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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4010| Publication type: | Conference poster |
| Type of review: | Peer review (abstract) |
| Title: | Structured organisation of postpartum care : benefits for families and midwives |
| Authors: | Grylka, Susanne Iglesias, Carolina Pehlke-Milde, Jessica |
| DOI: | 10.21256/zhaw-4010 |
| Conference details: | COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018 |
| Issue Date: | 18-Sep-2018 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Postpartum; Midwifery care; Social disadvantaged family |
| Subject (DDC): | 618: Gynecology, obstetrics and midwifery |
| Abstract: | Rational: The necessity of outpatient postpartum care has increased due to shorter hospital stays after childbirth. Arranging postpartum midwifery care however can be stressful for families, if systemic factors leave the responsibility to the parents and multiple telephone calls are needed to find a midwife. This is especially challenging for social disadvantaged families. Method: We evaluated the services of the midwifery network Familystart Zurich in Switzerland using a mixed method study design. Descriptive statistics, logistic regression modelling and qualitative content analysis were applied. Result/Conclusion: Familystart users were more often of foreign nationalities (68.4% vs. 41.3%, p<0.001), had no professional education (25.7% vs. 9.3%, p<0.001), gave birth more frequently by caesarean section (42.4% vs. 34.2%, p<0.001) and recorded more cumulative risk factors (three or more risk factors: 4.2% vs. 1.5%, p<0.001) compared to women organising their midwifery care themselves. It seemed that vulnerable families could be reached and their postpartum care could be arranged through the midwifery network. Women appreciated the support and estimated the help being disburdening and time-saving. Additionally, the collaboration of midwives in the network enabled to improve their work organisation and to make better use of limited resources. Thus both, families and midwives seem to benefit from the services of Familystart Zurich. Implication of findings: Families with their newborns, which return at home shortly after birth, are in need of a low-threshold and guaranteed postpartum care. The services provided by a midwifery network can lead to a win-win situation for the families, especially social disadvantaged ones, and the midwives. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/11491 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Not specified |
| Departement: | School of Health Sciences |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Midwifery and Reproductive Health (IHG) |
| Published as part of the ZHAW project: | Evaluation Familystart Zürich |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Gesundheit |
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Grylka, S., Iglesias, C., & Pehlke-Milde, J. (2018, September 18). Structured organisation of postpartum care : benefits for families and midwives. COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4010
Grylka, S., Iglesias, C. and Pehlke-Milde, J. (2018) ‘Structured organisation of postpartum care : benefits for families and midwives’, in COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. Available at: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4010.
S. Grylka, C. Iglesias, and J. Pehlke-Milde, “Structured organisation of postpartum care : benefits for families and midwives,” in COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018, Sep. 2018. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-4010.
GRYLKA, Susanne, Carolina IGLESIAS und Jessica PEHLKE-MILDE, 2018. Structured organisation of postpartum care : benefits for families and midwives. In: COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018. Conference poster. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. 18 September 2018
Grylka, Susanne, Carolina Iglesias, and Jessica Pehlke-Milde. 2018. “Structured Organisation of Postpartum Care : Benefits for Families and Midwives.” Conference poster. In COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4010.
Grylka, Susanne, et al. “Structured Organisation of Postpartum Care : Benefits for Families and Midwives.” COST Action BIRTH Conference 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-18 September 2018, ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, 2018, https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-4010.
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