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Experience of midwives in water births

, 2010
Childbirth is a very important moment in the life of every woman. Expectant mothers very carefully plan and think about the way and place of delivery of their baby nowadays. They start to be interested in more natural and more alternative childbirth. One
KUBOUŠKOVÁ, Petra
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Impact of episiotomy on anal incontinence following second‐ to fourth‐degree perineal tears—A cohort study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In over 12 000 Swedish primiparous women, anal incontinence was more common after severe perineal tears. Episiotomy did not raise the overall risk except for a slight increase in gas incontinence after second‐degree tears. Encouragingly, symptoms improved across all types of tears during the first‐year postpartum.
Mette L. Josefsson, Eva Uustal, Sara Sohlberg, Cecilia Ekéus, Erik Lampa, Maria Jonsson   +5 more
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Experiences of woman- centered care among Iranian midwives and women: a qualitative study

Reproductive Health
Background Woman-centered care (WCC) is a recognized quality marker in maternity services, but its implementation in Iran is challenging due to high intervention levels and professional conflicts.
Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Roghaiyeh Nourizadeh, Maryam Vaezi, Shahla Meedya, Mojgan Mirghafourvand   +5 more
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Learning at work and university: Midwifery students and sexual health advice

Concerns about the theory-practice gap and discussion regarding the role of the pre-registration programme in preparing registered health care practitioners, are two recurring themes in the literature.
Davies, Geraldine, Walker, Susan
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A Critical Analysis of the Medical Model as used in the Study of Pregnancy and Childbirth

, 2005
One key concept in medical sociology/anthropology for the analysis of approaches to health and illness is the medical model. However, this medical model is not only applied at the analytical level, i.e.
van Teijlingen, Edwin
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Female pelvic floor protection—Where do we have to go?

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Long lasting improvement of women's health needs that all professions involved in pregnancy, birth, postpartum rehabilitation and diagnostics and treatment of pelvic floor disorders gather together to increase pelvic floor protection. Abstract Pelvic floor protection has a growing awareness and importance in long lasting strategies to provide female ...
Miriam Deniz, Luisa Wirth, Kathrin Beilecke, Ralf Tunn, Markus Huebner   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prenatal care and the role of midwives

, 2013
Práce zjišťuje jaká je úloha porodních asistentek v prenatálních poradnách a jaká je jejich náplň činností během návštěv těhotných žen. Výzkumné šetření proběhlo v prenatálních poradnách v Plzni, Klatovech, Domažlicích, Dobřanech, Přešticích, Blovicích ...
Vávrová, Diana
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Episiotomy is associated with a reduced risk of obstetric anal sphincter injury in nulliparous vacuum‐assisted deliveries, particularly in high‐risk cases

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
Mediolateral episiotomy during vacuum‐assisted delivery in nulliparous women was associated with lower obstetric anal sphincter injury (1.4% vs 2.8%; adjusted odds ratio 0.42, 95% CI 0.25–0.70). The protective effect was greater when intrapartum risk factors were present, including prolonged second stage, occiput posterior position, and birthweight ...
Matan Anteby, Tally Pinchas‐Cohen, Anat Lavie, Sharon Maslovitz, Ronen Gold, Asnat Groutz, Yariv Yogev, Yoav Baruch   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pregnancy loss through the eyes of midwives

Bakalářská práce se zabývá problematikou těhotenské ztráty z pohledu porodních asistentek. Tato práce se skládá z teoretické a praktické části. Teoretická část obsahuje definice základních pojmů, které souvisí s danou problematikou. Dále jsou zde popsány
Kulhánková, Pavla
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Pelvic floor symptoms and quality of life 1 year postpartum in Swedish primiparous women—A follow‐up of a randomized controlled trial

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
In this follow‐up of a randomized controlled trial including 1911 primiparous women with a vaginal birth, minor and major second‐degree tears were not associated with pelvic floor dysfunction 1 year postpartum. OASI was associated with colorectal–anal symptoms, whereas episiotomy was associated with vaginal symptoms affecting body image.
Malin Edqvist, Cecilia Häggsgård, Pia Teleman, Gunilla Tegerstedt, Gunilla Ajne, Susann Ullén, Helena Tern, Karin Ängeby, Hannah G. Dahlen, Christine Rubertsson   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source