Women's experiences of, and attitudes to, maternity education across the perinatal period in Victoria, Australia: A mixed-methods approach.

CONCLUSIONS: There is a need for a reorientation of perinatal health service education. A health promotion approach is suggested as it extends beyond the physical recovery from birth to encompass psychosocial factors; including perinatal morbidities that can disrupt the quality and experience of the transition to parenthood.
PMID: 28389170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Women Birth - April 4, 2017 Category: Midwifery Authors: Buultjens M, Murphy G, Robinson P, Milgrom J, Monfries M Tags: Women Birth Source Type: research