| Midwife interactions with birth support people in Melbourne, Australia. | |
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PMID: 15337283 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: to investigate midwife experience of the presence of birth support people in the delivery suite. PARTICIPANTS: eighteen midwives working in three hospitals in Melbourne, Australia, who were interviewed over a 3 month period in 2001. METHODS: informant views were gathered via semi-structured interviews. Interviews were transcribed and analysed for key concepts and central themes that were then compared to existing literature. FINDINGS: all midwives were supportive of the presence of birth support people to assist birthing women. The midwives were of the view that birth support people were not well prepared for the birth process, however, and did not generally have clear ideas about what support was necessary or required. Midwives indicated that the presence of birth support people in the birth room added to their workload and sometimes increased the difficulty of providing care to the birthing woman. KEY CONCLUSIONS: while the presence of birth support people is now commonplace in most Western medical systems, the presence of these birth support people may result in additional workload and stress for midwives. This aspect of the work of midwives requires greater investigation. |
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Authors:
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JaneMaree Maher |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Midwifery Volume: 20 ISSN: 0266-6138 ISO Abbreviation: Midwifery Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-08-31 Completed Date: 2004-11-16 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8510930 Medline TA: Midwifery Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 273-80 Citation Subset: N |
Affiliation:
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Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Research, School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Clayton Campus, Melbourne VIC 3800, Australia. janemaree.maher@arts.monash.edu.au |
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Adult Continuity of Patient Care / standards Cooperative Behavior* Delivery, Obstetric / nursing* Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Midwifery / standards* Nurse-Patient Relations* Nursing Evaluation Research Nursing, Team / organization & administration Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) Pregnancy Questionnaires Social Support* Victoria Visitors to Patients* |
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