Midwives understanding of physical activity guidelines during pregnancy
| Autor: | Denise M. Hill, Simon M Fryer, Yvonne Hopkinson, Lindsey Fellows |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Closed-ended question Bathing Nurse Midwives Physical fitness Primary health care Nice Guidelines as Topic 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Surveys and Questionnaires Maternity and Midwifery medicine Humans Lack of knowledge 030212 general & internal medicine Exercise computer.programming_language 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Professional development Obstetrics and Gynecology Prenatal Care Middle Aged medicine.disease R1 United Kingdom Family medicine Female Pregnant Women RG Psychology business computer RA773_Personal |
| ISSN: | 0266-6138 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: to examine the current level of understanding held by midwives\ud regarding the NICE physical activity guidelines in the UK, and to investigate the\ud physical activity guidance given to women during pregnancy.\ud DESIGN: an 11 question online survey comprising of a mixture of closed and open\ud ended questions.\ud SETTING: data reflects participants sampled across the United Kingdom.\ud PARTICIPANTS: fifty-nine midwives completed the online survey MEASUREMENTS AND\ud FINDINGS: an electronic survey was used to explore the midwives understanding of \ud physical activity guidelines during pregnancy, and the advice they offered to\ud women in their care. Qualitative content analysis was used to gain a more\ud in-depth understanding of midwife knowledge. Two per cent of midwives correctly\ud identified the physical activity guidelines, with 44% giving partially correct\ud responses, 25% giving incorrect responses and 29% unsure of what the guidelines\ud are. Despite the low level of correct responses, 59% of respondents reported they\ud were confident or very confident in answering questions regarding physical\ud activity. Only 4% of respondents reported having access to continual professional\ud development (CPD) in the area of PA guidance.\ud KEY CONCLUSIONS: there appears to be a misplaced confidence amongst midwives in\ud their knowledge of the NICE PA guidelines for pregnancy.\ud IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: as physical inactivity can be detrimental for the\ud health of both mother and baby, there is a clear need for better dissemination of\ud the current and future NICE physical activity guidelines in primary health care\ud settings. The current study determined a substantial lack of CPD in the area of\ud PA guidance, which may be a contributing factor to the lack of knowledge of the\ud guidelines. As such, increasing CPD may in turn improve the accuracy of the\ud advice given to pregnant women and consequently benefit the health of both mother\ud and baby. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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