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Women’s motivations for choosing a high risk birth setting against medical advice in the Netherlands: a qualitative analysis. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 17:423

Author(s) :

Martine Hollander, Esteriek de Miranda, Jeroen van Dillen, Irene de Graaf, Frank Vandenbussche and Lianne Holten

Year of publication :

2017

URL(s) :

https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/a…
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-017-1621-0

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Background

Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be increasing in the Netherlands. Until now there were no qualitative data on women’s motivations for these choices in the Dutch maternity care system where integrated midwifery care and home birth are regular options in low risk pregnancies. We aimed to examine women’s motivations for birthing outside the system in order to provide medical professionals with insight and recommendations regarding their interactions with women who have birth wishes that go against medical advice.

Methods

An exploratory qualitative research design with a constructivist approach and a grounded theory method were used. In-depth interviews were performed with 28 women on their motivations for going against medical advice in choosing a high risk childbirth setting. Open, axial and selective coding of the interview data was done in order to generate themes. A focus group was held for a member check of the findings.

Results

Four main themes were found: 1) Discrepancy in the definition of superior knowledge, 2) Need for autonomy and trust in the birth process, 3) Conflict during negotiation of the birth plan, and 4) Search for different care. One overarching theme emerged that covered all other themes: Fear. This theme refers both to the participants’ fear (of interventions and negative consequences of their choices) and to the providers’ fear (of a bad outcome). Where for some women it was a positive choice, for the majority of women in this study the choice for a home birth in a high risk pregnancy or an unassisted childbirth was a negative one. Negative choices were due to previous or current negative experiences with maternity care and/or conflict surrounding the birth plan.

Conclusions

The main goal of working with women whose birthing choices do not align with medical advice should not be to coerce them into the framework of protocols and guidelines but to prevent negative choices.

Recommendations for maternity caregivers can be summarized as: 1) Rethink risk discourse, 2) Respect a woman’s trust in the birth process and her autonomous choice, 3) Have a flexible approach to negotiating the birth plan using the model of shared decision making, 4) Be aware of alternative delivery care providers and other sources of information used by women, and 5) Provide maternity care without spreading or using fear.

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Étude qualitative (28 entretiens).
L’objectif principal de travailler avec des femmes dont les choix d’accouchement ne s’alignent pas sur un avis médical ne devrait pas être de les contraindre dans le cadre de protocoles et de lignes directrices mais d’empêcher des choix négatifs.

Argument (français) :

Aux Pays Bas, des femmes dont l’accouchement est considéré comme à risque et à qui on recommande l’hôpital (“High risk childbirth setting“) choisissent quand même un accouchement à domicile ou non assisté. Phénomène en augmentation.

Argument (English):

Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be increasing in the Netherlands.
The main goal of working with women whose birthing choices do not align with medical advice should not be to coerce them into the framework of protocols and guidelines but to prevent negative choices.

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Keywords :

➡ ethics ; place of birth ; homebirth ; public health

Author of this record :

Bernard Bel — 18 Dec 2017
➡ latest update : Bernard Bel — 07 Jan 2018