Mother–newborn couplet care and the expectations, concerns and educational needs of healthcare professionals: a qualitative study
Joan Neergaard Larsen, Laura Emdal Navne, Helena Hansson, Ragnhild Maastrup, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Jette Led Sørensen, Lotte Broberg · 2024
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Keeping a sick newborn beside its mother, rather than in separate wards, is the idea behind couplet care, and it asks a lot of staff from two specialties. Joan Neergaard Larsen and six co-authors explore how staff view that change in this 2024 study at a large Danish hospital. They ran four focus groups with doctors, midwives, and nurses before the new model began.
Twenty-one staff from newborn and maternity departments took part. One broad theme, building bridges, ran through their hopes and worries. Staff expected teamwork to gain meaning, yet they weighed safety gains against risks. Working outside their comfort zones, meeting other cultural values, and naming what training they need formed the other themes. The findings feed a training plan meant to prepare both departments for shared care.
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| CREATOR | Joan Neergaard Larsen, Laura Emdal Navne, Helena Hansson, Ragnhild Maastrup, Porntiva Poorisrisak, Jette Led Sørensen, Lotte Broberg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |