Publications by authors named "Kenny Finlayson"
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- Despite global awareness, verbal and physical abuse in maternity and newborn healthcare is still common, prompting a review of interventions to reduce such abuse.* -
- A systematic review analyzed 193 papers to identify theoretical principles and effective interventions; findings indicate that a combination of systems-level and behavioral change models may work best.* -
- Key issues include the normalization of violence in various social contexts and the belief that mistreatment can prevent clinical harm, suggesting that interventions need to be localized and consider the socio-ecological framework.*
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- Mistreatment during labor and childbirth prevents women from using health facilities, highlighting the need for respectful maternity care (RMC) as a fundamental human right and an essential part of quality care.* -
- A systematic review including five studies from Africa assessed the effectiveness of RMC policies in health facilities, showing moderate certainty evidence that these interventions improved women's experiences of respectful care and reduced reports of abusive practices.* -
- While there were positive changes in care quality and women's experiences, evidence regarding overall satisfaction rates and specific clinical outcomes, like episiotomy rates, was uncertain and lacked strong data.*
Background: The birth story has been widely understood as a crucial source of knowledge about childbirth. What has not been reported is the effect that birth stories may have on primigravid women's understandings of birth. Findings are presented from a qualitative study exploring how two generations of women came to understand birth in the milieu of other's stories.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffective collaboration between professional groups is increasingly seen as an essential element in good quality and safe health care. This is especially important in the context of maternity care, where most women have straightforward labour and birth experiences, but some require rapid transfer between care providers and settings. This article presents current accounts of collaboration--or lack of it--in maternity care in the United Kingdom, United States, and Australia.
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