abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the role, expectations and meanings that individual fathers ascribe to their presence at birth. DESIGN:a Heideggerian phenomenological approach utilising in-depth interviews at two different time points. SETTING:large tertiary maternity unit in the North West of England. PARTICIPANTS:11 first-ti...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Longworth HL,Kingdon CK

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to identify women's feelings after early contact with their newborn infants in the delivery room, and to identify how health professionals involved in mother and infant care behave in the intrapartum setting. DESIGN:a qualitative approach using semi-structured interviews and observation. Content analysis wa...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： dos Santos Monteiro JC,Azevedo Gomes F,Spanó Nakano AM,O'Brien B

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:against an international background, to examine the implications of private sector activity for maternity care in the United Kingdom National Health Service (UK NHS). BACKGROUND:the private sector and commercial or entrepreneurial activity in maternity services have attracted limited attention in the UK comp...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Mander R

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore routinisation and constraints on informed choice in a one-stop clinic offering first trimester antenatal chromosomal screening for Down's syndrome. DESIGN:recordings of booking appointments and pre-screening consultations in both a community and a hospital clinic setting. SETTING:one antenatal cl...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Tsouroufli M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to describe young women's perceptions of being asked questions by midwives or doctors pertaining to sexuality and sexual abuse in connection with visits for gynaecological examination. DESIGN:a qualitative study. Data comprised responses to open-ended questions in a questionnaire and were analysed by qualita...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Wendt EK,Lidell EA,Westerståhl AK,Marklund BR,Hildingh CI

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate gender differences in high school students with respect to sexual risk behaviours, and their perceptions of the effect of an educational programme on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In addition, this study aimed to investigate differences between students in programmes preparing for uni...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Rembeck GI,Gunnarsson RK

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to address the social aspects of pregnancy and the views of pregnant women regarding prenatal assistance in Brazil. DESIGN:this qualitative study was focused on describing the Social Representations of prenatal care held by pregnant women. The discourse of the collective subject (DCS) framework was used to a...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Duarte SJ,de Andrade SM,Mamede MV

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to explore the way that case-loading midwives in New Zealand construct midwifery (and in so doing, the concepts of woman and childbirth). This paper illuminates the fundamental features of this construction (continuity and woman-centred care) and discusses this with regard to the role of midwives vis-à-vis n...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Lee Davis D,Walker K

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to review all published papers examining medical diagnosis of Ogilvie's syndrome and pregnancy with a view to assessing the implications of the diagnosis and the condition itself for childbearing women, midwives and medical practitioners. DESIGN:systematic review. SEARCH STRATEGY:MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, We...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Mander R,Smith GD

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the association between country of origin of women and their use of complementary pain reduction methods (i.e. non-pharmacological) during childbirth in Sweden. DESIGN:cross-sectional design. SETTING:a national register-based study. PARTICIPANTS:215,497 singleton deliveries (including the fi...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Robertson E,Johansson SE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the attitudes of first-time mothers towards antenatal education from the perspective of attenders and non-attenders. DESIGN:a qualitative approach was utilised using focus group interviews to collect the data. SETTING:the study was conducted in one local health office area of the Health Service E...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Murphy Tighe S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to describe midwives' experiences with, and perceptions of, women with fear of childbirth. DESIGN:a qualitative study with a phenomenographic approach. Data were collected by means of interviews in focus groups. SETTING:four focus groups at four types of hospital in Southern Sweden over a period of 18 mont...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Salomonsson B,Wijma K,Alehagen S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:childbearing is a significant transition, especially for first-time mothers. The objectives of this study were to explore the maternal transition from womens' perspectives and to identify any unmet needs for support. DESIGN:grounded theory was chosen as the most appropriate method of analysis due to its abil...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Darvill R,Skirton H,Farrand P

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:intimate partner violence is a significant health problem. Fear of retaliation and shame may prevent women from telling anyone about the violence. This study investigated the prevalence of disclosure and police reporting of intimate partner violence during the first year postpartum. DESIGN:a prospective long...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Rubertsson C,Hildingsson I,Rådestad I

