Centre for Women's, Family and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, P O Box 235, N-3603 Kongsberg, Norway.
Centre for Women's, Family and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of South-Eastern Norway, P O Box 235, N-3603 Kongsberg, Norway.
Midwifery. 2021 Sep;100:103016. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2021.103016. Epub 2021 Apr 21.
To explore women's experience with information, and their information needs in pre-admission early labour.
A qualitative study with an exploratory and descriptive approach.
Five focus group interviews with women attending post-natal care at five different well-baby clinics in South-Eastern Norway in 2019.
Sixteen first-time mothers who had given birth to a baby 3-17 weeks prior to the focus group interview. All had experience of staying at home in early labour.
Three themes emerged from the analysis. The first and most substantial theme involved information. The women considered it necessary to have easy access to a suitable amount of trustworthy information at the appropriate time. The second theme described that the women were surprised at how early labour manifested, despite having prepared for it. The third theme was about receiving acknowledgement and support, revealing that information did not meet all woman's needs.
The women found it challenging to prepare for early labour, and no matter how prepared they felt beforehand, unexpected situations arose. Easily accessed online information from reliable sources was useful in early labour, but in order for women to feel safe at home, this should be complemented by telephone conversations with skilled and welcoming midwives in the labour ward. More knowledge about women's information needs in early labour is required, including studies exploring how the information should be provided to help women feel safe when staying at home in early labour.
探索女性在临产前期的信息体验和信息需求。
一项定性研究，采用探索性和描述性方法。
2019 年，在挪威东南部的五个不同的婴儿保健诊所，进行了五次焦点小组访谈，参与者为 16 名初产妇，她们在焦点小组访谈前 3-17 周分娩。所有产妇都有在家中经历临产早期的经验。
分析得出了三个主题。第一个也是最重要的主题是信息。女性认为在适当的时间获得适量可靠信息是必要的。第二个主题描述了尽管有准备，但女性对临产早期的表现感到惊讶。第三个主题是关于获得认可和支持，表明信息并不能满足所有女性的需求。
女性发现为临产早期做准备具有挑战性，无论她们事先感到多么有准备，都会出现意想不到的情况。从可靠来源获取的易于访问的在线信息在临产早期很有用，但为了让女性在家中感到安全，这应该辅以与产房有经验和欢迎的助产士进行电话交谈。需要更多关于女性在临产早期的信息需求的知识，包括研究如何提供信息以帮助女性在家中感到安全。
