Woman and Birth

The final paper to share today - “In an ideal world”: A qualitative exploration of shared decision-making and weight stigma in antenatal care. This work highlights that the ideal of shared decision-making does not always match the reality of the antenatal clinic decision-making Madeline Hawke Linda Sweet and team https://lnkd.in/dU9vytDk

And now to India and the amazing Fernandez Hospital - Humanising childbirth – Maternity acupressure training for healthcare providers at the Fernandez Foundation Hospitals, Hyderabad, India. Evaluation of program delivery in one region of India Kate Levett Evita Fernandez and team https://lnkd.in/dPnqrfpC

Another one about the challenges facing women in rural areas in Australia - “It’s just too far…”: A qualitative exploration of the barriers and enablers to accessing perinatal care for rural Australian women. Centralisation of maternity care, workforce recruitment and retention challenges and rural maternity service closures continue to impact Australian rural communities who are disproportionately disadvantaged in many ways. Fiona Faulks Touran Shafiei and team https://lnkd.in/dizAdCGD

A few more papers to add to your reading list. This is a really interesting paper from colleagues in the UK - Women’s experiences of intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring in labour: A qualitative study. This highlights the critical need for better communication about monitoring especially during pregnancy. https://lnkd.in/dWaHe-tW

Does maternity care in Australia align with the national maternity Strategy? Findings from a national survey of women’s experiences Paula Medway FACM Linda Sweet et al This study showed that women do not always receive care according to the values articulated in the Strategy. A greater commitment to the Strategy and investment in maternity care provision needs to occur nationally if the intent of the Strategy is to be realised. https://lnkd.in/gJgnpruG

A powerful paper from colleagues in the UK - Perinatal women’s views and experiences of discussing suicide in maternity care settings: A qualitative study This paper adds specific insights of perinatal women’s views regarding the barriers, facilitators, and implications of identifying and disclosing suicidality in maternity care settings. These insights are important for the development of appropriate approaches for identifying women who may require support during pregnancy or after birth. https://lnkd.in/gq2wHcga

A fantastic paper from the Replanting the Birthing Trees team Culturally responsive, trauma-informed, continuity of care(r) toolkits: A scoping review led by Catherine Chamberlain This review synthesises key aspects of culturally responsive, trauma-informed and continuity of care(r) models. It highlights the lack of resources to support services implementing models pertaining to these three concepts across the full First 1000 days, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. https://lnkd.in/gPtnc8Ub

Such interesting work in Nunavik in northern Canada - Keeping birth at home: Community and service provider visions for perinatal wellness and continued Inuit childbirth in Nunavik https://lnkd.in/gcQ6scsX

And now across to the experiences in midwives in the US - so many similarities with other countries - and some interesting differences Evaluating the roles of workload and practice climate in workforce retention across the midwifery career lifespan: A latent profile analysis of early-, mid-, and late-career US midwives

A paper that is really important at this time when many countries are implementing midwifery models of care - this highlights the really exciting work happening in India Exploring the attitudes and beliefs of women regarding the implementation of midwife-led care in India: A mixed methods study https://lnkd.in/gWtWKJHi