A descriptive analysis of home births attended by CNMs in two nurse-midwifery services

Anderson, R. Eleanor; Greener, Deborah L.

doi:10.1016/0091-2182(91)90058-w

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“…Discussions about the appropriate technology for normal birth ( Chalmers, 1992 ) have raised questions about which standards should be used for benchmarking in maternity care and outcome evaluations in lower risk women. Reviews and reports from Europe, Australia, and New Zealand ( Bastian, Keirse, & Lancaster, 1998;Gulbranson, Hilton, McKay, & Cox, 1997;Woodcock, Read, Moore, Stanley, & Bower, 1990 ), where midwifery practice is an integral component of the health care delivery system, as well as data derived from the few U.S. studies that are available ( Anderson & Greener, 1991;Anderson & Murphy, 1994;Gabay & Wolfe, 1997;Murphy & Fullerton, 1998;Rosenblatt et al, 1997 ) offer compelling evidence that differences in outcomes, when they can be identifi ed in lower risk women, are elements of the process of care. Because of their impact on outcomes, choices made about the process of care must also fi gure in evaluations of clinical practice.…”

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Development of the Optimality Index as a New Approach to Evaluating Outcomes of Maternity Care

Murphy

Fullerton

2006

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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Development of the Optimality Index as a New Approach to Evaluating Outcomes of Maternity Care

Murphy

Fullerton

2006

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing

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“…Women choosing alternative models of care may differ from those seeking ordinary care in demographic background and attitudes to maternity care and childbirth. Those interested in home birth were to a greater extent older, better educated, married or cohabiting (5,11,12), multiparous (5,12), and early and regular prenatal care attendees (11) compared with women who preferred to give birth in a hospital.…”

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Swedish Women's Interest in Home Birth and In‐Hospital Birth Center Care

Hildingsson

Waldenström

Rådestad

2003

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“…Women who choose alternative maternity care are more often older (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8), married (1,3,6,8,9), better educated (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, lo), and multiparous (1,2, 3,8,9, 1 l), than women who choose conventional obstetric care. They also want to be more actively involved in the birth process (1,3, lo), with higher scores on internal locus of control scales (2,12,13).…”

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Characteristics of women choosing birth center care

Waldenström

Nilsson

1993

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

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The purpose of this study was to describe the characteristics of women choosing alternative maternity care compared with women who preferred conventional care. The former group of women had their antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care at birth center in Stockholm, Sweden. Characteristics of the birth center care were continuity of care, restriction of medical technology, parental responsibility and self care. Altogether 1086 women enrolled for birth center care were included in the Alternative Group (AG). A sample of 630 was selected from among pregnant women who preferred conventional care (CG). Both groups filled in a structured questionnaire, and the response rate was 100% (1086) in the AG and 70% (441) in the CG. Besides having a more critical attitude to conventional procedures of maternity care, women in the AG were older, better educated and had other professions than CG women. They were in better physical health, and tended to be less anxious when thinking of the approaching birth and motherhood. They had more positive expectations of the coming birth, and a greater interest in not being separated from the newborn and the rest of the family immediately after the birth. They were also more interested in being actively involved in their own care. Generally speaking, AG women were more concerned about the psychological aspects of childbirth. No differences were found between the groups regarding civil status, proportion of native Swedes, or parity. Women whose characteristics coincide with those of the AG may be a growing proportion of the female population, due to better education and a growing concern about the disease orientation of maternity care.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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A descriptive analysis of home births attended by CNMs in two nurse-midwifery services

Cited by 26 publications

References 12 publications

Development of the Optimality Index as a New Approach to Evaluating Outcomes of Maternity Care

Development of the Optimality Index as a New Approach to Evaluating Outcomes of Maternity Care

Swedish Women's Interest in Home Birth and In‐Hospital Birth Center Care

Characteristics of women choosing birth center care

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