Provision and uptake of routine antenatal services: a qualitative evidence synthesis

S Downe, K Finlayson, Ö Tunçalp… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Antenatal care (ANC) is a core component of maternity care. However, both
quality of care provision and rates of attendance vary widely between and within countries …

CenteringPregnancy: an integrative literature review

A Manant, JE Dodgson - Journal of Midwifery & Women's …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: A critical analysis of the CenteringPregnancy model of care research has not
been conducted across studies. The aims of this project were to describe 1) the conceptual …

Factors associated with perceived stress and stressful life events in pregnant women: findings from the Canadian Maternity Experiences Survey

D Kingston, M Heaman, D Fell, S Dzakpasu… - Maternal and child …, 2012 - Springer
Prenatal maternal stress has been linked to multiple adverse outcomes. Researchers have
used a variety of methods to assess maternal stress. The purpose of this study was to …

Postpartum depression and help‐seeking behaviors in immigrant Hispanic women

LC Callister, RL Beckstrand, C Corbett - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & …, 2011 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe perceptions of immigrant Hispanic women experiencing symptoms of
postpartum depression (PPD) and to identify barriers to seeking mental health services …

Women's experiences of group antenatal care in Australia—the CenteringPregnancy Pilot Study

A Teate, N Leap, SS Rising, CSE Homer - Midwifery, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: to describe the experiences of women who were participants in the Australian
CenteringPregnancy Pilot Study. CenteringPregnancy is an innovative model of care where …

Quality of prenatal care questionnaire: instrument development and testing

MI Heaman, WA Sword, N Akhtar-Danesh… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2014 - Springer
Background Utilization indices exist to measure quantity of prenatal care, but currently there
is no published instrument to assess quality of prenatal care. The purpose of this study was …

Women's experience of group prenatal care

G Novick, LS Sadler, HP Kennedy… - Qualitative Health …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Group prenatal care (GPNC) is an innovative alternative to individual prenatal care. In this
longitudinal study we used ethnographic methods to explore African American and Hispanic …

Social inequalities in use of prenatal care in Manitoba

MI Heaman, CG Green, CV Newburn-Cook… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2007 - Elsevier
Objective Analysis of regional variations in use of prenatal care to identify individual-level
and neighbourhood-level determinants of inadequate prenatal care among women giving …

The effects of centering pregnancy on maternal and fetal outcomes in northern Nigeria; a prospective cohort analysis

GI Eluwa, SB Adebajo, K Torpey, O Shittu… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2018 - Springer
Background Maternal and infant mortality remains high in Nigeria primarily due to low use of
skilled birth attendants. Huge disparities exist between southern and northen Nigeria on use …

Birth technology and maternal roles in birth: knowledge and attitudes of Canadian women approaching childbirth for the first time

MC Klein, J Kaczorowski, SJC Hearps… - Journal of Obstetrics and …, 2011 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Objective To describe Canadian nulliparous women's attitudes to birth
technology and their roles in childbirth. Methods A large convenience sample of low-risk …