Observational studyBMC pregnancy and childbirth2018
Support provided by midwives to women during labour in a public hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa: a participant observation study.
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- Perceptions and experiences of labour companionship: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
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- What do we know about midwife-woman interactions during vaginal childbirth: a scoping review and thematic analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Student midwives' experiences of Ubuntu principles in midwifery care at Vhembe District.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- "I managed to stand on my own. I saved my baby's life.": qualitative analysis of birth experiences from women living with HIV in Cape Town, South Africa.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Childbirth experiences and satisfaction with birth among women in selected Nigerian healthcare facilities during COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed method.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Informational continuity by midwives during birth at primary care settings in the Western Cape.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2024Article
- Results of Induction of Labor with Prostaglandins E1 and E2 (The RIPE Study): A Real-World Data Analysis of Obstetrical Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes of Pharmacological Induction of Labor with Vaginal Inserts.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Promoting respectful maternity care: challenges and prospects from the perspectives of midwives at a tertiary health facility in Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- "Even though they insult us, the delivery they give us is the greatest thing": a qualitative study contextualizing women's experiences with facility-based maternal health care in Ethiopia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Experiences and perceptions of birth companions supporting women in labour at a District Hospital in Limpopo, South Africa.Curationis · 2021Article
- Promoting compassionate and respectful maternity care during facility-based delivery in Ethiopia: perspectives of clients and midwives.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Descriptive survey of women's childbirth experiences in two state hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal.Curationis · 2021Article
- Midwives' perspectives on person-centred maternity care in public hospitals in South-east Nigeria: A mixed-method study.PloS one · 2021Article
- Women's experiences of midwifery care immediately before and after caesarean section deliveries at a public Hospital in the Western Region of Ghana.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Women's Perspectives on Cultural Sensitivity of Midwives During Intrapartum Care at a Maternity Ward in a National Referral Hospital in Zimbabwe.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundPhysical presence during labour offer women opportunity of having positive childbirth experiences as well as childbirth outcomes. The study aimed to determine what support provided by midwives during intrapartum care at a public hospital in Limpopo Province. The study was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Limpopo Province.
methodsA participant observation approach was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The population comprised of all women who were admitted with labour and for delivery and midwives who were providing midwifery care in the obstetric unit of a tertiary public hospital in Limpopo Province. Non-probability, purposive and convenience sampling were used to sample 24 women and 12 midwives. Data were collected through participant observations which included unstructured conversations with the use of observational guide, field notes of all events and conversations that occurred when women interact with midwives were recorded verbatim and a Visual Analog Scale to complement the observations. Data were analysed qualitatively but were presented in the tables and bar graphs.
resultsFive themes emerged as support provided by midwives during labour, namely; communication between women and midwives, informational support, emotional support activities, interpretation of the experienced labour pain and supportive care activities during labour.
conclusionThe communication between woman and midwife was occurring as part of midwifery care and very limited for empowering. The information sharing focused on the assistive actions rather than on the activities that would promote mothers' participation. The emotional support activities indicated lack of respect and disregard cultural preferences and this contributed to inability to exercise choices in decision-making. The study recommended the implementation of Batho Pele principles in order to provide woman-centred care during labour.
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