Midwives’ approaches to early pushing urge in labour

Borrelli, Sara E.; Dattolo, Carmen; Nespoli, Antonella

Abstract

The objectives of this mixed-methods study were: a) to investigate midwives' approaches to early pushing urge (EPU); and b) to explore midwives' perspectives and experiences of helping women cope with EPU. A quantitative observational methodology was adopted to investigate midwives' approaches to EPU in 60 cases. A qualitative phenomenological approach was carried out in order to gain more in-depth understanding of midwives' views and experiences of EPU management strategies. It was found that midwives mainly adopt two approaches in the case of EPU: letting the woman do what she feels, and a stop-pushing technique. The findings are presented as four main domains: a) midwives' approaches to EPU; b) drivers guiding midwives' approaches to EPU; c) influencing factors in helping women cope with EPU; d) variation of midwives' approaches to EPU over time.

Citation

Borrelli, S. E., Dattolo, C., & Nespoli, A. (in press). Midwives’ approaches to early pushing urge in labour. British Journal of Midwifery, 23(9), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.9.640

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 2, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Sep 2, 2015
• Deposit Date: Jan 19, 2017
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 19, 2017
• Journal: British Journal of Midwifery
• Print ISSN: 0969-4900
• Electronic ISSN: 0969-4900
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 9
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.9.640
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/762174
• Publisher URL: http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.9.640