Experiences, Beliefs, and Values Influencing Midwives' Attitudes Toward the Use of Childbirth Interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Intervention rates in perinatal care vary between and within countries, without populations' characteristics as a full explanation. Research suggests that one factor in this variation might be the attitudes of perinatal health care providers. Systematic knowledge on the background of midwives' attitudes and how this influences the use of interventions is limited. The study aim was to to explore experiences, beliefs, and values that influence midwives' attitudes toward interventions in perinatal care.

Methods

A qualitative study using in-depth interviews with primary care midwives (n = 20) in the Netherlands. The interviews were performed in June 2019 and combined a narrative approach with a semistructured interview guide. Inductive content analysis was applied.<

SUBMITTER: Zondag LDC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9805008 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature