Expectations and experiences of hospital postnatal care in the UK: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To report on women's and families' expectations and experiences of hospital postnatal care, and also to reflect on women's satisfaction with hospital postnatal care and to relate their expectations to their actual care experiences.

Design

Systematic review.

Setting

UK.

Participants

Postnatal women.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Women's and families' expectations, experiences and satisfaction with hospital postnatal care.

Methods

Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health (CINAHL Plus), Science Citation Index, and Social Sciences Citation Index were searched to identify relevant studies published since 1970. We incorporated findings from qualitative, quantitative

SUBMITTER: Malouf R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661900 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature