A population based study of Swedish women’s opinions about antenatal, delivery and postpartum care

Abstract

This study has provided some useful information about women's opinion regarding antenatal, delivery and postpartum care which may be taken into account when instigating changes in the maternity care system.

Women's birth expectations, are they fulfilled? Findings from a longitudinal Swedish cohort study

“…A young age and primiparity are correlated and first time mothers higher expectations could be explained by the new situation with a lot of issues needing processing when pregnant for the first time. 25 Another explanation could be that it is more difficult for primiparous women to have clear expectations about these factors and, therefore, they chose all available options in the survey.…”

Playing Second Fiddle Is Okay–Swedish Fathers' Experiences of Prenatal Care

“…These findings correspond to women's perceptions of prenatal care. Several studies show that women assess health‐related content as the most important aspect within prenatal care 15,16 …”

“…The fathers also believed that it was very important that the woman obtained enough support from the midwife, which is also an important factor reported by women themselves 2,15 . On the other hand, Finnbogadottir et al 3 argue that the man's special need for support is just as important as the woman's need and should be assessed by the midwife and appropriate to each individual father's needs and desires.…”

“…Logistic regression was used to assess which factors contributed most to fathers being very satisfied with prenatal care. Statistical analyses were conducted using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL) 15 …”

Womens' attitudes and beliefs of childbirth and association with birth preference: A comparison of a Swedish and an Australian sample in mid-pregnancy

“…This was consistent with the results of the Thomas and Paranjothy (2001) original survey from which the questions were drawn and the findings of Kingdon et al (2009) who also used these questions. Similar concerns about the baby's wellbeing have been ranked as the highest in priority in several other studies (Ladfors et al, 2001;Hildingsson et al, 2002).…”