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Filter by:This study was planned to determine the effect of scenario-based high-fidelity simulation method on the application problem solving skills and anxiety levels of the 3rd year students of Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department. The research, which is planned in a experimental design, will be carried out with Istanbul Health Sciences University Hamidiye Health Sciences Faculty 3rd year midwifery (N:80) students. Students participating in the study will be divided into intervention (n:40) and control (n:40) groups according to the computer-assisted simple random sampling technique. Intervention group students will be given an application about postpartum care on a standard adult patient model in the high-validity simulation laboratory accompanied by a scenario, and control group students will be made in the vocational skills laboratory. "Descriptive Information Form", "State Anxiety Inventory", "Problem Solving Inventory" and "Satisfaction Questionnaire with Educational Methods" will be applied to the students participating in the research.
The randomized controlled experimental study sought to determine the impact of the training structured according to Meleis's Transition Theory on postpartum difficulties and quality of life in primipara mothers.
This is a prospective, single-center, randomized control study to determine if video education at the time of postpartum discharge improves patient knowledge on the warning signs for the top three causes of severe maternal morbidity (infection, hemorrhage, and blood pressure disorders) in the first seven days following delivery. Participants will be randomized to written discharge education + video education (intervention) vs standard discharge education (control). They will complete a baseline questionnaire and a post-discharge education questionnaire during their postpartum stay to assess for knowledge improvement. The investigators hypothesize that video education will improve patient's knowledge of severe maternal morbidity warning signs.
The aim of this study to determine the effect of hot showers on postpartum fatigue, mood and comfort in women giving vaginal birth. 136 women, who were between 6 and 12 hours postpartum, were assigned to intervention and control groups by computer randomization. Visual Similarity Scale for Fatigue, Visual Analogue Scale, Postpartum Comfort Questionnaire and Brief Mood Insight Scale were used to collect data. The women in the intervention group were allowed to take a shower in a standing position at a water temperature of 37-41°C for 10-20 minutes. In the control group, routine care was provided.
The overarching hypothesis of our research agenda is that an intervention that engages economically disadvantaged women in personalized postpartum care will promote equality in maternal child health. As a first step to test our hypothesis the investigators propose the following aims: Specific Aim 1: Measure the impact of Healthy Beyond Pregnancy on key components of postpartum care, including use of effective contraception at three and six months postpartum and breastfeeding duration at three and six months. Specific Aim 2: Determine if Healthy Beyond Pregnancy improves adherence to health screening and linkage to follow-up care for women with cardio-metabolic complications of pregnancy.
Minority women and women of lower socioeconomic status are at significantly increased risk of unintended pregnancies, short inter-pregnancy interval, and short duration of breastfeeding. The consequences of poorly timed pregnancies and short duration of breastfeeding for the health of mothers, infants and children are well documented. To decrease rates of poorly timed pregnancies, increase breastfeeding duration and address other postpartum concerns women must be engaged in their postpartum care outside of the traditional postpartum visit. In addition to contraceptive counseling and breastfeeding support, providers discuss a number of important maternal and child health issues at the postpartum visit. These include (1) screening and referral for postpartum mood disorders (2) screening for cardiometabolic consequences of pregnancy complications, (3) discussing inter-conception care and (4) connecting women with a primary care provider. Thus, as recommended by numerous professional societies, the standard postpartum visit at 4 to 6 weeks after delivery has considerable value to women's postpartum care. Attendance rates for the postpartum visit are markedly lower for women with limited resources contributing to racial and economic health disparities. Despite receiving excellent prenatal care, only 40% of the economically disadvantaged women who receive prenatal care at the Magee outpatient clinic return for their postpartum visit. These parallel national trends, where 60% of women with Medicaid insurance return for a postpartum checkup compared with over 82% of women with private insurance. Medicaid programs serve pregnant women who are particularly vulnerable to poor health outcomes and thus this gap is critical. Additionally, minority women disproportionally receive Medicaid and thus interventions that focus on Medicaid recipients have the potential to address racial as well as economic disparities. These data demonstrate that the current care model does not engage all women to make good health care decision postpartum and is disproportionately failing our most vulnerable moms and babies. Empirically derived concepts from behavioral economics can be leveraged to design interventions that support participants to make better health decisions and may be particularly useful for postpartum care. The feasibility trial will focus on four tenants of behavioral economics-bounded rationality (information overload), status quo bias (lack of self-control), hovering (limited attention), and framed incentives-- that have been successfully used to tackle stubborn health problems such as smoking and obesity. Importantly, unlike tobacco cessation or weight loss, many aspects of postpartum care such as compliance with the visit or uptake of LARC, do not require on-going action on part of the patient and thus may be particularly amenable to the lessons of behavioral economics. Specific Aim 1: To conduct a pilot trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a future randomized trial to determine the efficacy of Healthy Beyond Pregnancy on adherence with the postpartum visit. Specific Aim 2: To determine the impact of Healthy Beyond Pregnancy on adherence with the postpartum visit.
Adverse birth outcomes result in significant emotional and economic costs for families and communities. Research suggests that poor birth outcomes are influenced by a variety of social, psychological, behavioral, environmental, and biological factors. Home visiting programs represent a promising means of impacting each of these areas. The Mother and Infant Home Visiting Program Evaluation - Strong Start (MIHOPE-Strong Start) will evaluate the effectiveness of two evidence-based home visiting models at improving birth outcomes for women who are enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP. The two models to be studied - Healthy Families America (HFA) and Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) - have both shown some evidence of improving birth outcomes in prior research. The overall goals of the study are to determine whether home visiting programs improve birth outcomes and reduce health care costs in the child's first year. In addition, the evaluation is designed to investigate the features of local programs and of home visitation that lead to greater effects on birth outcomes and health care costs. The study includes an impact analysis to measure what difference home visiting programs make on maternal prenatal health and health care use, preterm birth and other birth outcomes, and infant health and health care use. It also includes an implementation analysis that will describe the families who participate and examine how the program models operate in their local and state contexts. The primary data used in the study are expected to be from surveys completed by families and home visiting staff, Medicaid and CHIP data, vital records, and program service records. Among families who are eligible for the study, random assignment will be used to select families for enrollment in home visiting services. Those selected for home visiting services will form the program group, and those not selected will form a comparison group. The research team will monitor both groups over time to see if differences emerge in the outcome areas mentioned above. Although the study will affect which families can enroll in home visiting services, no fewer families will be served as a result of the study.