Implementing a new birthing room design: a qualitative study with a care provider perspective.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows that interventions to protect the sensitive physiological process of birth by improving the birthing room design may positively affect perinatal outcomes. It is, however, crucial to understand the mechanisms and contextual elements that influence the outcomes of such complex interventions. Hence, we aimed to explore care providers' experiences of the implementation of a new hospital birthing room designed to be more supportive of women's birth physiology.

Methods

This qualitative study reports on the implementation of the new birthing room, which was evaluated in the Room4Birth randomised controlled trial in Sweden. Individual interviews were undertaken with care providers, including assistant nurses, midwives, obstetricians, and managers (n = 21).

SUBMITTER: Goldkuhl L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585888 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature