“Paper, face-to-face and on my mobile please”: A survey of women’s preferred methods of receiving antenatal education

Wright, Annette; Elcombe, Emma; Burns, Elaine

doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2020.10.014

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“…We found that almost all the parous and 50% of the nulliparous women reported the Internet as the main source of knowledge, and less than one-fifth of the participants reported that they received the information at the hospital during antenatal consultations or when they were admitted to the hospital in a previous delivery. We need to consider that women who did not attend antenatal education programs and wanted to be prepared for childbirth and postpartum also used this resource to obtain information 19 .…”

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Pregnant women’s knowledge of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth

Heim¹,

Makuch²

2022

Eur J Midwifery

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INTRODUCTIONThe objective of the study was to assess knowledge of pregnant women in the third trimester of pregnancy on non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during labor and childbirth. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care facility of the University of Campinas, Brazil. The participants were 171 pregnant women, aged 18-35 years with 36 or more weeks of a singleton pregnancy. Participants responded to a questionnaire with data about sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics, knowledge on nonpharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth, the source of the information on these techniques, practice of physical activity and occurrence of pain during pregnancy. Parous women responded on the use of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth in previous deliveries. Multiple regression analysis with stepwise criteria of selection of variables was used to identify variables significantly associated with knowledge of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth. RESULTS A total of 165 (96.5%) participants reported knowledge on at least one nonpharmacological technique; 87.1% on the use of a warm shower during labor for pain relief, 80.7% on the use of the birthing ball, and 74.8% on breathing techniques. There were no significant differences between nulliparous and parous women. The main source of information reported was the Internet. Multivariate analysis showed that pregnant women who had pain during pregnancy reported more knowledge on the use of warm showers during labor (OR=2.64; 95% CI: 1.03-6.73). CONCLUSIONS Most women had knowledge of at least one non-pharmacological technique for pain relief during childbirth.

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Pregnant women’s knowledge of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth

Heim¹,

Makuch²

2022

Eur J Midwifery

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“…The 12 publications included primary research papers: one qualitative (Arcia et al., 2019); six quantitative (Chen et al., 2022; Ciochan et al., 2022; Grimes et al., 2014; Kovala et al., 2016; Kuciel et al., 2021; Wright et al., 2020); four quasi‐experimental (Doaltabadi & Amiri‐Farahani, 2021; O'Sullivan et al., 2019; Shahid & Johnson, 2018; Tsai et al., 2018); and one randomized controlled trial (Krusche et al., 2018) from eight countries in total (Australia; Canada; China; Iran; Poland; Taiwan; United Kingdom; United States of America). All twelve studies that met the inclusion/exclusion criteria were assessed to be of high methodological quality and had addressed potential bias in design, conduct and analysis.…”

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“…Rapid extensive implementation of online antenatal education during COVID‐19 has challenged maternity care providers to critically reconsider the inherent delivery of antenatal education (Wright et al., 2020; Wu et al., 2020). Women access information through varied electronic and non‐electronic means (Wright et al., 2020). This has led to focussed efforts to improve digital professionalism including better utilization of the socio‐technical dimensions of digital health (Australian Digital Health Agency, 2020).…”

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Women's experiences of online antenatal education: An integrative literature review

Whitworth,

Donnellan‐Fernandez,

Fleet

2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimTo identify what is currently known about how women experience online antenatal education.DesignIntegrative literature review.Review MethodsThis integrative review applied the five‐stage methodological framework outlined by Whittemore and Knafl (2005), supporting rigour in problem identification, selection and critical appraisal of quality literature, data analysis and synthesis of findings.Data SourcesA literature search was conducted in May/June 2022, utilizing databases including OVID Embase, CINAHL, Joanna Briggs Institute EBP database, Nursing and Allied Health database, Wiley Online Library, Google scholar search engine and related reference lists. The search was limited to English language and primary research articles published in the last 10‐year period (2012–2022).Results12 articles met inclusion criteria. Three primary themes were identified: Comprehensibility: Looking back – understanding women's needs and preferences; Manageability: In the moment – flexibility versus social connection; and Meaningfulness & sustainability: Looking forward – the future of digital maternity education.ConclusionFindings identified a marked digital divide for women accessing online antenatal education, placing vulnerable women at risk of continuing inequity. E‐health literacy frameworks need to be implemented to create genuine accessibility, comprehensibility and cultural responsiveness to best meet the needs of users.Implications for the Profession and/or Health Care ConsumerAs digital health is an emerging field, there is strong evidence that online antenatal education requires further evaluation to better meet the needs of pregnant women and their support people. Enhancing digital health literacy for health professionals will also promote a greater understanding for how to uphold and support the socio‐technical dimensions of online service delivery.Patient or Public ContributionThere were no patient or public contributions as part of this integrative review of the literature.

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“…All businesses sold Antenatal Education, with some selling further services such as midwifery care or a book. Although a survey in Australia found that women still prefer face to face antenatal education provision, 77% of women turned to their smartphone via Apps and the internet for antenatal education (52). An absence of guidance around social media at national level has enabled midwives to take this as an opportunity to create their own enterprises.…”

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The perfect birth: A content analysis of midwives’ posts about birth on Instagram

Marsh

Hundley

Luce

et al. 2023

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Background There is limited research into how midwives use social media within their professional role. Small pilot studies have explored the introduction of social media into maternity practice and teaching but there is little evidence around how midwives use social media professionally. This is important as 89% of pregnant women turn to social media for advice during pregnancy, and how midwives use social media could be influencing women, their perception of birth and their decision making. Methods Aim: To analyse how midwives portray birth on the social media platform Instagram. This is an observational mixed methods study using content analysis. Five ‘popular’ midwives from each country (UK, New Zealand, USA and Australia) were identified and their posts about birth collated from a one-year period (2020-21). Images/videos were then coded. Descriptive statistics enabled comparison of the posts by country. Categorisation was used to analyse and understand the content. Results The study identified 917 posts from the 20 midwives’ accounts, containing 1216 images/videos, with most coming from USA (n=466), and UK (n=239), Australia (n=205) and New Zealand (n=7) respectively. Images/videos were categorised into ‘Birth Positivity’, ‘Humour’, ‘Education’, ‘Birth Story’ and ‘Advertisement’. Midwives’ portrayals of birth represented a greater proportion of vaginal births, waterbirths and homebirths than known national birth statistics. The most popular midwives identified mainly had private businesses (n=17). Both the midwives and women portrayed in images were primarily white, demonstrating a disproportionate representation. Conclusion There is a small midwifery presence on Instagram that is not representative of the broader profession, or the current picture of midwifery care. This paper is the first study to explore how midwives are using the popular social media platform Instagram to portray birth. It provides insight into how midwives post an un-medicalised, low risk representation of birth. Further research is recommended to explore midwives’ motivation behind their posts, and how pregnant and postnatal women engage with social media.

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“Paper, face-to-face and on my mobile please”: A survey of women’s preferred methods of receiving antenatal education

Cited by 10 publications

References 27 publications

Pregnant women’s knowledge of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth

Pregnant women’s knowledge of non-pharmacological techniques for pain relief during childbirth

Women's experiences of online antenatal education: An integrative literature review

The perfect birth: A content analysis of midwives’ posts about birth on Instagram

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