Browsing by Author "Minnie, Catharina Susanna"

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    Factors influencing respectful perinatal care among healthcare professionals in low-and middle-resource countries: a systematic review
    (BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2024) Lunda, Petronellah; Minnie, Catharina Susanna; Lubbe, Welma
    Background: This review aimed to provide healthcare professionals with a scientific summary of best available research evidence on factors influencing respectful perinatal care. The review question was ‘What were the perceptions of midwives and doctors on factors that influence respectful perinatal care?’ Methods: A detailed search was done on electronic databases: ebscohost: Medline, oalster, Scopus, scielo, Science Direct, pubmed, Psych INFO, and socindex. The databases were searched for available literature using a predetermined search strategy. Reference lists of included studies were analysed to identify studies missing from databases. The phenomenon of interest was factors influencing maternity care practices according to midwives and doctors. Pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria were used during selection of potential studies. In total, 13 studies were included in the data analysis and synthesis. Three themes were identified and a total of nine sub-themes. Results: Studies conducted in various settings were included in the study. Various factors influencing respectful perinatal care were identified. During data synthesis three themes emerged namely healthcare institution, healthcare professional and women-related factors. Alongside the themes were sub-themes human resources, medical supplies, norms and practices, physical infrastructure, healthcare professional competencies and attributes, women’s knowledge, and preferences. The three factors influence the provision of respectful perinatal care; addressing them might improve the provision of this care. Conclusion: Addressing factors that influence respectful perinatal care is vital towards the prevention of compromised patient care during the perinatal period as these factors have the potential to accelerate or hinder provision of respectful care. © The Author(s) 2024.
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    Outcomes of births attended by private midwives in the Gauteng Province of South Africa: A retrospective cohort study
    (Elsevier, 2023) Jordaan-Schlebusch, Christ´el; Minnie, Catharina Susanna
    Midwives are important role players in providing women-centred care for low-risk pregnant women. South African women use either public or private health care services during pregnancy and birth. As the public sector is overburdened, women do not receive a high level of continuity of care there. The private sector is mainly obstetrician-led and intervention-driven. Private midwife-led care is available in South Africa, but is limited to the major cities. No evidence could be found about the outcomes of private midwife-led care in South Africa. The objective reported in this paper was to compare the outcomes of and interventions during births attended by private midwives in Gauteng with the latest Cochrane review on midwife-led care. A retrospective cohort design was used to audit the birth registers of private midwives in Gauteng, focusing on outcomes and interventions as in the most recent Cochrane review on midwife-led care.