstract: Background: Internet access and usage is almost ubiquitous, providing new opportunities and increasing challenges for health care practitioners and users. With pregnant women reportedly turning to the Internet for information during pregnancy, a better understanding of this behavior is needed. The objective of this study was to ascertain why and how pregnant women use the Internet as a health information source, and the overall effect it had on their decision making. Kuhlthau’s (1993) information‐seeking model was adapted to provide the underpinning theoretical framework for the study....
Abstract: Background: Until recently, external cephalic version to prevent breech presentation at birth was not widely accepted. The objective of our study was to assess the prevalence, outcomes, and women’s experiences of external cephalic version to improve the implementation of the procedure in the Netherlands.Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted of 167 women under the care of a midwife with confirmed breech presentation at a gestational age of 33 completed weeks or more....
Abstract: Background: Since the 1970s, the movement to “humanize” birth in North America has evolved into “family‐centered maternity care,” which has focused on providing evidence‐based maternity care that is responsive to the needs of women and their families. The objective of this research was to explore women’s birth experiences within the context of the numerous changes that have occurred in perinatal care and to determine how information and knowledge acquired about pregnancy and birth influenced women’s birth experiences....
Abstract: Background: Reality‐based birth television programs in the United States warrant close analysis because many women watch these shows to learn about birth. The purpose of this study was to understand how reproduction and birth are portrayed in these shows. We hypothesized that women’s bodies are displayed as inferior and in need of surveillance and that this inferiority of the female body is solved through technology and a medical approach to birth....
Abstract: Background: The importance of breastfeeding‐related health outcomes in reducing inequalities in health has been recognized as a National Health Service target to increase initiation rates especially among disadvantaged groups in England. This study examined the psychosocial factors influencing infant feeding intention among pregnant teenagers expecting their first baby and living in deprived urban areas in England....
Abstract: Background: In many hospitals in former Soviet countries, traditional Soviet perinatal policies remain in place, although in others reforms have been introduced. This study explores women’s experiences during labor and birth in two Lithuanian maternity hospitals. The hospitals differed in that one (S) followed traditional Soviet era maternity practices whereas the other (P) had been exposed to World Health Organization‐Euro practices and policies with respect to more up‐to‐date evidence‐based and family‐centered care....
Abstract: Background: Cesarean section is an increasingly common mode of birth, and although clinical care has improved and the risks reduced, less attention has been paid to the effect of the procedure and the care received. The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding by investigating individual women’s recent experiences and reflections on their care.Methods: Views of women who had recently undergone cesarean birth were obtained in a study in which a random sample of women was selected by means of birth registrations in England and invited to complete a questionnaire 3 months after the birth. Text responses to open‐ended questions about care during labor and birth, the postnatal period in hospital, and anything else women wished to say about their maternity care were analyzed using qualitative methods....
Abstract: Background: Cesarean section is associated with delayed mother‐infant interaction because neither the mother nor the father routinely maintains skin‐to‐skin contact with the infant after birth. The aim of the study was to explore and compare parent‐newborn vocal interaction when the infant is placed in skin‐to‐skin contact either with the mother or the father immediately after a planned...
Abstract: Background: Hypertensive complications during pregnancy occur in nearly 8 percent of pregnancies and account for 15 percent of all maternal mortalities in the United States. The purpose of this study was to investigate further the association between physical activity and hypertensive complications during pregnancy using data from a population‐based surveillance system.
Methods: This...
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