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Title: | Maternal Satisfaction with Labour at the University of Ghana Hospital Accra: A Cross Sectional Survey |
Authors: | Decker, Sheila Chiwaula, Joanne Dzomeku, Veronica Millicent Nakua, Emmanuel Kweku Mensah, Adwoa Bemah Boamah |
Keywords: | Maternal experience Birth experience Maternal satisfaction Puerperal Labour |
Issue Date: | 2018 |
Publisher: | NUMID HORIZON: An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery |
Citation: | NUMID HORIZON: An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Vol.2, No. 1, June, 2018 |
Abstract: | Information on maternal experience with institutional birth is dearth in Ghana, and
the few studies on this subject did not employ standardized internationally validated
questionnaires/instruments. Using a structured questionnaire including a
modified-Women’s Views of Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire four
(WOMBLSQ4), this study seeks to evaluate women’s birth experience with care
during labour, birth, and lying-in period, at the University of Ghana Hospital in
Accra. Using a quantitative cross-sectional study approach, 50 puerperal women
in the lying-in ward and those seeking postnatal care less than three months after
delivery at the University of Ghana Hospital were selected. A structured questionnaire
comprising, amongst others, the internationally validated Women’s Views of
Birth Labour Satisfaction Questionnaire fourth edition (WOMBLSQ4) was administered
to respondents. In general, the maternal satisfaction with birth experience
at the University of Ghana Hospital was high, with 52% and 38% of mothers rating
their overall experience as excellent and good respectively. However, 20% of the
participants expressed dissatisfaction with their overall birth experience at the
health facility. Partner support received the highest negative rating on the birth experience
accounting for 18% followed by continuity of care where 16% of the respondents
reported not knowing their caregivers at the time of delivery. Though
positive maternal birth experience among respondents was high, steps need to
be taken to reduce the gaps in care identified by this study. |
Description: | An article published in NUMID HORIZON: An International Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, Vol.2, No. 1, June, 2018 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13477 |
Appears in Collections: | College of Health Sciences
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