Midwifery
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to explore Hong Kong Chinese women's experiences and perceptions of elective caesarean section performed under regional anaesthesia. ⋯ the experiences of women, related to the general theme and categories cited above, affected their feelings of security and fulfillment. On the whole, women were satisfied with the regional anaesthesia, preferring to remain conscious throughout the surgery. They appreciated being able to interact with others and listening to music, but needed information regarding what was happening. Many were distressed by the sight and noise of surgical instruments, the narrowness of the operating table, the operating theatre lamps and the coldness of the theatre. Recommendations for practice are made relating to these issues.
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To review the literature on coccydynia with specific reference to those cases of pregnancy and birth-related onset. ⋯ Research into this topic needs to be undertaken if midwives are to be enabled to facilitate early diagnosis and provide care and advice for women with pregnancy and birth-related coccydynia.
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To describe the views of women using one team midwifery scheme and compare them with women using more traditional models of midwifery care. ⋯ In the team scheme, attempts to increase continuity of carer throughout pregnancy, labour and the postnatal period appear to have occurred at the expense of continuity in the ante- and postnatal periods. From the women's perspective the findings of this study support the view that the smaller the size of midwifery teams the better. The current focus on continuity throughout pregnancy and childbirth and the postnatal period may be misguided, if it is provided at the expense of continuity of carer in pregnancy and the postnatal period.