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Source: Women and Birth - August 11, 2022 Category: Midwifery Source Type: research
Influence of grandmothers on breastfeeding practices in a rural community in Papua New Guinea: A critical discourse analysis of first-time mothers ’ perspectives
Almost all babies are breastfed in Papua New Guinea (PNG); yet appropriate breastfeeding practices are not always followed. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 10, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: McKenzie Ken Maviso, Lillian Maye Kaforau, Carolyn Hastie Source Type: research
Parental experiences with changes in maternity care during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed-studies systematic review
During the COVID-19 pandemic, pregnant women were identified as a high-risk and vulnerable group. To reduce risk of transmission, maternity healthcare services were modified to limit exposure but maintain services for pregnant women. However, the change in hospital practice may have compromised quality maternal care standards. Therefore, this review aims to explore parental experiences and views with maternity care received from healthcare institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 9, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Joan Gabrielle Lalor, Greg Sheaf, Andrea Mulligan, Magdalena Ohaja, Ashamole Clive, Sylvia Murphy-Tighe, Esperanza Debby Ng, Shefaly Shorey Tags: Review article Source Type: research
Red flags for episiotomy in a midwife-led birth: Using co-production with midwives to capture clinical experience
One of four key points in the Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle, first piloted in the UK in 2016, was the directive to perform episiotomy when clinically indicated. Midwives are the primary health care professional for straightforward births in the UK and there is very little published literature that relates to their practice in this area. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 5, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Jo Gould, Sara S. Webb, Carmen Byrne, Emily Brace, Jane Cleary, Lorna Dow, Elizabeth Edwards, Elizabeth Glyn-Jones, Tracey Hunter, Jacqueline Longton, Katie Tibble, Jennifer MacLellan Source Type: research
Does midwifery continuity of care make a difference to women with perinatal mental health conditions: A cohort study, from Australia
Perinatal mental health (PMH) conditions are associated with an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes including preterm birth. Midwifery caseload group practice (continuity of care, MCP) improves perinatal outcomes including a 24 % reduction of preterm birth. The evidence is unclear whether MCP has the same effect for women with perinatal mental health conditions. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 5, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Allison Cummins, Kathleen Baird, Sarah J. Melov, Lena Melhem, Carolyn Hilsabeck, Monica Hook, James Elhindi, Dharmintra Pasupathy Source Type: research
Community perspectives on delivering trauma-aware and culturally safe perinatal care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents
Since colonisation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have experienced violence, loss of land, ongoing discrimination and increased exposure to traumatic events. These include adverse childhood experiences which can lead to complex trauma, and are associated with increased incidence of high-risk pregnancies, birth complications and emergence of post-traumatic symptoms during the perinatal period, potentially impacting parenting and leading to intergenerational trauma. The perinatal period offers unique opportunities for processing experiences of trauma and healing yet can also be a time when parents experience ...
Source: Women and Birth - August 4, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Renee Fiolet, Cindy Woods, Anni Hine Moana, Rachel Reilly, Helen Herrman, Helen McLachlan, Jane Fisher, Johanna Lynch, Catherine Chamberlain Source Type: research
Women ’s experiences of care and support following perinatal death in high burden countries: A metasynthesis
The experiences of women in low and middle-income countries following perinatal death remains difficult and challenging, thereby increasing their susceptibility to negative psychological impact particularly with insufficient bereavement care and support. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 1, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Omotewa Kuforiji, Tracey A. Mills, Karina Lovell Tags: Review article Source Type: research
Taking the reins: A grounded theory study of women's experiences of negotiating water immersion for labour and birth after a previous caesarean section
Women seeking a vaginal birth after a caesarean section (VBAC) frequently want to keep their subsequent labour and birth free from intervention. Water immersion (WI) during labour is potentially an effective tool for women having a VBAC for its natural pain-relieving properties. However, negotiating access to WI can be difficult, especially in the context of VBAC. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 1, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: B. Townsend, J. Fenwick, R. McInnes, M. Sidebotham Tags: Original research Source Type: research
A national survey of Australian midwives ’ birth choices and outcomes
Maternity care in Australia is predominantly provided by midwives, many who give birth. There is a paucity of research on midwives own childbearing preferences and experiences. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - August 1, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: S. Coulton Stoliar, H.G. Dahlen, A. Sheehan Source Type: research
Experiences with obstetric violence among healthcare professionals and students in Spain: A constructivist grounded theory study
Obstetric violence appears to be a worldwide concern and is defined as a type of gender-based violence perpetrated by health professionals. This violence undermines and harms women ’s autonomy. In Spain, 38.3 % of women have identified themselves as victims of this type of violence. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 31, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Desir ée Mena-Tudela, Pablo Roman, Víctor M. González-Chordá, Miguel Rodriguez-Arrastia, Lourdes Gutiérrez-Cascajares, Carmen Ropero-Padilla Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
My quitting stories: A qualitative study exploring Aboriginal women ’s experiences of smoking cessation and preventing relapse in the context of pregnancy
Most women who give up smoking during pregnancy relapse to smoking postnatally. Evidence on strategies that are helpful in maintaining smoking cessation during and beyond pregnancy is limited. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 30, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Tabassum Rahman, Alyce Weatherall, Michelle Kennedy, Amanda L. Baker, Gillian S. Gould Source Type: research
South-Asian women ’s experiences of earlier additional, fetal monitoring to reduce stillbirth: An exploratory qualitative study
In an attempt to reduce the rates of stillbirth at term among South-Asian born women, Victoria ’s largest maternity service, Monash Health, implemented a new clinical guideline in 2017 that recommended additional earlier, twice weekly monitoring to assess fetal wellbeing from 39 weeks for South-Asian women. In acknowledging the importance of woman centred, culturally responsive care, this s tudy aimed to understand South-Asian women’s, experiences, of the additional earlier fetal monitoring. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 25, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Erin Tully, Mandy Truong, Ensieh Fooladi, Mary-Ann Davey, Ryan Hodges, Miranda L Davies-Tuck Source Type: research
Midwives ’ experience of personal/professional risk when providing continuity of care to women who decline recommendations: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies
Women ’s autonomous choices in pursuit of physiological childbirth are sometimes limited by the midwife’s willingness to support those choices, particularly when those choices are contrary to recommendations or outside of guidelines. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 19, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Priscilla Ford, Susan Crowther, Nimisha Waller Tags: Original research Source Type: research
Midwifery continuity of care for women with complex pregnancies in Australia: An integrative review
All women require access to quality maternity care. Continuity of midwifery care can enhance women ’s experiences of childbearing and is associated with positive outcomes for women and infants. Much research on these models has been conducted with women with uncomplicated pregnancies; less is known about outcomes for women with complexities. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 19, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Deborah Fox, Vanessa Scarf, Sabera Turkmani, Chris Rossiter, Rebecca Coddington, Annabel Sheehy, Christine Catling, Allison Cummins, Kathleen Baird Source Type: research
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation and maintenance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in Australia: A systematic review and narrative analysis.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (hereafter referred to as Aboriginal) women breastfeed at lower rates than non-Aboriginal women. Little is known about factors associated with breastfeeding specific to Aboriginal women and infants. (Source: Women and Birth)
Source: Women and Birth - July 12, 2022 Category: Midwifery Authors: Tanisha L. Springall, Helen L. McLachlan, Della A. Forster, Jennifer Browne, Catherine Chamberlain Source Type: research
