Cæcilie Kongsgaard Balle , Dorte Hvidtjørn , Maria Louise Birkegård Brintow , Chunsen Wu , Christina Prinds
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Abstract
Objective
The birth of a child is a significant life event, possibly accompanied by thoughts and feelings of existential turmoil, which some parents need to share. Maternity care professionals may be unprepared for this, as very few educational initiatives exist with a focus on existential communication. We evaluated the curriculum and delivery of a course in existential communication for midwives. The evaluation was based on participants’ experiences of self-reported self-efficacy and self-reflection before and after participation.
Methods
A parallel mixed methods design with pre- and post-course questionnaires and field observations. Quantitative data were evaluated using Mann-Whitney analyses, and open-ended questions and field observations were thematised for further analysis.
Results
Seventy-three maternity care professionals participated in the course. Of these, 69 (95%) completed a pre-course questionnaire, and 71 (97%) a post-course questionnaire. The quantitative data found a significant difference in various participant measures such as increase in self-efficacy in existential communication and understanding of existential communication. Qualitative data from the questionnaires and field observations led to six different themes including topics such as the need for reflection with peers and the presence of existential within maternity care.
Conclusions
The course evaluation suggested an increase in participants’ awareness of existential aspects of maternity care and improved self-reflection and existential awareness.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
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