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dc.contributor.authorSkarsgaard, Benedikte Kjetland
dc.contributor.authorHenriksen, Therese Harvold
dc.contributor.authorDahlberg, Unn
dc.contributor.authorLøvvik, Tone Shetelig
dc.contributor.authorAune, Ingvild
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T09:16:18Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T09:16:18Z
dc.date.issued2024-03-23
dc.description.abstractObjective: At St. Olav’s University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, “Midwife Home” (MH) is an integrated homebased postnatal service for mothers who want early discharge (i.e. 6–24 h) after giving birth. The purpose of our study was to evaluate MH by (1) describing the characteristics of mother–newborn pairs followed up by MH to investigate whether the service has an appropriate target group; (2) describing the number and causes of possible readmissions for safety; (3) investigating whether MH follows the criteria set for the service; and (4) exploring whether the service facilitates continuity of care.<p> <p>Methods: Following a cross-sectional design, we collected data from medical records at St. Olav’s University Hospital. <p>Results: In the 212 mother–newborn pairs investigated, most mothers had a high level of education, were multiparous, had vaginal delivery, did not experience postpartum haemorrhage exceeding 500 mL, experienced first-degree or no perineal tear and started breastfeeding before discharge from hospital. Most newborns had a birthweight of 3000–4000 g and an APGAR score exceeding 7 after 5 min. Within the first six weeks postpartum, 1.4 % of the mothers and 2.3 % of the newborns were readmitted. <p>Conclusion: Mothers who choose follow-up by MH represent a homogeneous group of healthy, highly educated multiparous mothers with uncomplicated births and healthy newborns. The low number of readmissions imply that MH is a safe service, and that the target group is appropriate.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSkarsgaard, Henriksen, Dahlberg, Løvvik, Aune. Home-based postnatal care following early hospital discharge: a descriptive study of the Midwife Home care programme. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare. 2024en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2257014
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100967
dc.identifier.issn1877-5756
dc.identifier.issn1877-5764
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/34795
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalSexual & Reproductive HealthCare
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2024 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleHome-based postnatal care following early hospital discharge: a descriptive study of the Midwife Home care programmeen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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