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Women’s experiences with low-risk singleton in-hospital delivery in Switzerland. Swiss Med Wkly. 2004 Feb 21;134(7-8):103-9.

Author(s) :

Schwappach DL, Blaudszun A, Conen D, Eichler K, Hochreutener MA, Koeck CM.

Year of publication :

2004

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OBJECTIVE: To assess maternal and neonatal clinical short-term outcomes and women’s experiences with singleton low-risk in-hospital deliveries in a routine care setting.

METHODS: In 13 community hospitals in the Cantons of Zurich (10), St. Gallen (2) and Schwyz (1), participating in the "Canton of Zurich Outcomes Project", trained hospital staff recorded clinical outcome data. Patients completed a questionnaire at the end of the hospital stay. Over two measurement cycles, 3395 eligible women entered the study and 2079 (61%) returned the questionnaire.

RESULTS: Sixty-seven percent of women had spontaneous and 11% had assisted vaginal deliveries, 12% delivered by emergency, and 10% by elective Caesarean section. The episiotomy rate in vaginal deliveries was 46% (95% CI 44-48%). Ten percent of neonates had umbilical cord artery pH < or =7.15 (95% CI 9-11%) and Apgar scores at five minutes were < or = 7 in 3% (95% CI 2.5-3.6%). Reporting negative experiences with hospital care and an insufficient state of knowledge at discharge were strongly associated with mode of delivery. The top three issues new mothers were most likely to report about feeling little or not informed about were postpartum pelvic floor exercises (22%), management of vaginal bleedings (12%), and alternatives of infant feeding (10%).

CONCLUSION: In a setting of routine care poor short-term outcomes were rare in women giving birth in hospitals, and neonates and most mothers were discharged with a level of information that at least ensured a smooth transition to follow-up maternal care. Poor clinical results and patient-reported negative experiences concentrate in few individuals. Restrictive approaches that reduce the frequency of instrumental vaginal delivery, and routine episiotomy remain an important objective for quality improvement.

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Argument (français) :

Un objectif important pour l’amélioration de la qualité des services sera l’usage restreint de l’extraction instrumentale et de l’épisiotomie. (Canton de Zurich)

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Keywords :

➡ c-section/caesarean ; episiotomy ; instrumental delivery

Author of this record :

Cécile Loup — 30 Apr 2004