| Author/Editor | Prelec, Anita; Verdenik, Ivan; Poat, Angela | |
| Title | A comparison of frequency of medical interventions and birth outcomes between the midwife led unit and the obstetric unit in low-risk primiparous women | |
| Translated title | Primerjava pojavnosti medicinskih intervencij in porodnih izidov pri nizkorizičnih prvorodnicah v samostojni babiški enoti in porodni enoti | |
| Type | članek | |
| Vol. and No. | Letnik 48, št. 3 | |
| Publication year | 2014 | |
| Volume | str. 166-176 | |
| ISSN | 1318-2951 - Obzornik Zdravstvene Nege | |
| Language | eng | |
| Abstract | Uvod: Namen nacionalne raziskave je bila primerjava porodnih izidov ter izidov pri materah in novorojenčkih v samostojni babiški enoti in porodni enoti ter tako preveriti, ali so porodi v samostojni babiški enoti manj medikalizirani. Metode: Prospektivna opazovalna raziskava primerov s kontrolami je bila izvedena med majem in avgustom 2013. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 497 žensk, 154 žensk je rodilo v samostojni babiški enoti in 343 žensk v porodni enoti. Obe skupini žensk sta izpolnjevali enak vstopni kriterij: prvorodnice brez prisotnih dejavnikov tveganja, ob porodnem terminu, z enim plodom v glavični vstavi, normalno plodovo frekvenco srca in spontanim začetkom poroda. Primarni izid je bil delež carskih rezov. Za primerjavo medicinskih intervencij in porodnih izidov v obeh skupinah je bil uporabljen test hi-kvadrat. Rezultati: Ženske, ki so rodile v samostojni babiški enoti, so imele statistično pomembno več spontanih vaginalnih porodov (p < 0.001), manj pospeševanj z oksitocinom (p < 0.001), manjšo uporabo analgetikov (p < 0.001), manj operativnih vaginalnih porodov (p < 0.001) in carskih rezov (p < 0.001), manj epiziotomij (p < 0.001) in več polnega dojenja (p = 0.002). Diskusija in zaključek: V samostojni babiški enoti je bilo uporabljenih manj medicinskih intervencij. Za generalizacijo zaključkov te študije bi bile potrebne nadaljnje raziskave v Sloveniji.Introduction: The purpose of this national research was to compare birth, maternal and newborn outcomes in the midwife led unit and the obstetric unit to ascertain whether a midwife led unit reduced medicalisation of childbirth. Methods: A prospective observational case-control study was carried out in Ljubljana Maternity Hospital in the period May - August 2013. The sample comprised 497 labouring women; 154 who attended the midwife led and 343 who attended in the obstetric unit, both matching the same inclusion criteria: low risk primiparous; singleton term pregnancies, normal foetal heart beat, cephalic presentation; spontaneous onset of labour. The primary outcome was the caesarean section rate. Chi-square test was used to compare medical interventions and birth outcomes. Results: Women in the midwife led unit had statistically significant higher spontaneous vaginal births (p < 0.001), less augmentation with oxytocin (p < 0.001), less use of analgesia (p < 0.001), less operative vaginal deliveries (p < 0.001) and less caesarean sections (p < 0.001), lower rates of episiotomy (p < 0.001) and more exclusively breastfed (p = 0.002). Discussion and conclusion: These significant findings showed that in the midwife led unit fewer medical interventions were used. For generalisation of the findings more similar studies in Slovenia are needed. | |
| Keywords | nizko tveganje porod medicinske intervencije perinatalni izidi low risk labour medical interventions perinatal outcomes |