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- Erlandsson, Kerstin, et al.
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Women's' premonitions prior to the death of their baby in utero and how they deal with the feeling that their baby may be unwell.
- 2012
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Ingår i: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. - : Wiley. - 1600-0412 .- 0001-6349. ; 91:1, s. 28-33
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective. To identify if mothers to stillborn babies had had a premonition that their unborn child might not be well and how they dealt with that premonition. Design. A mixed method approach. Setting: 1 034 women answered a web questionnaire. Sample: 614 women fulfilled the inclusion criteria of having a stillbirth after the 22(nd) gestational week and answered questions about premonition. Methods. Qualitative content analysis was used for the open questions and descriptive statistics for questions with fixed alternatives. Main Outcome.Measure: The premonition of an unwell unborn baby. Results. In all 392/614 (64%) of the women had had a premonition that their unborn baby might be unwell; 274/614 (70%) contacted their clinic and were invited to come in for a check-up, but by then it was too late as the baby was already dead. A further 88/614 (22%) decided to wait until their next routine check-up, believing that the symptoms were part of the normal cycle of pregnancy, and that the fetus would move less towards the end of a pregnancy. Thirty women (8%) contacted their clinic, but were told that everything appeared normal without an examination of the baby. Conclusion. Women need to know that a decrease in fetal movements is an important indicator of their unborn baby´s health. Health care professionals should not delay an examination if a mother-to-be is worried of her unborn baby´s wellbeing.
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- Rådestad, Ingela, et al.
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Women's perceptions of fetal movements in full-term pregnancy
- 2012
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Ingår i: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. - : Elsevier BV. - 1877-5756 .- 1877-5764. ; 3:3, s. 113-6
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Besides the frequency of the fetal movements the woman's perceptions of the movements can give additional information about the unborn baby's wellbeing. Objective: To explore women's perceptions of fetal movements in full-term pregnancy. Methods: Interviews with 40 women in gestational weeks 37 + 2 to 41 + 5, all with uncomplicated pregnancies. All women were recruited from one antenatal clinic in the capital of Sweden. With an inductive approach using a content analysis the answers to the question: "Can you describe how your baby has moved this week?" was analysed. Results: Fetal movements were categorized into seven categories: strong and powerful, large, slow, stretching, from side to side, light, and startled. Conclusions: Almost all the women perceived the fetal movements at the end of pregnancy as strong and powerful, and internal pressure. Including women's perceptions of fetal movements in the obstetric anamneses, gives valuable information about the fetus. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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- Sjöblom, Ingela, et al.
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A provoking choice : Swedish women's experiences of reactions to their plans to give birth at home
- 2012
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Ingår i: Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives. - : Elsevier BV. - 1878-1799 .- 1871-5192. ; 25:3, s. e11-e18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: The home birth rate in Sweden is less than 1 in 1000, and home birth is not included within the health care system. This study describes women's experiences concerning reactions to their decision to give birth at home. DESIGN AND SETTING: A nationwide survey (SHE - Swedish Homebirth Experience) in Sweden was conducted between 1992 and 2005 whereas 735 women had given birth to 1038 children. Of 1038 questionnaires 1025 were returned. MEASUREMENTS: In the questionnaires an open-ended question asked women to report their experience of reactions to their decision to give birth at home The question was answered by 594 women, and data were analysed using content analysis. FINDINGS: The analysis yielded one overarching theme; "To be faced with fear for life and death" including being exposed to reactions about risks. This describes attitudes of professionals and family towards life and death and suggests perceptions of risk and fear of unexpected events. Four main categories were identified; Seen as an irresponsible person, Met with emotional arguments, Exposed to persuasion and Alienation. CONCLUSION: Women who plan for a home birth were confronted with negative attitudes and persuasion to make them change their mind. This made them feel alienated, and they searched for support among like-minded. Negative attitudes from health care professionals may erode their confidence in conventional health services and turn them towards other options. IMPLICATION FOR PRACTICE: Women who want to give birth at home should be given evidence-based information about risks and benefits. Enhanced knowledge among public and professionals about home births would improve the options for respectful encounters.
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