Professional support and emergency visits during the first 2 weeks postpartum

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-65

  Barimani, Mia ^a   Oxelmark, Lena ^b   Johansson, Sven Erik ^a   Langius Eklöf, Ann ^a   Hylander, Ingrid ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Emergency department; Postpartum period; Professional support; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEWBORN; PUERPERIUM; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SWEDEN;

EID: 84892887117     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12036     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. Brown S, Small R, Faber B, Krastev A, Davis P. Early postnatal discharge from hospital for healthy mothers and term infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2002; (3): CD002958.
2. Eaton AP. Early postpartum discharge: recommendations from a preliminary report to Congress. Pediatrics 2001; 107: 400-3.
3. Mercer RT, Walker LO. A review of nursing interventions to foster becoming a mother. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2006; 35: 568-82.
4. Webb DA, Bloch JR, Coyne JC, Chung EK, Bennett IM, Culhane JF. Postpartum physical symptoms in new mothers: their relationship to functional limitations and emotional well-being. Birth 2008; 35: 179-87.
5. Rubertsson C, Wickberg B, Gustavsson P, Radestad I. Depressive symptoms in early pregnancy, two months and one year postpartum-prevalence and psychosocial risk factors in a national Swedish sample. Arch Womens Ment Health 2005; 8: 97-104.
6. Ellberg L, Lundman B, Persson ME, Högberg U. Comparison of health care utilization of postnatal programs in Sweden. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs 2005; 34: 55-62.
7. Olde E, van der Hart O, Kleber R, van Son M. Posttraumatic stress following childbirth: a review. Clin Psychol Rev 2006; 26: 1-16.
8. Shaw E, Levitt C, Wong S, Kaczorowski J. Systematic review of the literature on postpartum care: effectiveness of postpartum support to improve maternal parenting, mental health, quality of life, and physical health. Birth 2006; 33: 210-20.
9. Waldenström U, Rudman A, Hildingsson I. Intrapartum and postpartum care in Sweden: women's opinions and risk factors for not being satisfied. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2006; 85: 551-60.
10. Barimani M, Hylander I. Linkage in the chain of care: a grounded theory of professional cooperation between antenatal care, postpartum care and child health care. Int J Integr Care 2008; 8: e77.
11. Clark SL, Belfort MA, Dildy GA, Englebright J, Meints L, Meyers JA, Frye DK, Perlin JA. Emergency department use during the postpartum period: implications for current management of the puerperium. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 203: 38.e1-6.
12. Millar KR, Gloor JE, Wellington N, Joubert GI. Early neonatal presentations to the pediatric emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care 2000; 16: 145-50.
13. Madlon-Kay DJ, DeFor TA. Maternal postpartum health care utilization and the effect of Minnesota early discharge legislation. J Am Board Fam Pract 2005; 18: 307-11.
14. Antonovsky A. Health, Stress, and Coping. 1979, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
15. Sjöström H, Langius-Eklöf A, Hjertberg R. Well-being and sense of coherence during pregnancy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2004; 83: 1112-18.
16. Tham V, Christensson K, Ryding EL. Sense of coherence and symptoms of post-traumatic stress after emergency caesarean section. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2007; 86: 1090-6.
17. Rudman A, El-Khouri B, Waldenström U. Evaluating multi-dimensional aspects of postnatal hospital care. Midwifery 2008; 24: 425-41.
18. Antonovsky A. Unraveling the Mystery of Health: How People Manage Stress and Stay Well, 1st edn. 1987, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, CA.
19. Langius A, Björvell H. Coping ability and functional status in a Swedish population sample. Scand J Caring Sci 1993; 7: 3-10.
20. Cuzick J. A Wilcoxon-type test for trend. Stat Med 1985; 4: 87-90.
21. Schytt E, Waldenström U. Risk factors for poor self-rated health in women at 2 months and 1 year after childbirth. J Womens Health 2007; 16: 390-405.
22. Barimani M, Hylander I. Joint action between child health care nurses and midwives leads to continuity of care for expectant and new mothers. Int J Qual Stud Health Well-being 2012; 7: 18183, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/qhw.v7i0.18183.
23. Örtenstrand A, Waldenström U. Mothers' experiences of child health clinic services in Sweden. Acta Paediatr 2005; 94: 1285-94.
24. Mödrahälsovårdsregistret. Swedish National Register for Antenatal Services. http://www.ucr.uu.se/mhv (last accessed 1 October 2013).