Risk factors for a negative birth experience using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised.

Objective: To evaluate the risk factors for a negative birth experience using the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) questionnaire.

Methods: A cross-sectional study including women who gave birth at a single tertiary hospital between February 2021 and January 1, 2022. Birth satisfaction was measured using the BSS-R questionnaire.

PRO (Patient Reported Outcomes) Implementation: From Vision to Reality.

Patient-reported outcomes measure patients' views of their health-related quality of life. With the increasing interest and usage of PRO's in the world, Sheba Medical Center is the pioneer in the field in Israel looking at the potential value in PRO implementation in routine practice as a quality improvement tool together with the opportunity to help drive changes in healthcare delivery. The PRO implementation process involves the multi-disciplinary ward or clinic staff in order to engage them and transform the process into a work routine.

Peripartum Depression, Traditional Culture, and Israeli Society.

Although it is known that culture affects psychopathology, the nature of the relationship between culture and peripartum depression (PPD) is not fully understood. Here we report on 2 cases of Israeli women who are affiliated with traditional cultural groups that emphasize reproduction but developed PPD after childbirth. The first woman is an ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew and the second is an Israeli Arab.

Supplementary educational model (SEM) in social work education for health care settings.

A supplementary educational model (SEM) was developed and evaluated in order to expand educational opportunities for social work students, to enable a professional interaction for field instructors and to connect the academia teachers to the field. The study highlights the importance of SEM to update the current academic curricula to meet the ongoing changes and challenges in health care settings. One hundred thirty-seven B.

Mothers' marital adaptation following the birth of twins or singletons: empirical evidence and practical insights.

Parenting twins is typically portrayed as more stressful than is parenting single children and, therefore, more of a strain on the marital relationship. With this in mind, the present study examined the contribution of infant characteristics and mother's internal resources (attachment style) and external resources (maternal and paternal grandmothers' perceived support) to their marital adaptation during the first month following delivery, comparing mothers of twins (n = 88) with mothers of singletons (n = 82). The findings indicate that both internal and external resources contribute to the marital adaptation of the two groups, even beyond the contribution of specific circumstances.

Discharge planning in acute care hospitals in Israel: services planned and levels of implementation and adequacy.

This study aimed to examine the implementation, adequacy, and outcomes of discharge planning. The authors carried out a prospective study of 1,426 adult patients discharged from 11 acute care hospitals in Israel. Social workers provided detailed discharge plans on each patient.