ArticleBMC emergency medicine2019
Women's experience of unplanned out-of-hospital birth in paramedic care.
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- "Dispatcher, Can You Help Me? A Woman Is Giving Birth". A Pilot Study of Remote Video Assistance with Smart Glasses.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Trial
- Ambulance clinicians' preparedness for unplanned pre-hospital childbirth: a rapid evidence review.British paramedic journal · 2025Article
- Navigating emotions, communication, and pain during prehospital labour: a mixed-methods survey with emergency ambulance services.BMC emergency medicine · 2025Article
- Out-of-hospital births and the experiences of emergency ambulance clinicians and birthing parents: a scoping review of the literature.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Factors that impact assigned female sexual minority individuals health care experiences: A qualitative descriptive study.American journal of sexuality education · 2024Article
- [Involvement and Handling of Paramedics in Unplanned Out-of-Hospital Births: An Online Survey].Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)) · 2024Article
- Midwives' experiences with accompaniment service work in Norway: A qualitative study.European journal of midwifery · 2023Article
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- Listening to women's voices: the experience of giving birth with paramedic care in Queensland, Australia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealthcare literature describes predisposing factors, clinical risk, maternal and neonatal clinical outcomes of unplanned out-of-hospital birth; however, there is little quality research available that explores the experiences of mothers who birth prior to arrival at hospital.
methodsThis study utilised a narrative inquiry methodology to explore the experiences of women who birth in paramedic care.
resultsThe inquiry was underscored by 22 narrative interviews of women who birthed in paramedic care in Queensland, Australia between 2011 and 2016. This data identified factors that contributed to the planned hospital birth occurring in the out-of-hospital setting. Women in this study began their story by discussing previous birth experience and their knowledge, expectations and personal beliefs concerning the birth process. Specific to the actual birth event, women reported feeling empowered, confident and exhilarated. However, some participants also identified concerns with paramedic practice; lack of privacy, poor interpersonal skills, and a lack of consent for certain procedures.
conclusionsThis study identified several factors and a subset of factors that contributed to their experiences of the planned hospital birth occurring in the out-of-hospital setting. Women described opportunities for improvement in the care provided by paramedics, specifically some deficiencies in technical and interpersonal skills.
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