Home-based postnatal care following early hospital discharge: A descriptive study of the health care service midwife home.

Objective: At St. Olav's University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, "Midwife Home" (MH) is an integrated home-based postnatal service for mothers who want early discharge (i.e.

Transition to Motherhood of Puerperal Women With Preterm Birth in a Challenging Lifetime: Transition Theory-Based Study.

Although the transition process to motherhood of mothers who gave birth preterm has been examined using other theories, no studies have yet utilized Meleis's Transition Theory (TT). The aim of this study was to examine the transition process of mothers who gave birth preterm according to Meleis's TT. This study is a holistic single-pattern qualitative case study.

A unified and simple medium for growing model methanogens.

Apart from their archetypic use in anaerobic digestion (AD) methanogenic archaea are targeted for a wide range of applications. Using different methanogenic archaea for one specific application requires the optimization of culture media to enable the growth of different strains under identical environmental conditions, e.g.

Women's experiences of continuity of care from student midwives - A qualitative study from Norway.

Objective: The study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of women's experience of continuity of care by student midwives during the childbearing process.

Method: A qualitative approach was the design used in this study. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine women who had received continuity of care during their childbearing process by student midwives.

Norwegian nursing students' experience during clinical placement in an African country: Communication, relationship building and nursing identity. A qualitative study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of Norwegian bachelor nursing students during clinical placement in an African country, with a focus on communication, relationship building and nurse identity.

Design: Explorative, qualitative methods were used.

Methods: The data consisted of individual written reflection notes from 8 students' clinical placement in Africa, and transcripts from one semi-structured focus group interview.