Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102015
Georgia Griffin , Mary Lin , Mahzad Mahdavisharif , Thi Kim Anh Nguyen , Siu Ng , Kyle Ernst , Professor Jane Warland , Dr Nasrin Javid , Natalie Williams , Associate Professor Zoe Bradfield
{"title":"Beyond translation: The role of cross-cultural communication in women's experiences of care","authors":"Georgia Griffin , Mary Lin , Mahzad Mahdavisharif , Thi Kim Anh Nguyen , Siu Ng , Kyle Ernst , Professor Jane Warland , Dr Nasrin Javid , Natalie Williams , Associate Professor Zoe Bradfield","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 102015"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101993
Tanisha Springall , Professor Helen McLachlan , Professor Della Forster , Dr Res (Pamela) McCalman , Associate Professor Touran Shafiei
{"title":"Rates of breastfeeding and associated factors for First Nations infants in Victoria, Australia","authors":"Tanisha Springall , Professor Helen McLachlan , Professor Della Forster , Dr Res (Pamela) McCalman , Associate Professor Touran Shafiei","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101993","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101993","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101993"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144922905","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The professional experience of rural midwifery in China during the transition from traditional to modern birth practices (1950s–1970s): A qualitative study","authors":"Mengyi Chen , Qiong Zheng , Shuyuan Zheng , Shiwen Sun , Xiaoyan Yu","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Although home births have been largely discontinued in contemporary China, traditional birth attendants (TBAs) historically played a pivotal role in enhancing maternal and child health, particularly in rural areas.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This study explored the transformation of TBAs in China from the 1950s to the 1970s, focusing on their gradual shift from traditional to modern midwifery practices. By drawing on oral histories from TBAs, the research seeks to enrich the historical understanding of midwifery development in China.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A descriptive phenomenological methodology was adopted to explore the professional experience, perspectives, and sociocultural contexts of TBAs. Data were gathered through semi-structured, in-depth interviews.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Analysis yielded five major themes and four sub-themes: (1) Intentional staff selection; (2) Purposeful pre-service training, with two sub-themes including (a) variation in training duration and the rarity of retraining, and (b) a predominantly practical, hands-on focus; (3) Accumulation of practical experience, with two sub-themes including (a) advocacy for natural childbirth with minimal intervention, and (b) practicing based on experience and contextual adaptation; (4) In-home postpartum care; (5) Recognition of professional value.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>During the transitional phase from traditional to modern midwifery in China, TBAs were provided with limited yet pragmatic training before assuming their roles. Despite the inherent safety risks and a lack of formal medical oversight, TBAs made critical contributions to maternal and neonatal health in the context of severely limited medical infrastructure. Their presence and practices not only addressed urgent reproductive health needs in underserved areas but also gradually facilitated the shift of childbirth from the domestic sphere to institutional hospital settings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 5","pages":"Article 102090"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145007696","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102013
Karen Kennedy
{"title":"Publicly funded Homebirth: Outcomes and experiences of the first 12 months.","authors":"Karen Kennedy","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102013","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 102013"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921463","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102022
Karen Hollindale , Professor Yvette Roe , Professor Sue Kildea , Professor Sue Kruske , Associate Professor Yu Gao , Andrew Lin , Kelsie Kahl , Dr Catherine Austin , Tahnia Edward
{"title":"Revolutionary Partnership: The Reclamation of Birthing on Country practices with the Alukura Midwifery Group Practice","authors":"Karen Hollindale , Professor Yvette Roe , Professor Sue Kildea , Professor Sue Kruske , Associate Professor Yu Gao , Andrew Lin , Kelsie Kahl , Dr Catherine Austin , Tahnia Edward","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102022","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102022","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 102022"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101998
Claire Rankin , Adjunct Professor Tanya Farrell , Professor Linda Sweet , Adjunct Professor Shane Crowe , Lucy Nash , Professor Rochelle Wynne
{"title":"Midwives Matter - The Reality of a Rostering Reckoning","authors":"Claire Rankin , Adjunct Professor Tanya Farrell , Professor Linda Sweet , Adjunct Professor Shane Crowe , Lucy Nash , Professor Rochelle Wynne","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101998","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101998","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 101998"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102047
Dr Sarah Hay , Professor Helen McLachlan , Associate Professor Touran Shafiei , Adjunct Associate Professor Michelle Newton
{"title":"Using the CFIR to evaluate the integration of a perinatal education resource in the clinical setting","authors":"Dr Sarah Hay , Professor Helen McLachlan , Associate Professor Touran Shafiei , Adjunct Associate Professor Michelle Newton","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102047","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102047","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 102047"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women and BirthPub Date : 2025-09-01DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102051
Ryan Fraser , Associate Professor Terri Downer , Dr Ratan Kumar Roy , Associate Professor Florin Oprescu
{"title":"Midwifery in rural and remote regions of South Asia: A scoping review","authors":"Ryan Fraser , Associate Professor Terri Downer , Dr Ratan Kumar Roy , Associate Professor Florin Oprescu","doi":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102051","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.wombi.2025.102051","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48868,"journal":{"name":"Women and Birth","volume":"38 ","pages":"Article 102051"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144921825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}