McKellar Lois V, Pincombe Jan I, Henderson Ann M
University of South Australia, School of Nursing and Midwifery, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, South Austrlia.
Midwifery. 2006 Dec;22(4):356-64. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2005.09.004. Epub 2006 May 11.
to investigate the provision of parent education during the early postnatal period in order to gain insight that, through stakeholder collaboration, will contribute to the development of innovative strategies to enhance the provision of postnatal education in a contemporary health-care environment.
the study comprises the first stage of an action-research project. The first stage of research sought to explore the experiences of mothers and fathers in the early postnatal period by conducting a questionnaire within 4 weeks of the birth of their baby. The data obtained from the questionnaire is to inform an action-research group for stage two of the project.
The Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, a large city maternity hospital in South Australia, covering a range of socio-economic strata.
85 parents completed and returned the questionnaire, comprising 52 mothers and 33 fathers.
an anonymous self-report questionnaire was purpose designed to provide each parent with an opportunity to reflect on their own experience, with particular emphasis given to the provision of education and support during the early postnatal period.
a number of themes emerged, including a window of opportunity during the postnatal hospital stay to provide education and support, despite the reduction in the length of stay; the need for a family-centred approach to maternity services; and the significance of self and social network in the early transition to parenthood.
The findings from this stage of the research, combined with a review of the literature, provide insight that will contribute to stage two of the study. At this stage, an action-research group will continue planning to develop specific actions to enhance the provision of education to parents in the early postnatal period. These actions will subsequently be implemented and assessed.
调查产后早期的家长教育情况，以便通过利益相关者的合作获得深刻见解，从而有助于制定创新策略，在当代医疗环境中加强产后教育的提供。
该研究包括一个行动研究项目的第一阶段。研究的第一阶段旨在通过在婴儿出生后4周内进行问卷调查，探索父母在产后早期的经历。从问卷中获得的数据将为该项目第二阶段的行动研究小组提供信息。
儿童、青年和妇女健康服务中心，南澳大利亚一家大型城市妇产医院，覆盖一系列社会经济阶层。
85位家长完成并返还了问卷，其中包括52位母亲和33位父亲。
一份匿名的自我报告问卷是专门设计的，为每位家长提供一个反思自身经历的机会，特别强调产后早期的教育和支持提供情况。
出现了一些主题，包括尽管住院时间缩短，但产后住院期间仍有提供教育和支持的机会窗口；产妇服务需要以家庭为中心的方法；以及自我和社会网络在初为人父母的早期过渡中的重要性。
本研究阶段的结果，结合文献综述，提供了有助于研究第二阶段的见解。在这个阶段，一个行动研究小组将继续计划制定具体行动，以加强在产后早期向家长提供教育。这些行动随后将得到实施和评估。
