ArticleBMC family practice2021
Experiences of primary care physicians managing postpartum care: a qualitative research study.
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- Qualitative systematic review of general practitioners' (GPs') views and experiences of providing postnatal care.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Women Postpartum Care by Health Care Providers in the First 12 Months After Childbirth: A Systematic Qualitative Meta-Aggregation Review.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPooled it
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- A Perspective on The Göktaş Definition of Family Medicine/General Practice: A Review of Singapore Quality.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
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- Mothers prefer a hybrid model of postpartum care: a pilot mixed method study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Low quality of maternal and child nutritional care at the primary care in Mexico: an urgent call to action for policymakers and stakeholders.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Pregnancy as an opportunity to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus: FIGO Best Practice Advice.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2023Review
- Knowledge, attitude, and practice among primary health-care and obstetrics and gynecology physicians in postpartum care services in National Guard Hospital, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- A qualitative research study of primary care physicians' views of telehealth in delivering postnatal care to women.BMC primary care · 2022Article
- A 3-year retrospective study of unintended pregnancy in a developed multi-ethnic Asian community: A call for better healthcare system for family planning.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- A Comparison of Functional Features of Chinese and US Mobile Apps for Pregnancy and Postnatal Care: A Systematic App Store Search and Content Analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe postpartum period is redefined as 12 weeks following childbirth. Primary care physicians (PCP) often manage postpartum women in the community after uneventful childbirths. Postpartum care significantly impacts on the maternal and neonatal physical and mental health. However, evidence has revealed unmet needs in postpartum maternal care.
aimThe study aimed to explore the experiences of PCPs in managing postpartum mothers.
methodsFour focus group discussions and eleven in-depth interviews with twenty-nine PCPs were conducted in this qualitative research study in urban Singapore. PCPs of both gender and variable postgraduate training background were purposively enrolled. Audited transcripts were independently coded by two investigators. Thematic content analysis was performed using the codes to identify issues in the "clinician", "mother", "postpartum care" and "healthcare system & policy" domains stipulated in "The Generalists' Wheel of Knowledge, Understanding and Inquiry" framework.
findingsPCPs' personal attributes such as gender and knowledge influenced their postpartum care delivery. Prior training, child caring experience and access to resource materials contributed to their information mastery of postpartum care. Their professional relationship with local multi-ethic and multi-lingual Asian mothers was impacted by their mutual communication, language compatibility and understanding of local confinement practices. Consultation time constraint, awareness of community postnatal services and inadequate handover of care from the specialists hindered PCPs in the healthcare system. DISCUSSION: Personal, maternal and healthcare system barriers currently prevent PCPs from delivering optimal postpartum care.
conclusionInterventions to overcome the barriers to improve postpartum care will likely be multi-faceted across domains discussed.
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