Speakers: Salamatu Umar, Hayat Imaam Gomma & Mardiya Adamu
Facilitator: Jane Houston
Background: Globally, water birth is viewed with mixed opinions. While some countries endorse it for benefits like pain relief and a soothing birthing environment, others are cautious due to safety concerns and limited evidence on long-term outcomes.
Aim: This study assessed perceptions of water birth among reproductive-age women in Gombe State, Nigeria, focusing on perceived benefits and risks.
Method: A sequential explanatory mixed-method design was used, incorporating multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected from 418 respondents via self-structured and online questionnaires. In-depth interviews were conducted in the qualitative phase using convenience sampling. Ethical guidelines were strictly followed. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, while qualitative data underwent thematic analysis.
Result: Findings indicated that 77.25% of participants held a positive view of water birth, with 80.9% believing it enhances the birth experience. However, 54.8% identified neonatal water aspiration as a potential risk. Qualitative results highlighted mixed perceptions: while some participants were positive and interested in trying water birth, others remained skeptical, expressing concerns about its safety.
Conclusion: The study found a generally positive perception of water birth among reproductive-age women, though concerns about neonatal risks such as water aspiration and maternal infection persisted.
Recommendations: Community outreach programs are essential to address misconceptions and skepticism engaging community leaders to foster positive perceptions and Support from NGOs for advocacy, funding, and awareness-raising to enhance water birth’s acceptance and safety in Gombe State.
Speaker: Yvonne Meyer
Facilitator: Celine Lemay
Sages-femmes dans certaines publications. C’est le cas pour l’inscription de notre activité professionnelle au patrimoine immatériel UNESCO où, dans l’annonce en français, le mot sage-femme est absent du titre. Comment sont présentées les sages-femmes ailleurs ? Neuf documents ont été repérés qui ont pour titre l’art, les soins, la pratique, les sciences ou la profession de sage-femme. Les résumés de ces documents seront présentés, ainsi que l’analyse réalisée, basée sur les critères de soins centrés sur le patient (Rycroft-Maloine, 2004). Les résultats montrent que toutes ces formulations sont polysémiques et qu’elles n’ont pas exactement la même portée. Par contre, toutes présentent haut et fort les sages-femmes et ce qui les caractérise. Si UNESCO avait titré « Les soins de sage-femme : connaissances, savoir-faire et pratiques », les sages-femmes seraient visibles partout dans le monde francophone.
The theme of the intervention is motivated by a regrettable problem of visibility of midwives in certain publications. This is the case for the inclusion of our professional activity in UNESCO’s intangible heritage list, where, in the French announcement, the word sage-femme is absent from the title. How are midwives presented elsewhere? Nine documents have been identified that deal with the art, care, practice, science or profession of midwifery. Summaries of these documents will be presented, along with the analysis carried out, based on the criteria of patient-centred care (Rycroft-Maloine, 2004). The results show that all these formulations are polysemous and do not have exactly the same scope. However, they all make a strong case for midwives and what characterises them. If UNESCO had published the title « Les soins de sage-femme: connaissances, savoir-faire et pratiques » (‘Midwifery: knowledge, skills and practices’), midwives would be visible throughout the French-speaking world.
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