Home-based postnatal midwifery care facilitated a smooth succession into motherhood : A Swedish interview study
Thies-Lagergren, Li LU
and Johansson, Margareta
(2023)
In European Journal of Midwifery
7(April).
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION If a family is discharged from a hospital earlier after birth, close supervision by a skilled midwife is essential. The aim was to describe mothers’ overall experience receiving postnatal care in a Swedish home-based midwifery care model. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study was conducted. Mothers meeting the inclusion criteria for a new home-based postnatal care model at a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, were included. In total, 24 healthy mothers participated in a semi-structured telephone interview, averaging 58 minutes. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, according to Braun and Clarke. RESULTS The main theme explored, ‘The home-based postnatal care model facilitated a smooth succession into motherhood’, is... (More)
INTRODUCTION If a family is discharged from a hospital earlier after birth, close supervision by a skilled midwife is essential. The aim was to describe mothers’ overall experience receiving postnatal care in a Swedish home-based midwifery care model. METHODS A descriptive qualitative study was conducted. Mothers meeting the inclusion criteria for a new home-based postnatal care model at a hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, were included. In total, 24 healthy mothers participated in a semi-structured telephone interview, averaging 58 minutes. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis, according to Braun and Clarke. RESULTS The main theme explored, ‘The home-based postnatal care model facilitated a smooth succession into motherhood’, is explained by the themes: 1) Mothers felt ‘not left adrift’ when cared for by the home-based postnatal midwives; 2) Professional midwives with authority guided the way into motherhood; and 3) The home, a safe and secure space for new mothers. CONCLUSIONS Mothers valued the well-structured home-based postnatal midwifery care. Important for mothers was to receive health checks, adequate information, and that midwives have a kind and individual approach to the families.
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- Thies-Lagergren, Li
LU
and Johansson, Margareta
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- publishing date
- 2023
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
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- keywords
- experiences, home-based care, midwifery, mothers, postnatal care
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- European Journal of Midwifery
- volume
- 7
- issue
- April
- article number
- 8
- publisher
- European Publishing
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- pmid:37101597
- scopus:85158990112
- ISSN
- 2585-2906
- DOI
- 10.18332/ejm/161784
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- English
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- yes
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- 06712c68-87f3-4e85-bb25-3f7ed16c41af
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