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to understand women's expectations and experience of discomfort during chorionic villus sampling (CVS) and amniocentesis, and relate them to aspects of clinical practice. DESIGN:thematic analysis of narrative interviews. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, coded and analysed using computer-ass...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Locock L,Field K,McPherson A,Boyd PA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:most women stop breast feeding before the recommended 6 months post partum. If health professionals are to improve low breast-feeding duration and exclusivity rates, they need to assess high-risk women reliably and identify predisposing factors amenable to intervention. One possible modifiable variable is br...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Aluş Tokat M,Okumuş H,Dennis CL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine the functional status of fathers whose wives were pregnant or in the early postnatal period. SAMPLE AND SETTING:the research population comprised 3750 fathers whose wives were pregnant or in the early postnatal period, and who were registered at a primary health clinic in the province centre. Th...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Sevil U,Ozkan S

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate and assess Chinese midwives' views of their roles and ability to practice in a proposed midwife-led normal birth unit (MNBU). DESIGN:a self-completed questionnaire supplemented with semi-structured telephone interviews. Memos, diaries, correspondence and comments of Chinese collaborators were ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Cheung NF,Mander R,Wang X,Fu W,Zhu J

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to evaluate a pilot project, which used a community participatory approach to introduce birth preparedness in rural Cambodia. DESIGN:a feasibility and outcome evaluation. This included observation, interview, document analysis and costing. SETTING:the project was undertaken in 15 villages linked to five hea...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Skinner J,Rathavy T

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to identify research priorities for midwifery in Ireland in the short, medium and long term. METHOD:a three-round Delphi survey design was used to identify midwifery research topics. Issues identified through content analysis formed Questionnaires 2 and 3. Participants rated the importance of each topic (1=l...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Butler MM,Meehan TC,Kemple M,Drennan J,Treacy M,Johnson M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to investigate how and why Chinese midwife numbers are dwindling, and to help understand the role of midwives in society in general. METHOD:to critically examine Chinese midwifery in three stages: (1) historical literature overview; (2) identification and reinterpretation of Chinese midwifery and its development; ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Cheung NF

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to gain insight into the association between satisfaction with childbirth and place of birth, in the context of two maternity-care systems, in Belgium and the Netherlands. The Belgian and Dutch societies have many similarities but differ in the organisation of maternity care. The Dutch way of giving birth is ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Christiaens W,Bracke P

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:to explore and describe the student midwife's experiences in offering continuous labour support. DESIGN:a qualitative research design was chosen. Each student midwife offered continuous labour support to five women/couples and wrote narratives about each of these occasions. Written narratives from 11 student midwi...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Thorstensson S,Nissen E,Ekström A

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to describe the structure and organisation of hospital postnatal care in Victoria, Australia. DESIGN:postal survey sent to all public hospitals in Victoria (n=71) and key-informant interviews with midwives and medical practitioners (n=38). SETTING:Victoria, Australia. PARTICIPANTS:providers of postnatal ca...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： McLachlan HL,Forster DA,Yelland J,Rayner J,Lumley J

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:to establish levels of knowledge about pelvic floor exercises during pregnancy; reported practice of pelvic floor exercises in pregnancy; and prevalence of stress urinary incontinence in a sample of women in the third trimester of pregnancy. DESIGN:structured cross-sectional interview survey. PARTICIPANTS:...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Whitford HM,Alder B,Jones M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine pregnant women's reasons for accepting or declining the HIV test in Leon, Mexico. DESIGN:A cross-sectional study using a face-to-face questionnaire. SETTING:The antenatal clinic at a tertiary-care referral hospital in Leon, Mexico. PARTICIPANTS:1184 pregnant women. DATA COLLECTION:Reasons for...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Romero-Gutiérrez G,Delgado-Macías AA,Mora-Escobar Y,Ponce-Ponce de León AL,Amador N

