Postpartum Health Services Requested by Mothers with Newborns Receiving Intensive Care
| Autor: | Erin McClain, Sarah Verbiest, Alison M. Stuebe, M. Kathryn Menard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Postnatal Care
Adult medicine.medical_specialty Neonatal intensive care unit Postpartum health care services Epidemiology Maternal Health Breastfeeding Mothers Pilot Projects Article 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Ambulatory care Nursing Pregnancy Intensive care Intensive Care Units Neonatal Health care Obstetrics and Gynaecology medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Postpartum visit High-risk population Health Services Needs and Demand 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Public health Postpartum Period Infant Newborn Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Infant Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Postpartum period |
| Zdroj: | Maternal and Child Health Journal |
| ISSN: | 1092-7875 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10995-016-2045-6 |
| Popis: | 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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