Qualitative analysis of Czech Women’s views on maternity and childbirth care

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F25%3A00141771" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/25:00141771 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025012897" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844025012897</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42908" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42908</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Qualitative analysis of Czech Women’s views on maternity and childbirth care

Original language description

Background Women's healthcare experiences during early motherhood are a specific, multifaceted concept. Many factors influence women's expectations and subsequent reflection of experiences. The experience of motherhood determines the psychosomatic health of the woman and child. Aim to identify women's preferences and deficiencies in the maternity care system in the Czech Republic perceived by women. The paper presents the first qualitative results of anational cross-sectional survey. Methods A standardised questionnaire, PREMAPEQ, was used. The respondents could provide free-text comments on their experiences to better illustrate the situation. The results come from the first data collection stage (May–December 2022). The themes found were discussed among team members. The framework analysis was used. Limits free-text comments differed in length, content and details. Results and discussion Of the total number of 1944 filled questionnaires, 607 contain women's experiences. The average age of women was 30,7; more than half of them were primiparous, and women with university education, 73 % of women had partners at birth. Women valued the empathetic and respectful approach of caregivers. The least satisfaction appeared in care organisations, especially in postnatal wards, with information given and breastfeeding (non)support. Some women even mentioned trauma. Conclusion Even in the context of excellent perinatal outcomes, figures alone cannot adequately capture the quality of care provided, particularly what women feel, experience and want. The under-researched perinatal care experience, as seen through the lens of women, limits our understanding of their needs and, consequently, the midwives’ ability to provide individualised, respectful care.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Heliyon

ISSN

2405-8440

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

11

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

1-15

UT code for WoS article

999

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85219713324