- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Music Therapy and Health
- Reproductive System and Pregnancy
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Diverse Music Education Insights
- Nursing education and management
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
- Career Development and Diversity
- Legal Systems and Judicial Processes
- Engineering Education and Curriculum Development
- Adult and Continuing Education Topics
- Law, Rights, and Freedoms
University of the Sunshine Coast
2007-2022
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
2019-2022
Calvin University
2020
Slippery Rock University
2014-2019
IP Australia
2015
Birmingham City Hospital
2013
University of Birmingham
2013
South Downs College
1998
Many women experience psychological trauma during birth. A traumatic birth can impact on postnatal mental health and family relationships. It is important to understand how interpersonal factors influence women’s of in order inform the development care that promotes optimal psychosocial outcomes. As part a large mixed methods study, 748 completed an online survey answered question ‘describe experience, what you found traumatising’. Data relating provider actions interactions were analysed...
Music therapy pedagogy has traditionally been defined by rigid roles and structures, including fixed teacher/learner identity categories, systematized hierarchies of knowledge communication, cultural musical gatekeeping practices, standardized musical, clinical, professional competencies. These structures represent narrowly borders, which limit who enters the profession, how we understand human variability, whose knowledges are acceptable within field music therapy.
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This paper draws on the results of a national study approaches to teaching nursing’s history in Australia. We argue that neglect learning within undergraduate nursing and midwifery education is undermining development students strong professional identity. The data our shows instead proud, informed professionals, we are at risk producing generation orphans – unaware who they where they’ve come from, reasons underlying cultural practices profession, lacking vision for future, insecure about...
BACKGROUND: Within midwifery, there is a move toward reclaiming and promoting physiological birth. Because midwifery woman-centered in nature, it essential that the experience of birth understood from woman’s perspective. To date, has been little research focusing exclusively on women’s AIM: The aim this study was to explore experiences METHOD: A narrative approach taken, in-depth face-to-face interviews were used gather stories. participants 10 women who had recently experienced Data...
Mast cells (MC) have been known to play an important role in inflammation and angiogenesis by secreting numerous mediators, such as proteases, gelatinases, proteoglycans. Three different MC subtypes were found the endometrial layers of uterus. In this study, we aim investigate MCs recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL).Endometrial biopsy was performed 5-7 days post-ovulation (implantation window) women with a history two or more RPL (n = 46) normal fertile 10). Quantitative RT-PCR detect...
Abstract Background Healthcare literature describes predisposing factors, clinical risk, maternal and neonatal outcomes of unplanned out-of-hospital birth; however, there is little quality research available that explores the experiences mothers who birth prior to arrival at hospital. Methods This study utilised a narrative inquiry methodology explore women in paramedic care. Results The was underscored by 22 interviews birthed care Queensland, Australia between 2011 2016. data identified...
Our project began with a consideration of how disability studies might enrich the practice music therapy. Originally, we were interested in greater awareness issues help therapists, especially because often medicalized (and arguably pathologized) implications terms (“health” and “help”) which define their field frame therapist/client relationship. On these grounds, argued that cultural context for such aid therapist. At outset, it seemed straightforward enough. But our own unstable...
In industrialised countries the incidence of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is increasing, for which exact etiology not well understood. Studies have relied upon retrospective data with estimated blood loss as primary outcome, known to be underestimated by clinicians. This study aimed explore variables associated PPH in a cohort women birthing vaginally coastal Queensland, Australia, using gravimetric method measure loss.Women were prospectively recruited participate an opt-out consent...
Unplanned out-of-hospital birth is generally assumed to occur for women who are multiparous, have a history of short pushing phase labour or experiencing precipitate birth. However, there little research that examines the woman's perspective regarding factors influenced their decision on when access care. This aimed explore women's experience unplanned in paramedic Due size data larger study 'Women's care' [1], this paper will deal directly with narrative concerning her care and how previous...
Midwife facilitated, group models of antenatal care have emerged as an alternative to conventional both within Australia and internationally. Group can be offered in a number different ways, however usually constitutes series sessions co-ordinated by midwife combining physical assessment, education peer support setting. Midwife-led is viewed positively expectant mothers, with no associated adverse outcomes identified the published literature for women or their babies when compared care....
This study describes an attempt to develop and validate a measure of patient satisfaction with district nursing service in south‐west London inner city borough. The patients were 126 house‐bound elderly people living alone dependent upon services. was derived from earlier North American questionnaire assessing hospital results indicated that the chosen reflected multiple dimensions differentially sensitive factors such as degree personalization care impact disruptions service. Scores on also...
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The presence of a nuchal cord, where the umbilical cord is around neck at point birth common occurrence, and checking for, managing has become part routine midwifery practice. Whilst tight associated with some short-term morbidity, it unclear whether such outcomes are actually result itself, or as clamping cutting cord. action looping loose over baby's head before emergence body may also interfere normal physiology birth. In addition women's experience birthing baby not been explored....
Previous research examining the birth of placenta has focussed on quantitative outcomes comparing active and expectant (physiological) management. However, it is also important to understand women's experiences birthing placenta. The participant group consisted 11 women who had management, eight management one was unsure. Participants were interviewed in-depth data analysed using thematic analysis. Seven themes identified in relating before, during after Before focused making decisions...