Opinion of Midwives on the Introduction of Post-Birth Patronage

Autor: Laleva, Rumyana, Department of Health Care, Faculty of Public Health, Medical University of Varna, Boeva, Todorka
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Варненски медицински форум; Vol 11 (2022): Suppl. 2. Proceedings from the Tenth Scientific Session with International Participation „80 Years Medical College – Varna“; 427-431
Varna Medical Forum; Vol 11 (2022): Suppl. 2. Proceedings from the Tenth Scientific Session with International Participation „80 Years Medical College – Varna“; 427-431
ISSN: 2367-5519
1314-8338
Popis: The postpartum period is very stressful for every woman. This is the time for the mother to get to know and adapt to the newborn. The scale of the worries depends on the family's financial resources, the preliminary preparation for this moment, the age of the woman, and the presence or absence of help at home. (5). Home obstetric visits after childbirth are the natural continuation of the support and care for the woman who has just given birth (4). The aim of the present study is to determine the attitudes of midwives in hospital and outpatient care towards conducting home postpartum visits. It was carried out between 2020 and 2022 among 94 midwives from northeastern Bulgaria working in the Department/Sector Pathology of Pregnancy and Maternity Ward and 21 midwives working in the outpatient care field in Varna. Documentary, sociological, and statistical methods were used. According to the data analysis, 94.7% of those working in hospital care and 71% of those working in outpatient care optimize obstetric treatment during the puerperium. The proportion of midwives in hospital care who support the introduction of obstetric care is exceptionally high (97.9%), while 80.9% of outpatient care is responding positively. More than 2/3 (68.1%) of the working midwives in hospital care would work as patronage midwives, and the same desire is expressed by 52.4% of the respondents in outpatient care. The conclusion we draw from the data obtained is that hospital midwives are more supportive of the introduction of home postpartum patronage.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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