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ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2024

A survey on the perceptions of midwives, women, and support persons on the introduction of a support person information resource.

Virginia Stulz, Dorothy Dunham, Tara Farrugia, Nicola Drayton

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Article in European journal of midwifery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Virginia StulzFaculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australia.
Dorothy DunhamPractice Development Unit, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, New South Wales Government, Kingswood, Australia.
Tara FarrugiaPractice Development Unit, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, New South Wales Government, Kingswood, Australia.
Nicola DraytonPractice Development Unit, Nursing and Midwifery Directorate, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, New South Wales Government, Kingswood, Australia.

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Abstract

introductionMidwives in an Australian birth unit undertook a project to develop a resource for women and their support person. The aim of this study was to explore how the women, support persons and midwives viewed the introduction of this resource designed to guide and support women in their choice of support person.

methodsA quantitative survey study was used to explore how three participant groups viewed the introduction of a support person information resource. A hospital designed survey was developed for women, support people and midwives. Data were analyzed using SPSS, version 26 and Braun and Clarke's guide for thematic analysis.

resultsMore than half (55%) of the midwives believed that the information resource presented influenced women's choice of support people during labor. Almost three-quarters (72%) of the women did not change their choice of number of support people that they wanted during their labor. The majority (83%) of women would recommend the support person brochure to other women. The majority (83%) of support people stayed the entire duration of labor. Four themes were generated from open-ended questions: value of the information sheet, knowing how to be a support person, connecting midwives with being woman-centered, and choosing the support person.

conclusionsThe availability of an information resource was of benefit for women, support people and midwives, contributing to women feeling more informed in choosing their support person. Midwives felt they had evidence to support conversations with women, contributing to the feeling of being woman-centered. Support people had increased confidence.

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birthinformation resourcemidwifesupportsupport personwomen

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PMCPMC11339884

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