Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants

Jones, Eleanor; Stewart, Fiona; Taylor, Roger; Davis, Peter G; Brown, Stephanie

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd002958

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“…Existing literature into postnatal care highlights this challenge of giving individualised information at the right time to parents, particularly with the increasing trend of early discharge (Danbjorg et al 2014), although the impact of early discharge on many maternal and infant outcomes remains unclear (Brown et al 2002). Home visits seem to increase maternal satisfaction with postnatal care (Yonemoto et al 2013) but some women in this study wanted to be able to go back to the hospital for a longer period of time postpartum as they experienced symptoms far beyond their 6-week check-up.…”

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The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study

Wuytack¹,

Curtis²,

Begley

2015

Midwifery

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ObjectiveTo explore the health-seeking behaviours of primiparous women with Pelvic Girdle Pain persisting for more than three months postpartum. DesignA descriptive qualitative design involving face-to-face semi-structured interviews following institutional ethical approval. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. SettingAn urban hospital in (blinded). ParticipantsA purposive, criterion-based sample of 23 consenting first-time mothers with Pelvic Girdle Pain persisting for at least three months postpartum. Findings'They didn't ask, I didn't tell' was a key theme, which included emerging categories of a perceived lack of follow-up postpartum, and feeling ignored by healthcare professionals. The theme 'Seeking advice and support' describes women's role of talking to others, and triggers and barriers to getting help. 'Coping strategies' was the third theme emerging from the interviews, whereby participants described different strategies they used to deal with their symptoms, although many expressed uncertainty about what to do or who to see. 3 Conclusion and implications for practiceOur findings show the importance of appropriate information and follow-up care for women with Pelvic Girdle Pain and highlight barriers they encounter in seeking help.They also question the duration of postnatal care as participants felt that postnatal care was stopped too early. The findings may assist maternity care providers in addressing mothers' expectations and needs related to persistent Pelvic Girdle Pain.

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The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study

Wuytack¹,

Curtis²,

Begley

2015

Midwifery

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“…Hildingsson (Hildingsson, 2007) showed that both parents' satisfaction with early postnatal care was enhanced when fathers were given the opportunity to stay overnight at the postnatal ward and were involved in care of the newborn child. An increased understanding of fathers' perspectives is essential for the future development of postnatal care and therefore fathers should be included in research concerning the childbirth period (Brown et al, 2002).…”

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Fathers' sense of security during the first postnatal week—A qualitative interview study in Sweden

Persson¹,

Fridlund²,

Kvist³

et al. 2012

Midwifery

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“…Whilst individual studies of the effect of these early discharges on women and babies have been inconclusive, Brown et al's (14) systematic review of early postnatal discharge predicted adverse outcomes for mothers and babies, such as readmissions for medical care and a possible increase in maternal and neonatal morbidity. Despite this, most maternity services have taken an early discharge approach including discharge within 6 hours of an uncomplicated birth.…”

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Would a student midwife run postnatal clinic make a valuable addition to midwifery education in the UK? — A systematic review

Marsh

Colbourne

Way

et al. 2015

Nurse Education Today

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Background -There is growing evidence in the UK that some National Health Service improvements, particularly in the postnatal period, are having an impact on the quality and variety of student midwives' clinical experiences, making it challenging for them to meet the standards set by the regulatory body for midwives and receive a licence to practice. A possible solution to this may be the introduction of a Student Midwife integrated Learning Environment (SMiLE) focusing upon the delivery of postnatal care (PN) through a student run clinic Objective -To identify the current state of knowledge, regarding the educational outcomes of students who engage with student run clinics (SRC) and the satisfaction of patients who attend them Search strategy -BNI, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE were searched for articles published until April 2014.Selection criteria -Studies nationally and internationally, that were carried out on healthcare students running their own clinics. Outcome measures were the evaluation of educational outcomes of students and client satisfaction were included Data collection and analysis -Data were extracted, analysed and synthesised to produce a summary of knowledge, regarding the effectiveness of SRC's Main results -6 studies were selected for this review Authors conclusions -The findings that SRC can offer advantages in improving educational outcomes of students and provide an effective service to clients is encouraging. However, given the limited number of high-quality studies included in this review, further research is required to investigate the effectiveness of SRC

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Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants

Cited by 178 publications

References 48 publications

The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study

The health-seeking behaviours of first-time mothers with persistent pelvic girdle pain after childbirth in Ireland: A descriptive qualitative study

Fathers' sense of security during the first postnatal week—A qualitative interview study in Sweden

Would a student midwife run postnatal clinic make a valuable addition to midwifery education in the UK? — A systematic review

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