Marie Therese Sangy , Maria J. Duaso, Claire Feeley, Shawn Walker
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Abstract
Problem
Despite the recent introduction of midwifery services in India to improve maternal and newborn healthcare, there is limited research on women’s perspectives on midwife-led care.
Background
The Government of India initiated midwifery services guidelines in 2018 to improve the quality of care for pregnant women and newborns across the country. It is important to develop evidence-based strategies which can optimise the implementation of these new midwifery services.
Aim
This study explored women’s attitudes and beliefs towards the implementation of midwife-led care in two southern states of India.
Methods
A convergent mixed methods design was employed using an online questionnaire and semi-structured online interviews. Quantitative data was analysed using descriptive statistics and qualitative analysis used a framework approach. Data from both sources were then integrated through merging techniques.
Findings
A total of 307 women completed the online survey, and 23 participated in in-depth interviews. The study highlighted inadequate knowledge of midwife-led care among women. Despite this, 60 % expressed optimism about its benefits. Key factors to women’s acceptance included better understanding outcomes, having trust in midwives, receiving respectful care, and having autonomy in decision-making. They also required midwife-led birthing units would be clean, accessible, and well resourced.
Discussion
Most participants perceived midwife-led care as beneficial, valuing its skilled, responsive and compassionate services.
Conclusion
Insights from this study have implications for the implementation of midwife-led care which should consider the informational needs, safety standards and cultural contexts of women and their families living in both urban and rural areas of India.
期刊介绍：
Women and Birth is the official journal of the Australian College of Midwives (ACM). It is a midwifery journal that publishes on all matters that affect women and birth, from pre-conceptual counselling, through pregnancy, birth, and the first six weeks postnatal. All papers accepted will draw from and contribute to the relevant contemporary research, policy and/or theoretical literature. We seek research papers, quality assurances papers (with ethical approval) discussion papers, clinical practice papers, case studies and original literature reviews.
Our women-centred focus is inclusive of the family, fetus and newborn, both well and sick, and covers both healthy and complex pregnancies and births. The journal seeks papers that take a woman-centred focus on maternity services, epidemiology, primary health care, reproductive psycho/physiology, midwifery practice, theory, research, education, management and leadership. We also seek relevant papers on maternal mental health and neonatal well-being, natural and complementary therapies, local, national and international policy, management, politics, economics and societal and cultural issues as they affect childbearing women and their families. Topics may include, where appropriate, neonatal care, child and family health, women’s health, related to pregnancy, birth and the postpartum, including lactation. Interprofessional papers relevant to midwifery are welcome. Articles are double blind peer-reviewed, primarily by experts in the field of the submitted work.
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