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QUALITY IMPROVEMENT IN POSTNATAL CARE: FINDINGS FROM TWO COHORTS OF WOMEN IN SWEDEN

INTRODUCTION Postnatal care is an important area of midwifery practice. Changes in the length of postnatal stay, models of postnatal care, and the content of care have influenced women’s satisfaction. The aim of this study was to describe women’s assessment of postnatal care in a Swedish hospital in 2017, and to compare this with women who gave birth in 2006 in the same hospital.
METHODS A comparative study was conducted of two cohorts of women who gave birthin 2006 and 2017 in a hospital in the middle-north part of Sweden with 1700 annual births. Data were collected by questionnaires, where data from 2017 were compared with data from 2006.
RESULTS In all, 366 women who gave birth in 2006 and 342 in 2017 responded. There was a reduction in time of discharge in 2017 and more women went home directly from the labour ward and fewer women had their postnatal stay in the hotel ward, compared to postnatal women in 2006. A higher percentage of women were ‘Very satisfied’ with the overall aspects of postnatal care in 2017 compared to women in 2006. The content of postnatal care showed statistically significant improvements over time for the majority of variables studied, but some women reported not receiving information/help with specific postnatal aspects. Multiparous women, women older than 35 years, and women who had had a caesarean section received less information and practical help.
CONCLUSIONS The study showed an increase in overall satisfaction with postnatal care over time and most areas were improved. Continuous work is therefore needed in order to improve postnatal care and put the women and their families at the centre of care. More research is needed to try new models of care that will increase satisfaction with postnatal
care.

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Judul Seri
European Journal of Midwifery
No. Panggil
618.2
Penerbit
Uppsala, Sweden : European Publishing.,
Deskripsi Fisik
9 p
Bahasa
English
ISBN/ISSN
2585-2906
Klasifikasi
618.2
Tipe Isi
text
Tipe Media
unmediated
Tipe Pembawa
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Edisi
2020;4(November):45
Subjek
kebidanan
Midwifery
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