Eating and Drinking in Labor: The Influence of Caregiver Advice on Women's BehaviorBirth - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 119-123 - 2001
Hubertina Scheepers, Marion C.J. Thans, P.A. de Jong, G.G.M. Essed, Saskia le Cessie, Humphrey H.H. Kanhai
Background:
Although there is much debate about eating and drinking during labor, little scientific data about its influence on the course of labor exist. In The Netherlands, most midwives and obstetricians allow women to eat and drink during normal labor. The objective of this study was to examine whether or not women were actively advised to ...... hiện toàn bộ
Exploring vaccination practices of midwives in British ColumbiaBirth - Tập 48 Số 3 - Trang 428-437 - 2021
Julie A. Bettinger, Clara Rubincam, Devon Greyson, Sandra Weissinger, Monika Naus
AbstractBackgroundRegistered midwives in British Columbia (BC) are primary health care practitioners for healthy people throughout pregnancy and for approximately 6 weeks postpartum. BC registered midwives are authorized to prescribe and administer certain vaccines to adults under their care during the perinatal period and hepatit...... hiện toàn bộ
Parent Visiting and Participation in Infant Caregiving Activities in a Neonatal UnitBirth - Tập 30 Số 1 - Trang 31-35 - 2003
Linda S. Franck, Caroline Spencer
ABSTRACT: Background: Active parent involvement in caring for their infants in the neonatal care unit is thought to improve parent‐infant attachment and to moderate the psychological stress for parents, but few recent studies have examined parent visiting patterns and participation in infant caregiving. The study purposes were to describe the frequency and duration o...... hiện toàn bộ
A Negative Birth Experience: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a National SampleBirth - Tập 31 Số 1 - Trang 17-27 - 2004
Ulla Waldenström, Ingegerd Hildingsson, Christine Rubertsson, Ingela Rådestad
Abstract: Background: A woman's dissatisfaction with the experience of labor and birth may affect her emotional well‐being and willingness to have another baby. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of a negative birth experience in a national sample. Methods...... hiện toàn bộ
WHO Principles of Perinatal Care: The Essential Antenatal, Perinatal, and Postpartum Care CourseBirth - Tập 28 Số 3 - Trang 202-207 - 2001
Beverley Chalmers, Viviana Mangiaterra, Richard Porter
World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations and meta‐analyses of controlled trials have concluded that inappropriate perinatal care and technology continue to be practiced widely throughout the world, despite the acceptance of evidence‐based principles and care. The WHO Regional Office for Europe, in consultation with policy makers and reproductive health experts recently proposed ten ...... hiện toàn bộ
Maternity Satisfaction Studies and Their Limitations: “What Is, Must Still Be Best”Birth - Tập 30 Số 2 - Trang 75-82 - 2003
Edwin van Teijlingen, Vanora Hundley, Anne Marie Rennie, Wendy Graham, Ann Fitzmaurice
ABSTRACT: Background: Health policymakers throughout the developed world are paying close attention to factors in maternity care that may influence women's satisfaction. This paper examines some of these factors in the light of observations from previous studies of satisfaction with health services.Methods:... hiện toàn bộ
Satisfaction With Care in Labor and Birth: A Survey of 790 Australian WomenBirth - Tập 21 Số 1 - Trang 4-13 - 1994
Stephanie Brown, Judith Lumley
ABSTRACT:Data on satisfaction with care in labor and birth were gathered in a survey conducted in conjunction with a review of maternity services in Victoria, Australia. All women who gave birth in one week in 1989 (>1000) were mailed questionnaires eight to nine months after the birth, with a response rate of 790 (71.4%). When adjusted for parity in a logistic re...... hiện toàn bộ
Assessing Effective Care in Normal Labor: The Bologna ScoreBirth - Tập 28 Số 2 - Trang 79-83 - 2001
Beverley Chalmers, Richard Porter
The intention of the “Bologna score” is to quantify, both in an individual labor and in a wider population, the extent to which labors have been managed as if they are normal as opposed to complicated. In this way it may be possible to assess both attitudes and practices within a maternity service toward the effective care of normal labor. A scoring system for normal labor was proposed at ...... hiện toàn bộ