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Experiences of the quality of care of women with near‐miss maternal morbidities in the UK
Author(s) -
Hinton L,
Locock L,
Knight M
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.12800
Subject(s) - qualitative research , quality (philosophy) , medicine , care pathway , nursing , family medicine , psychology , health care , sociology , political science , social science , philosophy , epistemology , law
We undertook a qualitative interview study of women's and their partners’ experiences of severe pregnancy complications. Across the care pathway, women identified a number of examples of good practice that made an important difference to their recovery. There were some areas where women felt the quality of care could be improved, for example during points of transition between higher level and routine care or from hospital to the community. Longer‐term support and counselling were felt to be particularly valuable, and yet not always universally available. These results emphasise the importance of integrated quality care across the whole patient pathway.