Critiquing the evolution of maternity care preferences research: A systematic mixed studies review.

Bull, C; Creedy, DK; Gamble, J; Toohill, J; Karger, S; Callander, EJ

Critiquing the evolution of maternity care preferences research: A systematic mixed studies review.

Bull, C Creedy, DK Gamble, J Toohill, J Karger, S Callander, EJ

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Citation:: Midwifery, 2022, 111, pp. 103386
Issue Date:: 2022-08

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dc.contributor.author	Bull, C
dc.contributor.author	Creedy, DK
dc.contributor.author	Gamble, J
dc.contributor.author	Toohill, J
dc.contributor.author	Karger, S
dc.contributor.author	Callander, EJ
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-10T02:07:47Z
dc.date.available	2022-05-23
dc.date.available	2023-02-10T02:07:47Z
dc.date.issued	2022-08
dc.identifier.citation	Midwifery, 2022, 111, pp. 103386
dc.identifier.issn	0266-6138
dc.identifier.issn	1532-3099
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/166037
dc.description.abstract	OBJECTIVE: Whether women's preferences for maternity care are informed remains unclear, suggesting that maternal preferences may not accurately represent what women truly want. The aim of this study was to understand and critique research on women's maternity care preferences published since 2010. DESIGN: Systematic mixed studies review. CINHAL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health electronic databases were searched from January 2010 to April 2022. FINDINGS: Thirty-five articles were included. Models of care and mode of birth were the most frequently investigated preference topics. Roughly three-quarters of included studies employed a quantitative design. Few studies assessed women's baseline knowledge regarding the aspects of maternity care investigated, and three provided information to help inform women's maternity care preferences. Over 85% of studies involved women who were either pregnant at the time of investigation or had previously given birth, and 71% employed study designs where women were required to select from pre-determined response options to describe their preferences. Two studies asked women about their preferences in the face of unlimited access and availability to specific maternity care services. KEY CONCLUSIONS: Limited provision of supporting information, the predominant inclusion of women with experience using maternity care services, and limited use of mixed methods may have hindered the collection of accurate information from women about their preferences. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Women's maternity care preferences research since 2010 may only present a limited version of what they want.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	Midwifery
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.midw.2022.103386
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1117 Public Health and Health Services
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Obstetrics
dc.subject.mesh	Parturition
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Obstetrics
dc.subject.mesh	Pregnancy
dc.subject.mesh	Parturition
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research
dc.subject.mesh	Maternal Health Services
dc.subject.mesh	Female
dc.title	Critiquing the evolution of maternity care preferences research: A systematic mixed studies review.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	111
utslib.location.activity	Scotland
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
utslib.for	1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
utslib.for	1117 Public Health and Health Services
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
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dc.date.updated	2023-02-10T02:07:46Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
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Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: Whether women's preferences for maternity care are informed remains unclear, suggesting that maternal preferences may not accurately represent what women truly want. The aim of this study was to understand and critique research on women's maternity care preferences published since 2010. DESIGN: Systematic mixed studies review. CINHAL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, and ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health electronic databases were searched from January 2010 to April 2022. FINDINGS: Thirty-five articles were included. Models of care and mode of birth were the most frequently investigated preference topics. Roughly three-quarters of included studies employed a quantitative design. Few studies assessed women's baseline knowledge regarding the aspects of maternity care investigated, and three provided information to help inform women's maternity care preferences. Over 85% of studies involved women who were either pregnant at the time of investigation or had previously given birth, and 71% employed study designs where women were required to select from pre-determined response options to describe their preferences. Two studies asked women about their preferences in the face of unlimited access and availability to specific maternity care services. KEY CONCLUSIONS: Limited provision of supporting information, the predominant inclusion of women with experience using maternity care services, and limited use of mixed methods may have hindered the collection of accurate information from women about their preferences. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: Women's maternity care preferences research since 2010 may only present a limited version of what they want.

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