Publications by authors named "Marina Weckend"
Article Synopsis
- Labor dystocia contributes significantly to the medicalization of childbirth, but its definition is unclear, leading to challenges in maternity care.
- This study aimed to define "physiological plateaus," which are common and temporary slowdowns in labor processes that usually resolve on their own and can positively impact birth outcomes.
- The research highlighted that recognizing these plateaus is crucial to avoid mislabeling them as labor dystocia, suggesting a need for further quantitative studies to validate the findings and promote a more natural approach to childbirth.
Background And Problem: During childbirth, one of the most common diagnoses of pathology is 'failure to progress', frequently resulting in labour augmentation and intervention cascades. However, failure to progress is poorly defined and evidence suggests that some instances of slowing, stalling and pausing labour patterns may represent physiological plateaus.
Aim: To explore how midwives conceptualise physiological plateaus and the significance such plateaus may have for women's labour trajectory and birth outcome.
Background: Physiological plateaus (slowing, stalling, pausing) during normal labor and birth have been reported for decades, but have received limited attention in research and clinical practice. To date, heterogeneous conceptualizations and terminology have impeded effective communication and research in this area, raising concern as to whether some physiological plateaus might be misinterpreted as dystocia. To address this issue, we provide a point of orientation, mapping contemporary concepts, and terminologies of physiological plateaus during normal labor and birth.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cultural immersion as a learning activity provides students with the opportunity to experience diversity and develop cultural safety. Both, 'Study Abroad Programs' and 'Internationalisation at Home' (IaH) aim to provide a cultural immersion experience for students. However, explicit learning objectives are essential for quality pedagogy and for students to develop cultural safety from their learning experience.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: In this scoping review, contemporary concepts and definitions of phenomena during normal labor and birth, wherein the process appears to plateau (slow, stall, or pause) but remains within physiological limits, will be mapped.
Introduction: During labor and birth, it is frequently perceived as pathological if contractions, cervical dilation, or fetal descent plateau. However, there is evidence to suggest that some plateaus during labor may be physiological, and a variety of concepts and terms refer to this phenomenon.
Background Worldwide, 14.9 million infants (11%) are born preterm each year. Up to 40% of preterm births (PTBs) are associated with genital tract infections.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: This paper explores the concept of migrant women as used in European healthcare literature in context of pregnancy to provide a clearer understanding of the concept for use in research and service delivery.
Methods: Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis.
Results: The literature demonstrates ambiguity around the concept; most papers do not provide an explicit or detailed definition of the concept.