مقال بحثي وصول مفتوح
Objectives: Fear of childbirth is commonly reported among primigravida women and may negatively influence labour and birth outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured prenatal educational programme in reducing fear of childbirth among primigravida women. Methods: A quasi-experimental single …
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Postnatal follow-up care is reported to be the ‘underutilised’ aspect of the maternity care continuum. This review explores women’s utilisation of early and late postnatal follow-up and their experiences and satisfaction with it. Five online databases were searched for English or Arabic articles published between 2011 …
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Objective: Postnatal follow-up care (PNFC) is important to promote maternal and newborn health and wellbeing. In Oman, women’s utilisation of postnatal follow-up services has declined with rates as low as 0.29 (mean visits) in some Governorates; well below the recommended postnatal follow up visits at two- and six-week …