‘It’s much easier to get help for the baby’: Women, postpartum health and maternal and child health care groups

Maher, JaneMaree; Souter, Kay

doi:10.5172/hesr.2006.15.1.104

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“…Women identified significant physical and mental health problems in the health issue and care domain. Participants did state the same morbidities reported by other studies during the first year after childbirth (Ansara, Cohen, Gallop, Kung, & Schei, ; Glazener et al, ; Hardee et al, ; Maher & Souter, ; Van der Woude, Pijnenborg, & de Vries, ). However, in this study, when directly asked to report physical and/or mental health problems they experienced after childbirth, only one‐third of respondents reported a morbidity.…”

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“…The literature supports this explanation as women and their families have been noted to ignore, normalize or minimize health problems after childbirth (Rouhi et al, 2019). Normalizing is also likely compounded by women's tendency to prioritize their infant`s needs (Bell et al, 2016;Buurman & Lagro-Janssen, 2013;Verbiest, Tully, Simpson, & Stuebe, 2018) instead of their own (Maher & Souter, 2014). Women often conceptualize post-childbirth problems as a normal part of childbirth and subsequently do not take any action to resolve them (2008;Chew-Graham, Sharp, Chamberlain, Folkes, & Turner, 2009;Goodman & Santangelo, 2011;Rudman & Waldenström, 2007;Scrandis, 2016).…”

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“…Our earlier systematic review showed there is a lack of information related to help‐seeking behaviours (an ability to seek formal or informal help) among women in this 12 months post‐childbirth period (Rouhi et al, ). The existing research is focused on non‐professional sources of help like family and friends (Cornally & McCarthy, ; Maher & Souter, ; Woolhouse, Brown, Krastev, Perlen, & Gunn, ) and is largely about mental health problems such as depression (Abrams, Dornig, & Curran, ; Bell et al, ; Goyal, Park, & McNiesh, ; Sword, Busser, Ganann, McMillan, & Swinton, ; Ta Park, Goyal, Nguyen, Lien, & Rosidi, ; Wittkowski, Zumla, Glendenning, & Fox, ), but help‐seeking behaviour about other problems appears to have been ignored by women or neglected by healthcare providers.…”

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Mothers’ views of health problems in the 12 months after childbirth: A concept mapping study

Rouhi

Stirling

Crisp

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To identify the health problems that women feel require help and subsequent help‐seeking behaviour during the 12 months period after childbirth. Background Many women experience physical and mental health problems after childbirth, but there is a gap in understanding how they perceive their health after childbirth. Studies suggested they are inhibited in expressing their needs and so seek informal rather than professional help for their health problems. Design A mixed method concept mapping study. Method Two groups of Australian women were recruited by an online platform and purposive sampling (N = 81) in 2017–2018, based on an established concept mapping methodology. A first group created 83 brainstorm statements about post‐childbirth health problems and help‐seeking and a second group sorted and rated the statements based on their perception of the prevalence of the issues and the help‐seeking advice they would offer to others. Bradshaw`s Taxonomy of Needs was used to theoretically underpins the explanation of the results of women's felt need after childbirth. Results Multidimensional scaling resulted in six clusters of issues which were categorized into three domains: ‘health issues and care’, ‘support’ and ‘fitness’. Despite being directly asked, about two‐thirds of the women did not report experiencing any health problems. Conclusion Our findings showed women had a broader perception of healthcare needs which included support and fitness. There is a potential gap in services for women who do not have good social support. Impact Family and friends were a key source of help‐seeking. Post‐childbirth routine care was focused on infant care and limited to the first 6 weeks after childbirth. The content of current post‐childbirth care must be reviewed.

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Mothers’ views of health problems in the 12 months after childbirth: A concept mapping study

Rouhi

Stirling

Crisp

2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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“…13 studies- [26], [29], [34], [35], [37], [38], [40], [42], [44], [47], [49], [53], [ 16 studies- [26], [28], [33], [34] [36], [37], [40], [41], [45], [47], [48], [49], [52], [56], [57], [58] High "I was alone with my baby, in such a chaotic situation. I found myself wasting a lot of time.…”

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What matters to women in the postnatal period: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

Finlayson¹,

Crossland²,

Bonet³

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Introduction The postnatal period is an underserved aspect of maternity care. Guidelines for postnatal care are not usually informed by what matters to the women who use it. This qualitative systematic review was undertaken to identify what matters to women in the postnatal period, to inform the scope of a new World Health Organization (WHO) postnatal guideline. Methods We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, POPLINE, Global Index Medicus, EMBASE, LILACS, AJOL, and reference lists of eligible studies published January 2000-July 2019, reporting qualitative data on women's beliefs, expectations, and values relating to the postnatal period. Data collection and analysis Author findings were extracted, coded and synthesised using techniques derived from thematic synthesis. Confidence in the quality, coherence, relevance and adequacy of data underpinning the resulting findings was assessed using GRADE-CERQual. Results We included 36 studies from 15 countries, representing the views of more than 800 women. Confidence in most results was moderate to high. What mattered to women was a positive postnatal experience where they were able to adapt to their new self-identity and develop a sense of confidence and competence as a mother; adjust to changes in their intimate and family relationships, including their relationship to their baby; navigate ordinary physical and emotional challenges; and experience the dynamic achievement of personal growth as they adjust to the 'new normal' of motherhood and parenting in their own cultural context.

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“…Postpartum women in general may be less likely to attend to their own needs due to the pressures of motherhood and to attention focused on the baby [19]. A study by Bialoskurski et al [6] suggests that mothers of infants in the NICU frequently rank their own needs second to those of their infant and prioritize health-related information about their baby.…”

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Postpartum Health Services Requested by Mothers with Newborns Receiving Intensive Care

Verbiest

McClain

Stuebe

et al. 2016

Matern Child Health J

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Objectives Our pilot study aimed to build knowledge of the postpartum health needs of mothers with infants in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU). Methods Between May 2008 and December 2009, a Certified Nurse Midwife was available during workday hours to provide health care services to mothers visiting their infants in the NICU at a large tertiary care center. Results A total of 424 health service encounters were recorded. Maternal requests for services covered a wide variety of needs, with primary care being the most common. Key health concerns included blood pressure monitoring, colds, coughs, sore throats, insomnia and migraines. Mothers also expressed a need for mental health assessment and support, obstetric care, treatment for sexually transmitted infections, tobacco cessation, breastfeeding assistance, postpartum visits, and provision of contraception. Conclusions Our study suggests that mothers with babies in the NICU have a host of health needs. We also found that women were receptive to receiving health services in a critical care pediatric setting. Intensive care nurseries could feasibly partner with in-patient mother–baby units and/or on-site obstetric clinics to increase access to health care for the mothers of the high-risk newborns in their units. Modifications should be made within health care systems that serve high-risk infants to better address the many needs of the mother/baby dyad in the postpartum period.

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‘It’s much easier to get help for the baby’: Women, postpartum health and maternal and child health care groups

Cited by 11 publications

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Mothers’ views of health problems in the 12 months after childbirth: A concept mapping study

Mothers’ views of health problems in the 12 months after childbirth: A concept mapping study

What matters to women in the postnatal period: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies

Postpartum Health Services Requested by Mothers with Newborns Receiving Intensive Care

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