Speakers: Angelica Mercedes Lozano Rivera, Marlene Magallanes Corimanya & Lalescka Araceli Soria Gonzales
Facilitator: Marcela Mendoza
Introduccion: La anticoncepción postaborto es vital para reducir embarazos no deseados y prevenir la mortalidad materna.
Objetivo: Determinar si la nacionalidad y la edad están asociadas con el uso de anticonceptivos prescritos en el postaborto, tras un seguimiento de seis meses.
Metodos: Se realizaun estudio observacional analitico con mujeres que aceptaron un mettodo anticonceptivo inmediatamente despues de un aborto en un hospital publico peruano (N = 399). De ellas, se contactó telefónicamente a 175 participantes seis meses después.
Resultados: Solo el 39,42% de las mujeres mantuvo el uso del método anticonceptivo. Se hallo una asociacion significativa entre la edad (p = 0,049) y la nacionalidad venezolana (p = 0,043) con el uso de metodos anticonceptivos seis meses despues del aborto.
Conclusion: Seis meses después del alta hospitalaria, se observa una asociación entre el uso de métodos anticonceptivos postaborto y las variables edad y nacionalidad.
Introduction: Post-abortion contraception is vital to reduce unwanted pregnancies and prevent maternal mortality.
Objective: To determine whether nationality and age are associated with the use of prescribed contraceptives in the post-abortion period, after a six-month follow-up.
Methods: An analytical observational study was conducted with women who accepted a contraceptive method immediately after an abortion in a Peruvian public hospital (N = 399). Of these, 175 participants were contacted by telephone six months later.
Results: Only 39.42% of the women continued using the contraceptive method. A significant association was found between age (p = 0.049) and Venezuelan nationality (p = 0.043) with the use of contraceptive methods six months after the abortion.
Conclusion: Six months after hospital discharge, an association was observed between the use of post-abortion contraceptive methods and the variables age and nationality.
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Speaker: Fatimah Azzahra
Facilitator: Isabella Garti
Introduction: The success of Vaginal Birth After Cesarean (VBAC) is associated with the increasing global prevalence of cesarean sections. VBAC presents a feasible alternative for numerous women, reducing the necessity for repeat cesarean sections and the related risks.
Objective: Our review identifies essential medical, psychological, and institutional factors that affect VBAC outcomes.
Methods: This study examined 21 peer-reviewed articles sourced from PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar, following PRISMA-ScR guidelines. The examined factors included maternal age, prior vaginal birth experience, cervical dilation, access to healthcare, and psychosocial support.
Results: A successful VBAC is often associated with younger maternal age, a prior history of vaginal birth, spontaneous onset of labor, and adequate cervical dilation at the time of admission. Psychosocial support, encompassing familial encouragement and guidance from healthcare professionals, significantly influenced decisions regarding VBAC. Hospital policies supporting VBAC and improving access to emergency services have increased success rates.
Conclusion: The success of VBAC is determined by multiple medical, social, and institutional factors. Our review underscores the necessity for standardized practices that facilitate VBAC and enhanced counseling to empower women’s decisions regarding childbirth. Future research should investigate large, diverse, multicenter cohorts to validate the predictors of VBAC success and assess long-term outcomes compared to repeat cesarean sections.
Key message: Empowering natural birth after a cesarean requires a multifaceted approach, with a particular focus on medical factors. Equally important are continuous care and fostering a positive mindset, which is essential to achieving a successful natural birth and is supported by midwives, obstetricians, and all birth workers.
Speaker: Red Miller
Facilitator: Linda Deys
As a home birth midwife with nearly 2 decades of experience working the continuity of care model, I have found the word that most relates to my practice style is Biodynamic Midwifery. In my practice, I also have a strong focus on addressing fears to create space for ultimate outcomes.
Fear exploration is such an essential process for the birthing women and also the birthing partner, the older sibling, the grandparents, the doulas, whoever will be present and surrounding the mother at the time of birth.
This presentation will explore:
- the word biodynamic and introduce the concept of biodynamic midwifery.
- An introduction to the concept of relational field dynamics and explore how to hold a field of integrity and trust.
- An exploration of the role we carry as midwives to help shift a family from fear to love, including practical, applicable tools for self-exploration as well as for use with the families. We will explore how this practice is the fastest way to return a mother to their intuition.
I want to leave the participants with a renewed sense of passion for this sacred work and give them new ways of BEING within it!
