Health professionals' views on maternity care for women with physical disabilities: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

During pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium, women receive care from a range of health professionals, particularly midwives. To assess the current situation of maternity care for women with physical disabilities in Austria, this study investigated the perceptions and experiences of health professionals who have provided care for women with disabilities during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.

Methods

The viewpoints of the participating health professionals were evaluated by means of semistructured interviews followed by an inductive qualitative content analysis of the interview transcripts, as proposed by Mayring.

Results

Four main categories emerged from the inductive content analysis: (i) structural conditions and accessibility, (ii) interprofessional

SUBMITTER: Konig-Bachmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6685240 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature