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0000-0002-3370-2338
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University of Southern Denmark
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Aalborg University
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Publisher: SAGE Publications
Date: 10-01-2021
Abstract: Targeted services are recommended to pregnant women arents in vulnerable positions to support their well-being and improve health outcomes however, being offered extra services is associated with feelings of fear and anxiety. Adopting an ethnographic approach, we explore what parents fear, how and why they experience fear, and how this shapes their childbearing experience and engagement with Danish maternity care services. We made field observations and conducted interviews with 39 parents in vulnerable positions, who shared multiple, ambiguous, and interrelated fears. Four main themes were constructed: fear of going back to a dark place, of having a negative impact on the baby, of being labeled, and of the consequences of service engagement and being open. We conclude that what parents fear, the intensity of these fears, and what potentially triggers it are contingent on their life story, their care pathways, and the maternity care system.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 12-2021
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Date: 13-11-2022
DOI: 10.1111/HSC.13222
Abstract: As social technologies increase in popularity, there is a growing interest in incorporating them into mental health interventions. Research shows that the use of social technologies may support belonging and mental health. Findings, however, are contradictory and highlight the need to clarify the processes and mechanisms by which this technology may have positive effects. This study conducted a realist evaluation of a web-based citizen-to-citizen platform adopted within community care in a Danish Municipality. It focused on how, for whom and under what circumstances the web-based platform worked to promote belonging and mental health. The evaluation was structured in subsequent phases of development, testing, and refinement of programme theories. A purposeful s ling frame was developed based on the programme theories, and 27 interviews were conducted. With variations, the platform was found to support its users in meeting their social needs by (a) expanding their access to social networks (b) allowing them to overcome barriers related to reaching out to new people in real life and (c) providing them with an improved starting point for identification of a relational match. Whether this resulted in improved belongingness and mental health was strongly affected by in idual and relational circumstances. Findings suggest that web-based platforms that aim to enable citizens to locate friends and activity partners can serve as helpful tools in interventions striving to promote mental health in the community, as they may support people to fulfil a need for belongingness. However, the impact of such tools is highly dependent on the in idual's abilities to use the initiatives to form relationships of sufficient quality to accommodate these needs. People with previous relational difficulties, and who have struggled to achieve feelings of belonging and citizens with limited digital literacy, may need support to realise the social opportunities provided by these technologies.
Publisher: Wiley
Date: 19-04-2021
DOI: 10.1111/JOCN.15778
Abstract: Pregnant women and partners with psychological and/or social challenges are exposed to adverse health outcomes. It is therefore recommended that they receive targeted maternity care services. The relationship between parents and professionals is key to help parents engage with services and experience them as supportive. However, more knowledge is needed on parents’ care experiences during encounters with professionals to further understand when and how these are experienced as supportive. This study aimed at identifying the key elements of supportive care practices by exploring how parents in vulnerable positions experience their relationship and encounters with the professionals involved in their pregnancy and postnatal care. Ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in a Danish municipality, including 50 semi‐structured interviews with parents and 51 field visits during parent‐professional encounters, including informal interviews and participant observation. Using a purposive recruitment strategy, 26 women and 13 men were recruited, who varied in age, socioeconomic background and vulnerability factors. COREQ reporting guidelines were used. The analysis identified five themes: (a) Having a voice: Feeling listened to, (b) Being met with empathy: Feeling understood, (c) Worthy of attention: Feeling taken seriously, (d) On equal terms: Feeling like a normal family and (e) Moving in the right direction: Feeling reassured. Positive care experiences facilitate engagement with services and professionals as this contribute to parents feeling included, respected and safe. Conversely, negative care experiences leave parents feeling excluded, judged and anxious, potentially reinforcing and adding to existing feelings of anxiety and stigma. This requires that professionals have good communication skills and are able to approach parents in an open and non‐judgmental way. Understanding the significance of supportive care practices is paramount for health visitors, midwives and other professionals involved in providing for parents in vulnerable positions during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
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