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Postpartum consultation: occurrence, requirements and expectations.

Ingrid Carlgren1, Marie Berg

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, SE 416 85 Gothenburg, Sweden. ingrid.carlgren@vgregion.se

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Summary

Midwives

Area of Science:

  • Maternal Health
  • Midwifery Care
  • Postpartum Support

Background:

  • Postpartum consultations with midwives were routine but are now reduced due to resource limitations.
  • Women require postpartum consultations to discuss labor experiences and emotional well-being.
  • Many women desire consultations with their laboring midwife, even if not initially offered.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the occurrence and women's needs regarding postpartum consultations.
  • To identify expectations of women who desired but did not receive a consultation.
  • To understand the content women wish to discuss in postpartum consultations.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative content analysis of phone interviews with women post-childbirth in a Swedish university hospital.

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  • Consecutive inclusion of 150 Swedish-speaking women over a three-week period.
  • Specific interviews conducted with women who wanted but did not receive a consultation with their laboring midwife.

    • Main Results:

    • 56% of interviewed women received a postpartum consultation; 61.9% of those saw their laboring midwife.
    • 20 of 28 women who had no consultation still desired to speak with their laboring midwife.
    • Key discussion topics included understanding labor events, processing undignified experiences, and expressing fears.

    Conclusions:

    • The frequency of postpartum consultations is declining, despite continued high demand from women.
    • Approximately half of women who give birth are not receiving desired postpartum consultations.
    • Developing a plan for postpartum consultations is crucial to meet women's needs within current maternity care constraints.