Parents’ experiences of midwifery students providing continuity of care

Aune, Ingvild; Dahlberg, Unn; Ingebrigtsen, Oddbjørn

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2011.06.006

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“…The women highlighted caring relationships and stability in everyday life as fundamental factors. This is supported by several other studies where close relationships in the childbearing process are portrayed as crucial for women (Gibbins and Thomson, 2001;Howarth et al, 2011;Aune et al, 2012;Haga et al, 2012;Dahlberg and Aune, 2013). In the current study, the women highlighted the roles of their partner and mother.…”

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“…In the current study, the women highlighted the roles of their partner and mother. The partner's presence during childbirth is decisive for the women's feeling of trust (Halldorsdottir and Karlsdottir, 1996;Lundgren et al, 2009;Howarth et al, 2011;Aune et al, 2012) and of great importance for the woman's birth experience (Lavender et al, 1999;Haga et al, 2012). A good relationship with the partner is described as important for the woman's wish to experience a natural birth without interventions (Kringeland et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Promoting a normal birth and a positive birth experience — Norwegian women׳s perspectives

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Torvik

Selboe

et al. 2015

Midwifery

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confidence: 69%

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Promoting a normal birth and a positive birth experience — Norwegian women׳s perspectives

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Torvik

Selboe

et al. 2015

Midwifery

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“…Having both ante and perinatal support from the same midwife has been shown to promote a trusting relationship between the mother and midwife, which contributes to more confidence and less fear before and during the birth. Aune et al found that fathers, rather than mothers, valued more highly the presence of a student midwife throughout the childbirth itself [35]. This practice of continued and consistent care may help to address some of the difficulties highlighted by men in the present study.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 67%

“…Within the broader context, continuity of care has been shown to be an important factor in determining women’s experiences of childbirth (e.g., [35, 36]). Having both ante and perinatal support from the same midwife has been shown to promote a trusting relationship between the mother and midwife, which contributes to more confidence and less fear before and during the birth.…”

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confidence: 99%

“Nothing’s actually happened to me.”: the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic

Etheridge

Slade²

2017

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

112

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BackgroundGiven the limited research into men’s experiences of being present at childbirth this study explored the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic. The aim of the research was to investigate how men coped with these experiences; the impact on their lives; and their views on what may have helped to reduce distress.MethodsParticipants were recruited via websites relating to birth trauma and parenthood. A consent and screening questionnaire was used to ensure that participants met the inclusion criteria of: being resident in the UK; being 16 years or older; having been present at the birth and answering yes to the question “At some point during the childbirth I experienced feelings of intense fear, helplessness or horror”. Semi-structured telephone interviews were completed with 11 fathers who reported finding childbirth traumatic. Participants also completed the Impact of Event Scale as a measure of trauma symptoms. Template Analysis was used to analyse the interview data.ResultsChildbirth was experienced as “a rollercoaster of emotion” because of the speed and unexpectedness of events. Men described fears of death, mirroring their partner’s distress; trying ‘to keep it together’ and helplessly watching a catastrophe unfold. Fathers felt themselves abandoned by staff with a lack of information. Men were subsequently distressed and preoccupied with the birth events but tended to feel that their responses were unjustified and tried to cope through avoidance. Men described the need for support but reluctance to receive it.ConclusionsFathers may experience extreme distress as a result of childbirth which is exacerbated by aspects of current maternity care. Maternity services need to be aware of the potential impacts of fathers’ attendance at childbirth and attend to fathers’, as well as mothers’, emotional responses.

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“…Some mothers had multiple providers and had never seen the provider who delivered them until the day of their delivery. Results from two studies using a midwife-led model of care continuity also support this data, and found that continuity of care not only allowed women to build a relationship with their providers, but offered the reassurance to women that their providers would know their individual needs and provide the appropriate advice [21, 22]. …”

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confidence: 88%

Views of Women and Clinicians on Postpartum Preparation and Recovery

Martin

Horowitz

Balbierz

et al. 2013

Matern Child Health J

125

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To explore important domains of women’s postpartum experiences as perceived by postpartum mothers and obstetricians/midwives, and to investigate how postpartum care could enhance patient preparation for the postpartum period. Qualitative research study was conducted to explore women’s and clinicians’ perceptions of the postpartum experience. Four focus groups of postpartum women (n = 45) and two focus groups of obstetric clinicians (n = 13) were held at a large urban teaching hospital in New York City. All focus groups were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using grounded theory. Four main themes were identified: lack of women’s knowledge about postpartum health and lack of preparation for the postpartum experience, lack of continuity of care and absence of maternal care during the early postpartum period, disconnect between providers and postpartum mothers, and suggestions for improvement. Mothers did not expect many of the symptoms they experienced after childbirth and were disappointed with the lack of support by providers during this critical time in their recovery. Differences existed in the major postpartum concerns of mothers and clinicians. However, both mothers and clinicians agreed that preparation during the antepartum period could be beneficial for postpartum recovery. Results from this study indicate that many mothers do not feel prepared for the postpartum experience. Study findings raise the hypothesis that capturing patient-centered domains that define the postpartum experience and integrating these domains into patient care may enhance patient preparation for postpartum recovery and improve postpartum outcomes.

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Parents’ experiences of midwifery students providing continuity of care

Cited by 45 publications

References 41 publications

Promoting a normal birth and a positive birth experience — Norwegian women׳s perspectives

Promoting a normal birth and a positive birth experience — Norwegian women׳s perspectives

“Nothing’s actually happened to me.”: the experiences of fathers who found childbirth traumatic

Views of Women and Clinicians on Postpartum Preparation and Recovery

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