Satisfaction Of Pregnant Women Research Articles

Satisfaction of antenatal mothers with the care provided by nurse-midwives in an urban secondary care unit.

Background:The satisfaction of antenatal women to antenatal services has rarely been studied in India. In a nation with a maternal mortality ratio of 178/100,000 live births, it is crucial to explore all avenues to reduce it.Aims:Our study aims to assess the pregnant women's satisfaction with regard to antenatal care services provided by nurse-midwives in an urban health center in South India.Methods:We administered a satisfaction of care questionnaire to 200 consecutive antenatal women attending the nurse run antenatal clinics from April 2014 to November 2014. The date entry was done using Epi-Data system and the analysis by SPSS version 16.Statistical Analysis Used:The absolute distribution of each of the question in the satisfaction of care questionnaire was calculated as proportions. The relationship between satisfaction of care and parity, number of visits, years of experience of the care provider and mother's education was tested using Mann–Whitney test for two independent groups.Results:The mean age of the mothers was 23.5 years. More than 95% of the mothers expressed satisfaction with the number of antenatal visits components of antenatal care. Only 31.8% of the mothers were satisfied with the health education on family planning. There was no significant relationship between satisfaction of care and parity of mothers or years of experience of care provider.Conclusions:Pregnant women attending a nurse run antenatal care service have positively expressed satisfaction of care provided therein.

Evaluation of Sexual Satisfaction in Pregnant Women with Vaginal Candidiasis

Evaluation of Sexual Satisfaction in Pregnant Women with Vaginal Candidiasis

Associação entre as orientações pré-natais em aleitamento materno e a satisfação com o apoio para amamentar

OBJETIVOS: analisar a associação entre orientações pré-natais em aleitamento materno e a satisfação das gestantes com o apoio recebido para amamentar. MÉTODOS: estudo transversal realizado no município do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, com amostra representativa de 461 gestantes acompanhadas nos 15 hospitais com mais de 1000 partos/ano do Sistema Único de Saúde. Sete desses hospitais eram credenciados na Iniciativa Hospital Amigo da Criança e oito não. As razões de prevalência (RP) da satisfação foram obtidas por modelo de regressão de Poisson com variância robusta, segundo modelo hierarquizado. RESULTADOS: ficaram satisfeitas com o apoio recebido para amamentar 62,0% das gestantes. As variáveis associadas ao desfecho na análise múltipla foram ter recebido orientação sobre como amamentar (RP=1,77; IC95%: 1,38-2,28), ter recebido orientação sobre livre demanda (RP=1,52; IC95%: 1,22-1,88), ter recebido orientação sobre não uso de mamadeira e outros leites (RP=1,35; IC95%: 1,15-1,58) e a qualidade do acompanhamento pré-natal segundo a percepção da gestante (RP=1,22; IC95%: 1,08-1,38). CONCLUSÕES: a satisfação da gestante com o apoio recebido para amamentar não variou segundo as características sociodemográficas da mulher, porém se associou a orientações pré-natais sobre aleitamento materno, ressaltando a importância da qualidade da assistência.

Limited Role of Body Satisfaction and Body Image Self-Consciousness in Sexual Frequency and Satisfaction in Pregnant Women

This cross-sectional study examined the role of maternal body image and body image self-consciousness in sexual satisfaction and intercourse frequency during pregnancy when controlling for satisfaction with partnership. Pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy (N = 150) participated in the study. Body image was measured by the Body Areas Satisfaction Scale (BASS) and Body Image Self-Consciousness Scale (BISC), while relationship satisfaction was measured by different subscales of the Perceived Quality of Marital Relationship (PQMR) Scale. Sexual satisfaction was also measured by one of the subscales of the PQMR (Intimate Relationship). The sexual behavior questionnaire comprised questions about frequency of sexual intercourse, desire, and other aspects of sexual functioning as well as the reasons that might prevent women from having intercourse during pregnancy. Findings suggested that satisfaction with body image and body image self-consciousness were related to sexual satisfaction. Nevertheless, other aspects of partnership, such as communication, appeared to be much more important predictors of sexual satisfaction than body image variables. The best predictor of sexual frequency was fear that intercourse might harm the fetus. Implications for education about sexuality issues in pregnancy are discussed.

Sexual Positions and Sexual Satisfaction of Pregnant Women

The purpose of this study was to investigate the sexual positions and sexual satisfaction of women during pregnancy. The authors sampled pregnant women (N = 215) from outpatients registered at the antepartum clinic of a medical center in northern Taiwan. The authors gathered data on recent sexual satisfaction, general sexual satisfaction, and sexual position using a self-report, structured questionnaire. The results showed that coital frequency decreased from the first to third trimester (p < .05). The most common sexual position for pregnant women (67.6%) was man on top, face-to-face. Sexual position did not change significantly by trimester. More women with more sexual satisfaction than women with poor sexual satisfaction tended to adopt the woman-on-top, face-to-face, and abdominal-supportive sexual positions.

Development and testing of the patient expectations and satisfaction with prenatal care instrument.

Addressing consumer needs requires the development of a valid means of specifically measuring pregnant women's satisfaction with prenatal care. This study's purpose was to develop items for, to pilot-test, and to examine the structural validity of the Patient Expectations and Satisfaction with Prenatal Care (PESPC) instrument. Extant literature and information obtained from focus groups were used in the development. The PESPC was pilot-tested with a sample of 114 pregnant women receiving prenatal care. To structurally validate the PESPC, data collected from 587 women who participated in a cross-sectional, self-administered survey were used. Structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis were used to develop and cross-validate the PESPC. The PESPC was found to be structurally valid, and the subscales of Expectations and Satisfaction demonstrated acceptable levels of internal consistency.

Health care characteristics associated with women's satisfaction with prenatal care.

The objective of this study was to explore the relation between prenatal care characteristics and satisfaction among Medicaid recipients. African-American (n = 75) and Mexican-American (n = 26) nonadolescent primiparous pregnant women who had at least three prenatal care visits participated in a 25-minute telephone survey that asked them about satisfaction with prenatal care (art of care, technical quality, physical environment, access, availability and efficacy); prenatal care characteristics (practitioner attributes, service availability, and features of the delivery of care); and, personal characteristics (sociodemographics, health status and behaviors, and pregnancy-related variables). Univariate and multivariable analyses were conducted to explore the relations between personal characteristics and satisfaction and between care characteristics and satisfaction. For the overall sample, the following prenatal care characteristics were associated with increased satisfaction: having procedures explained by the provider, short waiting times at the prenatal care site, the availability of ancillary services, and reporting that the prenatal care practitioner was male. When examining the data by ethnicity, whether the provider explained procedures was the most important determinant of satisfaction for both African-American and Mexican-American women. Knowledge of the care characteristics that impact low-income pregnant women's satisfaction can be utilized to alter service delivery to increase use of prenatal care and ultimately to improve perinatal outcomes.

Pregnancy care of the low risk woman: the community-hospital interface.

Aims to determine the extent to which women suitable for community-based antenatal and intrapartum care will require hospital contact. Reports on an historical cohort study of low risk women who underwent standard shared care and for whom the records for both pregnancy and delivery were complete at The City Hospital and University Hospital, Nottingham. Concludes that the shift to community-based care aims to bring many improvements to the overall care and satisfaction of pregnant women. However, it may not reduce the workload of hospital-based services to a great extent as the majority of women, even if low risk at booking, will require some hospital input at some time during pregnancy or labour.