- Title
- Barriers preventing Australian midwives from providing antenatal asthma management
- Creator
- McLaughlin, Karen; Kable, Ashley; Ebert, Lyn; Murphy, Vanessa E.
- Relation
- British Journal of Midwifery Vol. 23, Issue 2, p. 116-123
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2015.23.2.116
- Publisher
- Mark Allen Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- International guidelines indicate that management of asthma during pregnancy should be multidisciplinary; however, the role of midwives has not been researched. Method: A qualitative descriptive study exploring Australian midwives' current knowledge about asthma in pregnancy and their perceived role in antenatal asthma management was conducted, involving individual semi-structured in-depth interviews with 13 midwives in a tertiary referral hospital. Data were analysed using Morse and Field's four-stage process. Findings: Midwives identified barriers preventing them from providing antenatal asthma management, including: lack of knowledge about asthma in pregnancy; time constraints; women's knowledge about asthma in pregnancy; lack of a clear referral pathway; and lack of accessible asthma management equipment. Barriers were influenced by the institutional context in which the midwives worked. Conclusion: While participants identified barriers preventing them from providing recommended antenatal asthma management, they also suggested that improving their knowledge about asthma in pregnancy and developing a clear referral pathway may be beneficial.
- Subject
- asthma; midwife; barriers; antenatal asthma management
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1335737
- Identifier
- uon:27477
- Identifier
- ISSN:0969-4900
- Language
- eng
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