Essential Coaching for Every Mother Tanzania (ECEM-TZ): Protocol for a Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Despite global goals to improve maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes, mortality and morbidity continue to be a concern, particularly during the postnatal period in low- and middle-income countries. While mothers have the responsibility of providing ongoing care for newborns at home, they often receive insufficient newborn care education in Tanzania. Mobile health via text messaging is an ever-growing approach that may address this gap and provide timely education.

Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review.

Background: Refugee and asylum-seeking women are known to experience a myriad of intersecting sociocultural, institutional, and systemic barriers when accessing healthcare services after resettlement in high-income countries. Barriers can negatively affect service uptake and engagement, contributing to health inequities and forgone care. Access to sexual and reproductive healthcare (e.

Uterine fibroids and Black people of African descent globally: a scoping review protocol.

Introduction: Evidence suggests that when adjusted for age and other factors such as Body Mass Index, age of first pregnancy, years since last pregnancy and alcohol consumption, Black women are three times more likely to suffer from fibroids compared with the general population. When compared with the general population, Black women experience larger uterine fibroids with an earlier onset and more frequent and severe symptoms debilitating symptoms. Reported symptoms include pelvic pain, bladder issues, and heavy and/or abnormal menstrual bleeding.

Parents' Experiences with Postpartum Support Groups using Videoconferencing: Perceptions of Safety in the Virtual Space.

Purpose: To explore new parents' experiences with web-based videoconferencing as a mechanism of offering postpartum virtual support groups.

Study Design And Methods: Virtual support sessions and individual interviews were conducted to explore participants' experiences with virtual postpartum groups.

Results: Thirty-seven parents participated in seven virtual support sessions and 19 participated in individual interviews.

"It's beautiful and it's messy and it's tragic": exploring the role of compassion in the eating disorder recovery processes of 2S/LGBTQ + Canadians.

This research explores experiences of compassion among 2S/LGBTQ + Canadians living with eating disorders in the context of eating disorder treatment and community support. There is a growing body of scholarship showing disparities in eating disorder care for those within 2S/LGBTQ + communities. Among the reported concerns is a potential lack of compassion in eating disorder treatment and recovery settings, something which may serve to exacerbate feelings of isolation and perpetuate misunderstandings of 2S/LGBTQ + people's experiences.

Exploring the Meaning of Sexuality, the Body, and Identity After Birth Using Feminist Poststructuralism.

Objective: To explore how sexual health in the postpartum period is influenced by and negotiated through relations of power.

Design: Discourse analysis informed by feminist poststructuralism.

Setting: Telephone interviews conducted in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Examining How Postpartum Videoconferencing Support Sessions Can Facilitate Connections between Parents: A Poststructural and Sociomaterial Analysis.

Postpartum support for new parents can normalize experiences, increase confidence, and lead to positive health outcomes. While in-person gatherings may be the preferred choice, not all parents can or want to join parenting groups in person. Online asynchronous chat spaces for parents have increased over the past 10 years, especially during the COVID pandemic, when "online" became the norm.

'Feeling Ready': A Feminist Poststructural Analysis of Postpartum Sexual Health.

There exists a lack of literature surrounding how postpartum individuals define feeling 'ready' to resume sexual activities after childbirth. Many factors may influence feelings of desire or readiness for sexual activities, such as breastfeeding. Therefore, it is important to understand why and how postpartum individuals understand and make meaning of their experiences surrounding postpartum sexual activities, as well as how those experiences are influenced or negotiated through relations of power.

Postpartum experiences of women, birthing people, and their families during COVID-19: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of the review is to explore and understand the postpartum experiences of birthing people and their families during COVID-19.

Introduction: Positive postpartum experiences are formative for the long-term health and well-being of parents and babies. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the transition to parenthood and existing postpartum challenges through evolving policies and practices, including visiting limitations, masking requirements, and reduced accessibility of supports.

"There's an Etiquette to Zoom That's Not Really Present In-Person": A Qualitative Study Showing How the Mute Button Shapes Virtual Postpartum Support for New Parents.

Virtual spaces that allow parents in the postpartum period to connect, support each other, and exchange information have been increasing in popularity. With the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents had to rely on virtual platforms as a primary means to connect with others and attend to their postpartum health. This study explored virtual postpartum support sessions through the web-based videoconferencing software, Zoom.

Improving comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care in Tanzania: A qualitative study.

Aim: The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how health care professionals, managers and community members experienced the implementation of a training program in comprehensive emergency obstetric and neonatal care training in rural Tanzania.

Background: Given the high rates of maternal and newborn mortality in Tanzania, the government committed to improving maternal health by increasing access to health care; improving reproductive, maternal, newborn health; reducing maternal and neonate mortality; and increasing the number of public health centers with emergency obstetric and neonatal care. To address the gap in emergency obstetric and neonatal care amongst the health workforce, five health care facilities in rural Tanzania participated in a 3-month specialized training program.

Women's Experiences Regarding Physical Activity during the Postpartum Period: A Feminist Poststructuralist Study.

Although recovery after birth can be promoted through bodily movement, many women do not engage in regular postpartum physical activity. While research studies have identified some of the reasons behind their decisions, including a lack of time, only a limited number of studies have been carried out to explore how postpartum physical activity is socially and institutionally constructed. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the experiences of women regarding postpartum physical activity in Nova Scotia.

