‘Like a torch that enlightens new parents along a narrow and winding path into parenthood’ – Midwives' experiences by an interview study
Johansson, Margareta and Thies-Lagergren, Li LU
(2024)
In Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
38(3).
p.720-729
- Abstract
Background: The core of postnatal care is that midwives recognise the needs of women and new-born babies and provide the highest possible quality of care and medical safety to optimise the health and well-being of new families. The study aimed to describe midwives' experiences in providing postnatal care for families during the first week after the birth of their baby. Methods: An interview study included 18 midwives who interchangeably worked within the models of traditional hospital care, hotel-based care, home-based care, hospital-based check-ups, and specialist care at a breastfeeding clinic at one university hospital in Sweden. Data collected were analysed using thematic analysis according to Braun and Clarke. Findings: The main... (More)
Background: The core of postnatal care is that midwives recognise the needs of women and new-born babies and provide the highest possible quality of care and medical safety to optimise the health and well-being of new families. The study aimed to describe midwives' experiences in providing postnatal care for families during the first week after the birth of their baby. Methods: An interview study included 18 midwives who interchangeably worked within the models of traditional hospital care, hotel-based care, home-based care, hospital-based check-ups, and specialist care at a breastfeeding clinic at one university hospital in Sweden. Data collected were analysed using thematic analysis according to Braun and Clarke. Findings: The main theme: ‘Like a torch that enlightens new parents along a narrow and winding path into parenthood – a midwife's transitional support’ was explored and comprised two themes: (1) Strengthening parents' self-confidence in their parental role by handling over parental responsibility; and (2) Challenging to facilitate parents' understanding of their parental role. Conclusions: Midwives expressed that supporting parents in the parental transition was a delicate task and included balancing mothers', babies', and partners' needs. The midwives guided parents into parenthood during postnatal care in a strategic manner by strengthening parents in their parental role. Postnatal care delivered by midwives is crucial for new parents and their babies.
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- Johansson, Margareta
and Thies-Lagergren, Li
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- experiences, interview, midwives, postnatal care
- in
- Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
- volume
- 38
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 720 - 729
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:85189991621
- pmid:38581218
- ISSN
- 0283-9318
- DOI
- 10.1111/scs.13261
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- bdbabc5a-83cb-430d-b70f-3d678f2b6764
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- 2024-05-02 13:24:55
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