Department of Health Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway.
Nurs Health Sci. 2011 Sep;13(3):316-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00620.x. Epub 2011 Jul 7.
The World Health Organization calls on health professionals to support women in combining maternity and work. The aim of this study was to explore midwives' and public health nurses' perceptions of supporting employed women to balance work and family life during pregnancy and early motherhood. An exploratory design, including multistage focus group interviews, was used. The focus group consisted of five midwives and one public health nurse who was working in maternity care. The data were analyzed by using qualitative content analysis. The comprehensive theme, "empowering the women when they are in 'another' state of normality", was based on two themes, "being in dialogue with the women" and "supporting the women to manage daily activities". The first theme was based on the subthemes, "perceiving the women to be in 'another' state of normality" and "providing an open atmosphere for dialogue", while the second subtheme was based on "confirming self-esteem" and "suggesting adjustments at work". The midwives and public health nurse empowered the women by enhancing their ability to carry out the self-care that was necessary in order to manage both their work and family life. Collaboration between maternity healthcare providers and employers should be developed in order to support employed women.
世界卫生组织呼吁卫生专业人员支持女性兼顾生育和工作。本研究旨在探讨助产士和公共卫生护士在妊娠和产后早期支持职业女性平衡工作和家庭生活的看法。研究采用了探索性设计，包括多阶段焦点小组访谈。焦点小组由五名助产士和一名从事产妇护理的公共卫生护士组成。使用定性内容分析对数据进行分析。综合主题为“在女性处于‘另一种’常态时赋予她们权力”，该主题基于两个主题，即“与女性对话”和“支持女性管理日常活动”。第一个主题基于“感知女性处于‘另一种’常态”和“为对话提供开放氛围”这两个副标题，而第二个副标题则基于“确认自尊”和“建议工作调整”。助产士和公共卫生护士通过增强女性进行自我保健的能力来赋予她们权力，这是管理工作和家庭生活所必需的。应该发展产妇保健提供者和雇主之间的合作，以支持职业女性。
