McArdle Annie, Flenady Vicki, Toohill Jocelyn, Gamble Jenny, Creedy Debra
Griffith Health Institute, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Griffith University, University Drive, Meadowbank, Queensland 4131, Australia; Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Aubigny Place, Mater Health Services, Raymond Tce, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Aubigny Place, Mater Health Services, Raymond Tce, South Brisbane, Queensland 4101, Australia.
Women Birth. 2015 Mar;28(1):54-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2014.10.002. Epub 2014 Oct 25.
Unexplained late gestation stillbirth is a significant health issue. Antenatal information about foetal movements has been demonstrated to reduce the stillbirth rate in women with decreased foetal movements. Midwives are ideally placed to provide this information to women.
To investigate pregnant women's perceptions of information about foetal movements and preferences for receiving information.
This prospective, descriptive study was conducted in the antenatal clinic of a large metropolitan maternity hospital.
Pregnant women (n=526) at 34 weeks gestation or later were recruited. Only 67% of women reported receiving information about foetal movements. Women reported that midwives (80%), family (57%), friends (48%) and own mother (48%) provided this information. Midwives were the most preferred source of information. Around half (52%) of the women used the internet for information but only 11% nominated the web as their preferred information source.
Women prefer to be given as much information about foetal movements as possible. Women favour information from health professionals, mainly from a midwife. Midwives are well-placed to partner with pregnant women and give them unbiased and evidenced based information enabling them to make decisions and choices regarding their health and well-being. While the internet is a prevalent information source, women want to be reassured that it is trustworthy and want direction to reliable pregnancy related websites.
不明原因的晚期妊娠死产是一个重大的健康问题。产前关于胎动的信息已被证明可降低胎动减少的女性的死产率。助产士最适合为女性提供此类信息。
调查孕妇对胎动信息的看法以及获取信息的偏好。
这项前瞻性描述性研究在一家大型都市妇产医院的产前诊所进行。
招募了妊娠34周及以后的孕妇（n = 526）。只有67%的女性报告收到过关于胎动的信息。女性表示助产士（80%）、家人（57%）、朋友（48%）和自己的母亲（48%）提供了这些信息。助产士是最受欢迎的信息来源。约一半（52%）的女性通过互联网获取信息，但只有11%将网络列为她们首选的信息来源。
女性希望获得尽可能多的关于胎动的信息。女性青睐来自健康专业人员的信息，主要是助产士提供的信息。助产士非常适合与孕妇合作，为她们提供公正且基于证据的信息，使她们能够就自身健康和幸福做出决策和选择。虽然互联网是一个普遍的信息来源，但女性希望确信其可靠性，并希望得到指向可靠的妊娠相关网站方向的指引。
