ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2020
Quality improvement in postnatal care: Findings from two cohorts of women in Sweden.
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- Postpartum Women's Experiences of Postnatal Care in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2025Pooled it
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- Quality of postnatal care for mothers and neonates in Mexico: Insights from the maternal eCohort study.PloS one · 2025Article
- Mothers' and caregivers' experiences of COVID-19 restrictions during postpartum hospitalisation: a cross-sectional survey in France.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Women's use of Swedish health care during the postpartum period in relation to maternal country of birth-A population-based study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Australian Women's Experiences of Establishing Breastfeeding after Caesarean Birth.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Postnatal quality of care measures for mothers and newborns at home: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Measures to assess quality of postnatal care: A scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Exploring areas of improvement in postnatal care services in a tertiary care hospital in Lahore.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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Abstract
introductionPostnatal care is an important area of midwifery practice. Changes in the length of postnatal stay, models of postnatal care, and the content of care have influenced women's satisfaction. The aim of this study was to describe women's assessment of postnatal care in a Swedish hospital in 2017, and to compare this with women who gave birth in 2006 in the same hospital.
methodsA comparative study was conducted of two cohorts of women who gave birth in 2006 and 2017 in a hospital in the middle-north part of Sweden with 1700 annual births. Data were collected by questionnaires, where data from 2017 were compared with data from 2006.
resultsIn all, 366 women who gave birth in 2006 and 342 in 2017 responded. There was a reduction in time of discharge in 2017 and more women went home directly from the labour ward and fewer women had their postnatal stay in the hotel ward, compared to postnatal women in 2006. A higher percentage of women were 'Very satisfied' with the overall aspects of postnatal care in 2017 compared to women in 2006. The content of postnatal care showed statistically significant improvements over time for the majority of variables studied, but some women reported not receiving information/help with specific postnatal aspects. Multiparous women, women older than 35 years, and women who had had a caesarean section received less information and practical help.
conclusionsThe study showed an increase in overall satisfaction with postnatal care over time and most areas were improved. Continuous work is therefore needed in order to improve postnatal care and put the women and their families at the centre of care. More research is needed to try new models of care that will increase satisfaction with postnatal care.
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