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Asa Persson

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PubMed2003

An evaluation of midwives' counseling of pregnant women in fear of childbirth.

BACKGROUND: The aim of this clinical evaluation was to study birth experience, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and satisfaction with care in new mothers who had consulted specially trained midwives because of a fear of childbirth during pregnancy. METHODS: Sixty-two women were eligible for the study, of whom 53 (85%) participated at 1-14 months postpartum. For comparison, a group of 53 women were matched for parity and mode of delivery. All 106 women completed two self-rating scales, the Wijma Delivery Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) and the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and answered several open questions about their opinion of the antenatal preparation given. RESULTS: Those women who had been treated for fear of childbirth reported a rather more frightening experience of delivery, and more frequent symptoms of post-traumatic stress related to delivery than did the women in the comparison group. Nevertheless, satisfaction with care was manifest in the study group. CONCLUSIONS: Women who seek help for fear of childbirth are a vulnerable group. Because the counseling received by the women in this study did not accord them the same positive experience of childbirth as the average parturient at the unit, more effective forms of treatment may be necessary. However, as most of the women were very satisfied with their care and with the outcome, one may assume that the care given had improved their situation to some degree.

Adult↗
PubMed2002

Accessibility to the public environment as perceived by teenagers with functional limitations in a south Swedish town centre.

PURPOSE: Owing to physical inaccessibility persons with mobility restrictions and other functional limitations often face problems in public environments, leading to restrictions in activity and participation. To investigate general accessibility and perceived problems of accessibility to the public environment in a town centre, as well as visiting preferences to public facilities, among teenagers with functional limitations. METHODS: An interview questionnaire specific to a south Swedish town was constructed and used with 33 Swedish teenagers with functional limitations. RESULTS: To a varying degree, all 33 teenagers commented on accessibility problems, e.g. concerning uneven surface material outdoors, steps at entrances, heavy doors and restricted space indoors. The results also indicated that teenagers with functional limitations to a high extent want to visit the same environments as other teenagers, but that it is often impossible owing to accessibility problems. Furthermore, because of accessibility problems, many of the teenagers were dependent on personal assistance. CONCLUSION: Inaccessibility results in dependence, which might affect personal development negatively, and much effort are required in order to ensure activity and societal participation. Efficient priorities in public environment accessibility matters and discussions with the actors involved require valid and reliable data on local accessibility problems.

Adolescent↗