Support provided by midwives to women during labour in a public hospital, Limpopo Province, South Africa: a participant observation study.
Maria Sonto MaputlePublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2018)
The communication between woman and midwife was occurring as part of midwifery care and very limited for empowering. The information sharing focused on the assistive actions rather than on the activities that would promote mothers' participation. The emotional support activities indicated lack of respect and disregard cultural preferences and this contributed to inability to exercise choices in decision-making. The study recommended the implementation of Batho Pele principles in order to provide woman-centred care during labour.
Keyphrases
- south africa
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- physical activity
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- mental health
- emergency department
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- polycystic ovary syndrome
- health information
- social media
- pregnancy outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- adverse drug
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- electronic health record
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