Exploring subjective wellbeing after birth: A qualitative deductive descriptive study.

Introduction: Subjective wellbeing is made up of cognitive (life satisfaction and positive functioning) and emotional (positive and negative affect) components. The subjective wellbeing of women in the perinatal period is poorly understood compared to that experienced by the general population. The aim of this paper is to describe women's experiences of subjective wellbeing postpartum using the European Social Survey Wellbeing module to facilitate discussion.

Online information for parents caring for their premature baby at home: A focus group study and systematic web search.

Background: Online resources are a source of information for parents of premature babies when their baby is discharged from hospital.

Objectives: To explore what topics parents deemed important after returning home from hospital with their premature baby and to evaluate the quality of existing websites that provide information for parents post-discharge.

Methods: In stage 1, 23 parents living in Northern Ireland participated in three focus groups and shared their information and support needs following the discharge of their infant(s).

A novel and dedicated multidisciplinary service to manage breech presentation at term; 3 years of experience in a tertiary care maternity unit.

Objective: In order to provide uniform and unbiased multidisciplinary counselling on the options available, including vaginal breech delivery (VBD) and external cephalic version (ECV), the latter of which could then be performed, a weekly Breech Clinic was introduced to a tertiary care maternity unit in Northern Ireland in June 2013, replacing the traditional ECV Clinic introduced in June 2012.

Methods: Retrospective data collection was undertaken using clinic proformas, Northern Ireland Maternity System data and case notes of women who attended the clinics (ECV and Breech) from June 2012 to May 2015.

Results: There were 434 referrals to the clinic over the 3-year period; 356 women attended.

Preliminary evaluation of the Well-being in Pregnancy (WiP) questionnaire.

Background: The concept of well-being is multi-faceted by encompassing both positive and negative emotions and satisfaction with life. Measuring both positive and negative thoughts and emotions is highly relevant in maternity care that aims to optimise a woman's experience of pregnancy and childbirth, focussing on positive aspects of health and well-being, not just the prevention of ill health. Yet our understanding of well-being in pregnancy and childbirth is limited as research to date has focussed on negative aspects such as stress, anxiety or depression.