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Young mothers' experiences of maternity care: A synthesis of qualitative research
Sally Hargreaves1, Jennifer Ayton1, Sarah Young1
1Tasmanian School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000 Australia.
Problem/Background:
Maternal health services require robust evidence to inform service provision and improve the health outcomes of mothers and their babies. Young mothers have consistently reported feeling unsupported and facing systematic barriers to accessing maternity care. Our aim was to synthesise the published evidence about how young mothers (aged between 15 and 24 years) living in regional, rural, and remote areas in high income countries experience accessing and receiving maternity health care.
Methods:
This qualitative evidence synthesis used a meta-aggregative approach to systematically synthesize published articles between 1970 and 2022. Electronic databases searches of CINAHL, SCOPUS, ProQuest, EMBASE, PUBMED and Google Scholar identified 4120 articles. Of these 14 were included in this review.
Findings:
Three final themes were synthesised: Relationships, Access and use of services and Social context. Limited data exists for regional, rural, and remote contexts.
Conclusion:
Young mothers face many challenges during their maternity care journey. Identifying the young person's social and cultural care needs and building positive relationships with care providers will improve their experiences. Research is urgently required to design age and context appropriate maternity care for young mothers, who live in regional, rural, and remote areas.
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