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| 1 |  | Concerns of primiparous mothers regarding infant care | Krauser, Sheila Ann | Childbirth; Infants; Psychology | The purpose of this study was to identify the areas of concerns primiparous post-partum women had in the care of their infants based upon the assumption that appropriate health instruction can be provided to mothers in meeting the needs of their children when these needs have been identified. The hy... | 1976-06 |
| 2 |  | Comparison of types of management of normal labor and maternal fetal outcome | Storm, Shannon Gail | Childbirth; Labor (Obstetrics) | An inferential study comparing maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality between two groups of low risk pregnancies was conducted. Group I was comprised of 100 home births managed by a certified nurse-midwives with a non- interventionist philosophy of obstetrical practice. Group II was comprise... | 1979-08 |
| 3 |  | An investigation of the phenomenon of immediate postpartum chilling | Walton, Beverly Ann | Childbirth; Maternity Nursing | The purpose of this investigation was to determine the incidence of immediate postpartum chilling and to identify those factors associated with the phenomenon. Immediate postpartum chilling was defined as generalized involuntary muscular shaking occurring within the first hour following delivery. A... | 1973-06 |
| 4 |  | Occurrence of peak-experience at delivery: mothers' perceptions | Kaye, Barbara Ann | Childbirth; Psychology | The purpose of this study was to describe the range of emotional experiences during childbirth and to identify the variables and events which may influence that experience. This was a descriptive, preliminary study utilizing elements of the grounded-theory approach. The sample consisted of 101 pri... | 1977-06 |
| 5 |  | The occurrence of peak-experience at childbirth: fathers' perceptions | Moyers, Martha Madeline Ralston | Childbirth; Father and Child | With increasing emphasis in nursing being placed on implementing family-centered maternity care, nurses and nurse-midwives find a greater need for knowledge regarding the father's psychological status at childbirth. A descriptive study was a conducted to answer the questions: (1) how do new father... | 1977-08 |
| 6 |  | Maternal posture, pelvic shape and fetal position, | Brown, Mary Patricia Morrison | Childbirth; Fetal Presentation | The effects of five maternal postures on the position of the full term fetus in the uterus were investigated. Dystocia during labor due to posterior positions of the fetus is associated with the need for increased obstetrical intervention and decrease parental satisfaction. Particular maternal pos... | 1979-08 |
| 7 |  | Changes in perineal musculature following childbirth: postpartum use of a perineal exercise | Allen, Karen Lucille | Childbirth; Maternity Nursing | The purpose of the present study was to investigate the status of perineal musculature prior to delivery by use of the perineometer and to note changes brought about by vaginal delivery. The study was conducted in the prenatal clinic and inpatient maternity division of a 277 bed general teaching ho... | 1971-06 |
| 8 |  | Serum calcium and blood loss at delivery | Nickerson, Carolyn Janice Beck | Childbirth; Anemia; Calcium in the body | The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between predelivery serum calcium values and blood loss at delivery as reflected by changed in selected hematologic values from predelivery to second postpartum day. Twenty-nine women who delivered at the Shiprock Indian Health Service Ho... | 1979-06 |
| 9 |  | Home births in Salt Lake County in 1975 | Chase, Eileen Sharon | Utah; Childbirth | In the 1970's an increasing number of consumers of health care showed dissatisfaction with the present maternity care system. This dissatisfaction was due to the following: Consumers wanted more control and to be active participants in their health care; and they belied childbirth to be an essenti... | 1976-08 |
| 10 |  | The influence of a birth film on attitudes toward labor and delivery | Dahlman, Suzanne | Childbirth; Parents | This study was an attempt to determine the influence of viewing a birth film upon attitudes of expectant parents toward labor and delivery when the film was seen within the context of established prenatal classes. The data shows that neither the birth film nor the parents' own childbirth experience... | 1970-06 |
| 11 |  | Preparation for childbirth classes and the mother's response to labor | Walsh, Martha, Sister | Childbirth; Esucation | The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between attendance at childbirth education classes by both mother and father and the mother's muscle tension experiences in the last trimester of pregnancy; the mother's emotional tension upon admission to the labor room; the length of the... | 1973-06 |
| 12 |  | Perspectives of childbirth held by immigrant Tongan women in the United States and their health care considerations | Hanna, Cheryl Ann | Tonga; Childbirth | This investigation is a study of the childbearing beliefs, practices, and perceptions of immigrant Tongans with health care considerations. Tongans are an Oceanic culture who has been living in the United States in increasing numbers for several decades. Between October 1979 and March 1980, four E... | 1980-08 |
| 13 |  | The effect of a post-partum exercise on perineal musculature | DeJoseph, Jeanne Flyntz | Childbirth | An exploratory study was done to examine the effect of postpartum exercise on pelvic floor musculature. Twelve subjects who were four to fifteen weeks postpartum were tested with the Kegel perineometer once a week for three weeks. A vaginal examination was done at the beginning and at the study. ... | 1975-06 |
| 14 |  | An exploration of emergent themes in women's existential experience of childbearing. | Grossman, Beth-Anne | Childbirth; Maternity Nursing | The purpose of this study was to explore psychological, sociocultural and physiological aspects of individual women's first experience of childbearing. A secondary purpose of this study was to examine the utilization of an unscheduled semi structured interview as a strategy for the clinical assessm... | 1983-08 |
| 15 |  | The use of perineal massage to reduce tissue damage during childbirth. | Wittenberg, DeeAnn. | Childbirth; Nursing | This descriptive, correlational study was designed to examine the relationship between the independent variables: perineal massage, position of women during delivery and use of lubricant during second stage, the independent variable, and tissue damage. A total of 58 clients of a private birthing c... | 1985-08 |
| 16 |  | The Role of the traditional birth attendant during the childbearing process of rural Iranian women. | Schott, Alexandra Pratt. | Iran; Childbirth; Nursing | Field research was conducted in Hashtgard, Iran, from September 17, 1977, to December 24, 1977, with the purpose of identifying the childbearing practices of rural Iranian women, experiencing modern health care practices. Extensive ethnographic data was collected and provides a cultural frame of re... | 1978-06 |
| 17 |  | Blood loss at delivery and serum calcium levels of Navajo women. | Wilson, Ursula Maria Knoki. | Blood; Childbirth; Navajo Indians | Serum calcium levels of Navajo women were obtained during the ante partum period to study their relationship to blood loss during the first 24 hours of the postpartum period. A total of 35 expectant mothers ranging in age from 17 to 36 years participated in the study. Blood specimens for serum cal... | 1997-06 |
| 18 |  | Attendance at preparation for childbirth classes, prenatal anxiety levels, tension, labor, and delivery of primigravida women. | Pierre, Audrey, Sister. | Childbirth; Psychology | The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of childbirth classes by comparing the amount of tension and anxiety experience by mother before attending Preparation for Childbirth and Parenthood (PCP) classes and after completing the classes. This was then related to the outcome of pregnanc... | 1974-06 |
| 19 |  | Beliefs and perceptions about childbirth of Utah first-time expectant fathers. | Fuchs, Deborah Ann, Sister | Childbirth; Father and Child; Utah | The purpose of this study was to obtain normative data concerning the beliefs and perceptions of Utah first-time expectant fathers in regards to childbearing and childrearing. These beliefs and perceptions were collected through the use of the instrument the Utah Test for the Childbearing Year: Be... | 1981-06 |
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