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Women's experiences of changes to childbirth and parenting education in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: The birth in the time of COVID-19 (BITTOC) study.

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العنوان: Women's experiences of changes to childbirth and parenting education in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic: The birth in the time of COVID-19 (BITTOC) study.
المؤلفون: Levett KM; National School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Australia; NICM Health Research Institute, and THRI, Western Sydney University, Australia'; Collective for Midwifery, Child and Family Health, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Electronic address: kate.levett@nd.edu.au., Sutcliffe KL; National School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Australia., Keedle H; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Australia'., Dahlen H; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Australia'.
المصدر: Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives [Sex Reprod Healthc] 2023 Dec; Vol. 38, pp. 100904. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 28.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101530546 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1877-5764 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 18775756 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Sex Reprod Healthc Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Amsterdam : Elsevier
مواضيع طبية MeSH: COVID-19* , Prenatal Education*, Pregnancy ; Female ; Humans ; Pandemics ; Postpartum Period ; Australia ; Parturition
مستخلص: Objective: As changes to Childbirth and Parenting Education (CBPE) classes during the COVID-19 pandemic remain unexplored in Australia, our objective was to understand how changes to CBPE in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic impacted on women's birth and postnatal experiences.
Methods: Survey responses were received from 3172 women (1343 pregnant and 1829 postnatal) for the 'Birth In The Time Of Covid-19 (BITTOC)' survey (August 2020 to February 2021) in Australia. One of the survey questions asked women if they had experienced changes to CBPE class schedules or format during the pandemic, with a follow up open ended text box inviting women to comment on the impact of these changes. The majority of women experienced changes to CBPE, with only 9 % stating they experienced no changes to classes. A content analysis was undertaken on the 929 open text responses discussing the impact these changes had on women's experience of pregnancy, birth and postpartum.
Results: 929 women (29 %) made 1131 comments regarding changes to CBPE classes during the pandemic. The main finding 'I felt so unprepared', highlights how women perceived the cessation or alteration of classes impacted their birth preparation, with many reporting an increased sense of isolation. Some women reported feeling 'It was good enough' with adequate provision of online classes, and others feeling 'I was let down by the system' due to communication and technological barriers.
Conclusions: Results highlight the importance of ensuring continued provision of hybrid/online childbirth education models to enable versatility during times of crisis. Gaps in service provision, communication and resources for childbirth and parenting education need addressing.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Antenatal education; Childbirth education; Content analysis; Covid-19; Maternal health; Parenting education
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20230902 Date Completed: 20231205 Latest Revision: 20231205
رمز التحديث: 20240829
DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100904
PMID: 37659213
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:1877-5764
DOI:10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100904