Review
Clinical Neurology
Somayeh Abdolalipour, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh Charandabi, Sepideh Mashayekh-Amiri, Mojgan Mirghafourvand
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of mindfulness-based programs on pregnant women's fear of childbirth (FOC) and self-efficacy. Through a systematic search and meta-analysis, it was found that mindfulness-based exercises may improve childbirth self-efficacy and reduce the level of FOC in pregnant women. However, more rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm the effectiveness of mindfulness-based interventions, especially on self-efficacy.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Saadet Boybay Koyuncu, Mehmet Bulbul
Summary: Yoga practice has been shown to reduce fear of childbirth and increase childbirth self-efficacy in pregnant women. Participants in the experimental group exhibited significant improvements after participating in yoga, while those in the control group showed deterioration.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Pelin Calpbinici, Cigdem Yucel Ozcirpan
Summary: Fear of childbirth has negative effects on pregnant women during pregnancy and after birth. A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of a training program using motivational interview method on fear of childbirth, childbirth self-efficacy, and delivery mode among first-time pregnant women. Results showed that the program reduced fear of childbirth and increased childbirth self-efficacy, but had no effect on delivery mode.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Tolesa Gemeda Gudeta, Ayana Benti Terefe, Ahmed Nuru Muhamed, Girma Teferi Mengistu, Seboka Abebe Sori
Summary: This study aimed to assess the perceived childbirth self-efficacy and its associated factors among pregnant women in the Gurage zone, southern Ethiopia. The study found that the overall mean score for perceived childbirth self-efficacy was high. Factors such as social support, psychological well-being, education status, no fundal pressure, and planned pregnancy were positively associated with childbirth self-efficacy, while fear of childbirth, primipara status, discomfort during vaginal examination, and inability to push were negatively associated with childbirth self-efficacy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Azahara Ruger-Navarrete, Juana Maria Vazquez-Lara, Irene Antunez-Calvente, Luciano Rodriguez-Diaz, Francisco Javier Riesco-Gonzalez, Rocio Palomo-Gomez, Juan Gomez-Salgado, Francisco Javier Fernandez-Carrasco
Summary: Giving birth is a significant experience, but fear of childbirth can greatly impact the labor experience and outcomes. This study explored how fear of childbirth affects the birthing experience and found that higher levels of fear predicted a worse childbirth experience, including undesirable obstetric outcomes and a higher likelihood of caesarean delivery.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Xiaolan Zhou, Hua Liu, Xiaohong Li, Shaoru Zhang
Summary: This study found a high prevalence of FOC (70.3%, ranging from mild to severe) in healthy pregnant women in northwest China. FOC was positively correlated with pregnancy-related stress and depressive symptoms, and negatively correlated with social support. Screening for FOC and helping pregnant women identify a support system early in pregnancy could reduce stress levels and severity of depression.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Anna Michalik, Lucyna Wojcicka, Agata Zdun-Ryzewska, Agnieszka Czerwinska-Osipiak, Michal Krzeminski, Jolanta Olszewska, Dagmara Klasa-Mazurkiewicz, Anja C. Huizink
Summary: This study translated and validated the Polish version of the PRAQ-R2 questionnaire, confirming its reliability and validity for assessing pregnancy-related anxiety in Poland.
Article
Economics
Emily J. Callander, Jenny Gamble, Debra K. Creedy
Summary: Perinatal mental health has significant impacts on mother and child wellbeing. This study aims to quantify costs of postnatal MDD for government healthcare funders, private insurers, and individuals, and identify socioeconomic inequalities in health service use and costs. Women with postnatal MDD had significantly higher total costs compared to those without, with substantial cost disparities based on socioeconomic status in the types of services accessed.