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to compare the labour and birth experiences of women who delivered at home without complications with the experiences of women who delivered in a birth centre without complications. DESIGN:a descriptive study using postal questionnaires at 1-6 months after birth of a consecutive sample of postpartum women. ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Borquez HA,Wiegers TA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To gain an understanding of the knowledge, perceptions and experiences of using contraceptive methods among Turkish withdrawal users. DESIGN:Population-based, cross-sectional and descriptive study using a questionnaire conducted face to face. SETTING:Women who live in the Number 6 primary health unit area i...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Yanikkerem E,Acar H,Elem E

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to gain an understanding of the experiences of first-time mothers in the early weeks of motherhood in order to elicit what areas of support these women find empowering in easing their adjustment. DESIGN:a grounded theory approach was used. Data were collected through individual in-depth interviews. SETTING:...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Wilkins C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to elucidate women's experiences of prolonged labour. DESIGN:qualitative research interviews were conducted and thematic content analysis was applied. PARTICIPANTS:10 primiparae who, 1-3 months previously, had a prolonged labour with assisted vaginal or caesarean delivery. FINDINGS:the narratives about giv...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Nystedt A,Högberg U,Lundman B

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:a feasibility study to evaluate the effect of an educational programme on midwives' knowledge, skills, attitudes and implementation of routine antenatal enquiry for domestic violence. DESIGN:pre-, post- and follow-up survey. SETTING:an acute Trust within the South West of England. PARTICIPANTS:79 of the 82...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Salmon D,Murphy S,Baird K,Price S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to explore the relationship between community-based parteras, the staff at the Centro Materno Infantil (Mother-Child Centre), and other public health facilities within the district of Morazán in northern rural Honduras during the transition to new models of maternity care. DESIGN:focus-group discussions with...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Low LK,Scheib H,Bailey JM,Sacks E

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to answer the question of whether Slovenian midwives and nurses feel prepared to take over the responsibility for the care of women with postnatal depression. DESIGN:questionnaire survey using a tool designed with data from previously conducted focus groups and a literature review. SETTING:the central mater...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Skocir AP,Hundley V

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices relating to emergency contraception among health-care providers (general practitioners, nurses and midwives). DESIGN:a cross-sectional design using face-to-face interview methods plus questionnaire in the work setting. Researchers were able to maintain privacy ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Sevil U,Yanikkerem E,Hatipoglu S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the use and effects of enhanced pre-existing coping strategies with the use and effects of coping strategies usually taught in National Health Service (NHS) antenatal education on women's experience of pain and emotions during labour. DESIGN:A between-group comparison of women who chose to attend...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Escott D,Slade P,Spiby H,Fraser RB

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of perineal analgesia used by midwives during the second stage of labour and perineal repair in the UK. DESIGN:Postal survey. METHODS:Self-complete questionnaires were sent to Heads of Midwifery in all 219 maternity units in the UK. Infor...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Sanders J,Peters TJ,Campbell R

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine the circumstances, experiences and needs of a local sample of low-income, childbearing women of Bangladeshi origin in the UK. DESIGN:qualitative interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire to obtain the interviewees' own accounts of the period around the birth of a baby. SETTING:a deprived a...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Jayaweera H,D'Souza L,Garcia J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to assess the association between non-clinical factors and the incidence of caesarean section (CS); to estimate the effect of a prenatal instructor's presence during childbirth on birth outcome (vaginal or CS). DESIGN:cross-sectional study from a register of women who attended prenatal classes. Multivariate ...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Campero L,Hernández B,Osborne J,Morales S,Ludlow T,Muñoz C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to examine cultural expectations and experiences of breast feeding amongst first time mothers from low-income areas, in order to improve understanding of why many cease breast feeding in the early days of their babies' lives. DESIGN:qualitative interviews were carried out with 16 women, who expressed an inte...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Bailey C,Pain RH,Aarvold JE

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:to investigate the relationship between information giving by midwives and decision-making by women offered nuchal translucency (NT) screening. To establish how risk figures are discussed in practice, with the intention of relating this to the existing, and often critical, literature on women's accounts of an...

journal_title：Midwifery

authors： Pilnick AM,Fraser DM,James DK

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00