Mothers' Access to Social and Health Care Systems Support during Their Infants' First Year during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Feminist Poststructural Study.

Social support and health services are crucial for mothers and families during their infants' first year. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of self-isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic on mothers' access to social and health care systems support during their infants' first year. We utilized a qualitative design using feminist poststructuralism and discourse analysis.

Experiences of nurses and midwives in policy development in low- and middle-income countries: Qualitative systematic review.

Background: Nurses provide 90% of health care worldwide, yet little is known of the experiences of nurses and midwives in policy development in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Objective: To identify, appraise and synthesize the qualitative evidence on the experiences of nurses' and midwives' involvement in policy development LMICs.

Design: A qualitative systematic review using modified Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology.

Wicked Bodies: A Health and Well-Being Toolkit Addressing Eating Disorders Within LGBTQIA2S+ Communities.

Wicked Bodies is a toolkit for addressing eating disorder in LGBTQIA2S+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, Two-Spirit, and other sexual and gender minority) communities, an increasing prevalent issue that can have serious consequences on the health and well-being for LGBTQIA2S+ people. The toolkit consists of a series of short films and a discussion guidebook that provide a template that can be used for engaging with LGBTQIA2S+ youth through a lens of compassion and cultural humility. Wicked Bodies does this by presenting the lived experiences of a diverse range of LGBTQIA2S+ individuals navigating sociocultural pressures, gender expectations, and peer-based ideals around body weight and shape.

Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on the postpartum experience of women living in Eastern Canada during the early pandemic period: A cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To (1) compare changes in parenting self-efficacy, social support, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression in Canadian women before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic; (2) explore how women with a newborn felt during the pandemic; (3) explore ways that women coped with challenges faced.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. Prior to the pandemic, an online survey was conducted with women who an infant 6 months old or less in one of the three Eastern Canadian Maritime provinces.

The experience of remote recruitment for Essential Coaching for Every Mother during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Introduction And Aims: Due to physical distancing recommendations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, recruitment approaches for perinatal research needed to shift from in-person to remote. The purpose of this study is to describe the recruitment and retention of women for an mHealth intervention study for Essential Coaching for Every Mother.

Methods: Three methods were used for recruitment: social media, posters in hospital, and media outreach.

Compassionate Discourses: A Qualitative Study Exploring How Compassion Can Transform Healthcare for 2SLGBTQ+ People.

Compassion can be seen as a necessary, but often lacking, concept and practice in healthcare. Due to the cis-heteronormative nature of societies, people who identify as Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (2SLGBTQ+) often experience health disparities and disparities in accessing compassionate healthcare. We aimed to explore the meanings of compassion in healthcare for Canadian 2SLGBTQ+ people.

Effectiveness of the "Essential Coaching for Every Mother" postpartum text message program on maternal psychosocial outcomes: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of the program on maternal self-efficacy, perceived social support, postpartum anxiety, and postpartum depression at six-weeks postpartum.

Methods: Participants from Nova Scotia were randomized, stratified by parity, to receive either the postpartum text-message program or usual care, from birth to six-weeks postpartum. Participants completed surveys at enrollment (after birth) and at 6 weeks.

Participants' Perceptions of Essential Coaching for Every Mother-a Canadian Text Message-Based Postpartum Program: Process Evaluation of a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: "Essential Coaching for Every Mother" is a Canadian text message-based program that sends daily messages to mothers for 6 weeks after they give birth. There is a need to explore the program's effectiveness in terms of the participants' experience to guide refinement and modification.

Objective: This study aimed to describe the process evaluation of the Essential Coaching for Every Mother randomized controlled trial through an evaluation of the research implementation extent and quality.

Blessings and Curses: Exploring the Experiences of New Mothers during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The aim of this study was to explore the postpartum experiences of new parents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The postpartum period can be a time of significant transition, both positive and negative, for parents as they navigate new relationships with their babies and shifts in family dynamics. Physical distancing requirements mandated by public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to create even more stress for parents with a newborn.

Empowering Public Health Nurses and Community Home Visitors through Effective Communication Relationships.

Home visiting programs for marginalized families have included both Public Health Nurses (PHNs) and Community Home Visitors (CHV). Support for families requires health care providers to implement effective communication and collaboration practices; however, few studies have examined how this is carried out. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore how an Enhanced Home Visiting (EHV) program in Nova Scotia Canada was organized, delivered through the experiences of PHNs and CHVs.

Mothers' Experiences with Child Protection Services: Using Qualitative Feminist Poststructuralism.

Background: The postpartum period is often portrayed as a blissful, calm and loving time when mothers, partners and family members bond with their newborn babies. However, this time may be experienced quite differently when mothers are monitored by Child Protection Services. Having a baby under these circumstances can be very difficult and traumatizing.

"COVID affected us all:" the birth and postnatal health experiences of resettled Syrian refugee women during COVID-19 in Canada.

Background: Prior to COVID-19, postnatal resettled refugee women in Canada reported barriers to healthcare and low levels of social support, contributing to maternal health morbidities. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to be further exacerbating health inequities for marginalized populations. The experiences of resettled refugee women are not fully known.