Midwives' experience of their education, knowledge and practice around immersion in water for labour or birth.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is limited research examining midwives' education, knowledge and practice around immersion in water for labour or birth. Our aim was to address this gap in evidence and build knowledge around this important topic.

Methods

This mixed method study was performed in two phases, between August and December 2016, in the birth centre of a tertiary public maternity hospital in Western Australia. Phase one utilised a cross sectional design to examine perceptions of education, knowledge and practice around immersion in water for labour or birth through a questionnaire. Phase two employed a qualitative descriptive design and focus groups to explore what midwives enjoyed about caring for women who labour or birth in water and the challenges midwives experienced with wat

SUBMITTER: Lewis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6008918 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature