Patient Involvement in Safe Delivery: A Qualitative Study

Forozun Olfati, Saeid Asefzadeh, Nasrin Changizi, Afsaneh Keramat and Masud Yunesian

Global Journal of Health Science, 2016, vol. 8, issue 6, 33

Abstract: INTRODUCTION- Patient involvement in safe delivery planning is considered important yet not widely practiced. The present study aimed at identifythe factors that affect patient involvementin safe delivery, as recommended by parturient women.METHODS- This study was part of a qualitative research conducted by content analysis method and purposive sampling in 2013.The data were collected through 63 semi-structured interviews in4 hospitalsand analyzed using thematic content analysis. The participants in this research were women before discharge and after delivery. Findings were analyzed using Colaizzi's method.RESULTS- Four categories of factors that could affect patient involvement in safe delivery emerged from our analysis- patient-related (true and false beliefs, literacy, privacy, respect for patient), illness-related (pain, type of delivery, patient safety incidents), health care professional-relatedand task-related factors (behavior, monitoring &training), health care setting-related (financial aspects, facilities).CONCLUSION- More research is needed to explore the factors affecting the participation of mothers. It is therefore, recommended to- 1) take notice of mother education, their husbands, midwives and specialists; 2) provide pregnant women with insurance coverage from the outset of pregnancy, especially during prenatal period; 3) form a labor pain committee consisting of midwives, obstetricians, and anesthesiologists in order to identify the preferred painless labor methods based on the existing facilities and conditions, 4) carry out research on observing patients’ privacy and dignity; 5) pay more attention on the factors affecting cesarean.

Date: 2016
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