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Safieh Kananikandeh, Farkhondeh Amin Shokravi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Shayesteh Jahanfar
Summary: This study summarized the factors contributing to fear of childbirth in nulliparous women in Iran, including biological, concern for the baby, psychological, and individual factors.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Yiping Hou, Xihong Zhou, Min Yao, Sai Liu
Summary: Re-pregnant women in China after cesarean section have a moderate level of fear of childbirth. The number of cesarean sections, experience with previous cesarean section, childbirth self-efficacy, and social support are predictors of fear of childbirth.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Aazam Shakarami, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Somyieh Abdolalipour, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Mina Iravani
Summary: This study compared fear of childbirth, anxiety, and self-efficacy between primiparous and multiparous women in Ahvaz, Iran. It found that primiparous women had higher fear of childbirth and lower childbirth self-efficacy compared to multiparous women. Healthcare providers should implement interventions to reduce fear and enhance childbirth self-efficacy in primiparous women based on these findings.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Article
Respiratory System
Gozde Gurdeniz, Madeleine Ernst, Daniela Rago, Min Kim, Julie Courraud, Jakob Stokholm, Klaus Bonnelykke, Anders Bjorkbom, Urvish Trivedi, Soren J. Sorensen, Susanne Brix, David Hougaard, Morten Rasmussen, Arieh S. Cohen, Hans Bisgaard, Bo Chawes
Summary: Cesarean section is related to newborn metabolomic profiles, gut microbiome data, and cord blood immunology, indicating an increased risk of childhood asthma.
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Marthe S. Gottschalk, Anne Eskild, Solveig Hofvind, Elisabeth K. Bjelland
Summary: A study in Norway found that age at natural menopause increases with increasing number of childbirths up to three, but does not further increase beyond three childbirths. This suggests a complex relationship between childbirth and menopause age.
HUMAN REPRODUCTION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Seyedeh Fatemeh Ghaffari, Forouzan Elyasi, Roya Nikbakht, Zohreh Shahhosseini
Summary: This study identified the relationship between maternal fear of childbirth and paternal fear of childbirth, with expectant fathers' stress having a greater impact on their fear of childbirth. It suggests practical implications for improving the fathers' psychological well-being by considering the role of maternal fear of childbirth and expectant fathers' depression, anxiety, and stress.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Megan S. Conrad, Emily Trachtenberg
Summary: This study examined the role of multiple psychological factors in predicting women's subjective birthing experiences. The results showed significant correlations between personality traits, childbirth fear, childbirth self-efficacy, and subjective childbirth experience. However, only childbirth fear significantly predicted subjective childbirth experiences.
JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE AND INFANT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Emergency Medicine
Amy Lynn Sweeny, Caitlin Bourke, Thomas Martin Torpie, Sally Sargeant, James Hughes, Julie Watson, Sheree Conroy, Angel Carrasco, Kym Tighe, Neale Stuart Thornton, Amber-Shea Cumner, Kathleen Baird
Summary: This study examined the barriers to routine screening for domestic violence (DV) in Australian emergency departments (EDs) and the actions taken after DV identification. The results showed that although most ED clinicians are willing to screen, the lack of knowledge on how to screen is a significant barrier. Additionally, high patient load and the absence of single rooms were identified as limiting factors. The availability of social work and interpreter services, as well as online/written DV protocols, were found to facilitate screening.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Kirsten A. Small, Mary Sidebotham, Jennifer Fenwick, Jenny Gamble
Summary: This study used Institutional Ethnography (IE) methodology to explore how midwives and obstetricians facilitate or hinder women's decision-making regarding intrapartum fetal monitoring. The findings showed that guidelines and research texts influenced the work of midwives and obstetricians and limited women's participation in decision-making. The discourse in national guidelines, Cochrane reviews, and randomized controlled trials tended to prioritize clinicians' decision-making authority over laboring women.
Article
Nursing
Valgerour Lisa Siguroardottir, Jenny Gamble, Berglind Guomundsdottir, Herdis Sveinsdottir, Helga Gottfreosdottir
Summary: This study describes the construction and evaluation of a postpartum midwifery counselling intervention and finds that it is feasible and acceptable in this context. Both women and midwives perceive the intervention positively and believe that it can benefit women following high-risk pregnancies.
