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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedDanilack VA, Siegel-Reamer L, Lum L
From "disappointing" to "fantastic": women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital.
This study examined women’s expectations and experiences regarding labor induction. Labor induction patients were recruited in a US tertiary care hospital's postpartum mother-baby unit and invited to participate in semi-structured qualitative interviews. From April to September 2018, 26 women were interviewed about expectations and experiences of the labor induction process, side effects and health outcomes of concern, reflections on personal tolerance of different interventions, and thoughts about an ideal process. A wide range of experiences were described- with characterizations from horrible, frustrating, and terrifying to simple, fast and smooth. The Foley balloon catheter was the most polarizing induction method. Other concerns centered on the health of their baby, and an ideal induction involved fewer interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS025013.
Citation: Danilack VA, Siegel-Reamer L, Lum L .
From "disappointing" to "fantastic": women's experiences with labor induction in a U.S. tertiary hospital.
Birth 2023 Dec; 50(4):959-67. doi: 10.1111/birt.12750..
Keywords: Women, Maternal Care, Hospitals, Patient Experience
Attanasio L, Kozhimannil KB
Health care engagement and follow-up after perceived discrimination in maternity care.
The authors sought to determine if perceived discrimination during the birth hospitalization is associated with postpartum follow-up care. Using data from the Listening to Mothers III survey, they found that women who experienced perceived discrimination (race/ethnicity, insurance type, difference of opinion with provider about care) had more than twice the odds of postpartum visit nonattendance, after adjusting for socioeconomic and medical characteristics.
AHRQ-funded; HS024215.
Citation: Attanasio L, Kozhimannil KB .
Health care engagement and follow-up after perceived discrimination in maternity care.
Med Care 2017 Sep;55(9):830-33. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000773.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Maternal Care, Patient Experience, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Social Determinants of Health
Maurer M, Firminger K, Dardees P
Understanding consumer perceptions and awareness of hospital-based maternity care quality measures.
This study explored factors that may influence use of comparative public reports for hospital maternity care. It found that, when describing high-quality maternity care, participants focused on interactions with providers, including respect for preferences and communication. The importance of quality measures was influenced by the extent to which they focused on babies' health, were perceived as the hospital's responsibility, and were perceived as representing "standard care."
AHRQ-funded; HS021873.
Citation: Maurer M, Firminger K, Dardees P .
Understanding consumer perceptions and awareness of hospital-based maternity care quality measures.
Health Serv Res 2016 Jun;51 Suppl 2:1188-211. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.12472.
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Keywords: Maternal Care, Pregnancy, Patient Experience, Quality Measures, Quality of Care, Public Reporting