Experiences of primary care physicians managing postpartum care: a qualitative research study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The postpartum period is redefined as 12 weeks following childbirth. Primary care physicians (PCP) often manage postpartum women in the community after uneventful childbirths. Postpartum care significantly impacts on the maternal and neonatal physical and mental health. However, evidence has revealed unmet needs in postpartum maternal care.

Aim

The study aimed to explore the experiences of PCPs in managing postpartum mothers.

Methods

Four focus group discussions and eleven in-depth interviews with twenty-nine PCPs were conducted in this qualitative research study in urban Singapore. PCPs of both gender and variable postgraduate training background were purposively enrolled. Audited transcripts were independently coded by two investigators. Thematic content

SUBMITTER: Poon Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8244666 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature