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Filter by:Feeding the infant with breast milk in neonatal intensive care units is essential. However, breastfeeding can be adversely affected in this complex environment, especially for immigrant mothers. In order to ensure the success of breastfeeding in the neonatal intensive care unit, education and support of the mother are required. While doing this, structured and planned education programs should be implemented taking into account the individual characteristics of the mother (culture, age, etc.).This study aimed to evaluate the effect of education given to immigrant mothers on breastfeeding success of mothers. The study was a randomized controlled, single-blind clinical trial.
Immigrant women in Europe has reported lower use of effective contraception, higher risks of multiple births, and unintended pregnancies compared to native-born women. There is no evidence about this from a Swedish context nor about postpartum contraception. The purpose of this project is to promote equity in sexual and reproductive health (SRH) in Sweden by improving the quality of postpartum contraceptive counselling for and with immigrant women. The Swedish Pregnancy Registry (SPR) will be used to determine if there are any differences in birth spacing and associated complications when comparing immigrant and Swedish-born women. Registration of contraceptive methods in the SPR will be introduced. The IMPROVE-it project will increase the understanding of challenges to contraceptive services postpartum, and how to overcome these.
Somali-born women comprise one of the largest groups of immigrant women of childbearing age in Sweden, with increased risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and poor experiences of care. Midwives in antenatal care have expressed a need for development of care tailored for this group of women. The overall aim is to develop and test the acceptability and immediate impacts of group antenatal care for Somali women residing in Sweden, in an effort to improve their experiences of antenatal care, their knowledge about childbearing and the Swedish health care system, their emotional wellbeing and ultimately, their pregnancy outcomes. The study includes four steps: Step I is the preparation phase including needs assessment. Step II is the intervention development and evaluation tool development phase. Step III is the intervention phase, which includes the implementation and evaluation of the intervention using historical controls. Step IV is the process evaluation and "lessons learned". Historical controls (n=80) have received standard individual care according to the national Swedish program for antenatal care, i.e. 8-9 appointments with a midwife during a normal pregnancy. Women in the intervention group (n=80) receive Group Antenatal Care provided in group sessions in a dialogue sensitive to language and cultural issues. The sessions are led by a midwife, assisted by a trained female Somali interpreter. 15 minutes for individual checkups in privacy are provided at end of the session. Primary outcomes: Women's overall ratings of antenatal care and views about specific aspects of care are captured by core questions in the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire (MFMCQ); and emotional wellbeing by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Data are collected at recruitment, in gestational week 36 and at 2 months postpartum by means of face-to face interviews or interviews by telephone by a trained bilingual research assistant.