Journal of Nursing & Care

Anette Ekström

Publications

• Review Article
  Women's Experiences of Midwifery Support during Pregnancy A step in the Validation of the Scale: “The Mother Perceived Support from Professionals”
  Author(s): Stina Thorstensson, Maria Nilsson, Linda Olsson, Elisabeth Hertfelt-Wahn and Anette EkströmStina Thorstensson, Maria Nilsson, Linda Olsson, Elisabeth Hertfelt-Wahn and Anette Ekström
  
  Background: Pregnancy can be physically and emotionally stressful for the parents, which means they need adequate professional support. Easy-to-use, validated scales are important in order to develop professional support in Antenatal care as well as in research. The aim: Our aim was to illuminate pregnant women’s experience of professional support at the Antenatal care, in relation to the Mother-Perceived-Professionals-Support (MoPPS) scale. Method: A qualitative study design using the method “Think aloud” with both inductive and deductive approaches, was used. Five first-time mothers were interviewed with open questions followed by questions related to the MoPPS scale items. Data was analyzed using inductive and deductive qualitative content analyses. Results: The inductive analysis resulted in one theme: “Professional support from midwives made women created .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000241

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