Article
Nursing
Prativa Dhakal, Elizabeth Newnham, Em. Debra K. Creedy, Jenny Gamble
Summary: This study aimed to explore Nepalese nursing students' evaluation of an online education module on respectful maternity care. The students found the education module useful and informative, and considered online delivery more convenient than face-to-face learning. They recommended the inclusion of respectful maternity care in the curriculum and similar education for healthcare staff and women.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Na Wang, Debra K. Creedy, Mingna Zhang, Hong Lu, Elizabeth Elder, Jyai Allen, Li Guo, Qian Xiao, Jenny Gamble
Summary: Accessing good quality abortion care is a fundamental human right and contributes to achieving Sustainable Development Goals. However, well-designed abortion care that meets women's needs is limited. This study aims to systematically develop an intervention to promote the psychological well-being of Chinese women undergoing an abortion.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Ethnic Studies
Kyly Mills, Naomi Sunderland, Jyai Allen, Debra K. Creedy, Amanda Carter
Summary: This article interprets and theorizes the emotional learning experiences of non-Indigenous health students in an Australian First Peoples' cultural safety course. A post-course online survey was conducted with all undergraduate health students enrolled in the course, and the focus was on the free-text comments provided by 72 students. The analysis reveals the impact of First Peoples educators in sharing narratives, creating safe spaces, and witnessing students' emotions, and provides insights for understanding student learning and recommendations for teaching practice.
ALTERNATIVE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
(2023)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
S. Palmer, J. Coad, J. Gamble, C. Jones, L. Lees-Deutsch, D. McWilliams, E. Murphy, R. Kneafsey
Summary: This study aimed to understand the research success and skill levels, motivators, barriers, and development needs of Nursing, Midwifery, and Allied Health Professions professionals in a university and an acute healthcare organization in the UK. The findings showed that nurses and midwives were more positive about their team's success and skill levels compared to allied health profession professionals. However, there were no significant differences in their ratings of individual successes and skills. The study also identified motivators, barriers, and support needs for research in these professions.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Na Wang, Meng Wang, Jing Huang, Jyai Allen, Elizabeth Elder, Li Fu, Hong Lu, Debra K. Creedy, Jenny Gamble
Summary: This study tested the effect of a stress and coping theory-formed intervention (START) on depression and coping of Chinese women undergoing a first-trimester abortion. The results showed that women who received the START intervention had lower depression scores, higher problem-focused coping, lower dysfunctional coping, higher self-efficacy, and higher personal growth scores at two-week post-abortion. This brief, online intervention contributed to women's self-efficacy and positive perceptions of social support, abortion experience, and personal growth.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Jyai Allen, Debra K. Creedy, Kyly Mills, Jenny Gamble
Summary: The objective of this study was to examine health engagement tools suitable for vulnerable pregnant populations. A systematic review was conducted on original studies from 2000 to 2022 related to tool development and validation. The results showed that existing maternity engagement tools focused on communication, woman-centred care, and shared decision-making, but did not assess the key construct of buy-in. Therefore, a new assessment tool is needed to address the health engagement needs of vulnerable pregnant women.
Article
Nursing
Nikki Tickle, Debra K. Creedy, Amanda G. Carter, Janice Bass, Jenny Gamble
Summary: This study is the first international research that evaluates the impact of feedback from women on midwifery students' learning. Students reported increased confidence in their clinical practice, a deeper understanding of midwifery philosophy, and expressed their intention to support and work in midwifery continuity models after graduation. Thus, feedback about women's experiences should be integrated into midwifery education programs.
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Marnie Griffiths, Debra K. Creedy, Roslyn Donnellan-Fernandez, Amanda G. Carter
Summary: This study developed and tested a tool to measure midwives' perceptions of their role in preceptoring midwifery students. The tool, Midwifery Perceptions and Assessment of Clinical Teaching (MidPaACT), demonstrated reliability and validity through psychometric testing. The study found that midwives' perceptions of their proficiency in student learning were under-reported.
NURSE EDUCATION TODAY
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Supan Unjai, Elizabeth M. Forster, Amy E. Mitchell, Debra K. Creedy
Summary: The study aimed to determine the prevalence, related factors, and predictors of compassion satisfaction among healthcare professionals in Thai intensive care units. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 12 ICU units at a university hospital in Thailand. The results showed that most healthcare professionals had a moderate level of compassion satisfaction, which was correlated with resilience, flourishing, and harmonious passion. Resilience and harmonious passion were identified as important predictors of compassion satisfaction.
INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Emily J. Callander, Joanne C. Enticott, Bonnie Eklom, Jenny Gamble, Helena J. Teede
Summary: The costs of maternity care in Queensland have increased, and there has been an increase in adverse birth outcomes. Broad collaboration among healthcare professionals, effective prevention and treatment strategies, and comprehensive maternal health services are necessary to ensure the quality and sustainability of maternity care in Australia.
MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA
(2023)