Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 6, 2026

E-Patient Counseling Trial (E-PACO): Computer Based Education versus Nurse Counseling for Patients to Prepare for Colonoscopy
Published on: August 1, 2019
Antenatal education as perceived by health professionals
Jane Svensson1, Lesley Barclay, Margaret Cooke
1JANE SVENSSON is the Health Education Coordinator at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney, Australia. LESLEY BARCLAY is a professor in Health Services Development at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Australia. MARGARET COOKE is an honorary fellow and a nursing faculty member in the Midwifery and Health Department at the University of Technology-Sydney, Australia.
Abstract:
This article aims to identify the learning needs of expectant and new parents for antenatal education as perceived by health professionals. In Australia, antenatal education programs are predominantly designed by health professionals, and recent research has challenged the efficacy of this approach. The data collected from 73 health professionals, reported here, demonstrates that their perceptions of the concerns and interests of expectant and new parents were divided into three interrelated categories: "need to know...what's happening," "they won't listen," and "balanced information." The health professional ideas for improving antenatal education were limited and identified a reluctance to change practice.
Related Concept Videos
Primary Healthcare Services
In 1978, international leaders convened in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, for what would be a pivotal event in global health. The Alma-Ata Declaration was the first to call...
Preventive Healthcare Services
Health Literacy
Levels of Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
In primary prevention, actions taken before disease onset prevent the disease from...
The Professional Nurse
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.
Development of the Oral Microbiota