Self-care interventions for preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify current and emerging self-care interventions to improve maternity healthcare.

Design

Scoping review.

Data sources

MEDLINE, Embase, EmCare, PsycINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL/CDSR, CINAHL Plus (last searched on 17 October 2021).

Eligibility criteria

Evidence syntheses, interventional or observational studies describing any tool, resource or strategy to facilitate self-care in women preparing to get pregnant, currently pregnant, giving birth or post partum.

Data extraction/synthesis

Screening and data collection were conducted independently by two reviewers. Self-care interventions were identified based on predefined criteria and inductively organised into 11 categories. Characteristics of study design, interventions, participants and outcome

SUBMITTER: Nguyen PY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10173967 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature