Being a “Warrior” to Care for the New Family

A Meta-ethnography of Nurses’ Perspectives on Municipal Postnatal Healthcare

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15736554
AutoresBente Kristin Høgmo (0000-0003-1242-5623, University of Stavanger, autor de correspondencia), Marit Alstveit (0000-0002-7834-6023, University of Stavanger), Terese Elisabet Bondas (0000-0002-1023-6223, University of Stavanger)
Año2023
Volumen10
Páginas23333936231218843-23333936231218843
Fecha de publicación2023-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Qualitative Nursing Research (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2333-3936 • E-ISSN: 2333-3936
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/23333936231218843
PMID38149124
OpenAlexW4390203515
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas10

Care in the postnatal period is a goal for all families with a newborn baby, and support from nurses might prevent long-term health problems and contribute to a positive postnatal experience. This meta-ethnography aims to integrate and synthesize qualitative studies that illuminate and describe nurses' perspectives on municipal postnatal health care in high-income countries. Systematic literature searches for qualitative studies were conducted and 13 articles were included. The analysis followed the seven phases of Noblit and Hare. Being a "warrior" to care for the new family was identified as an overarching metaphor accompanied by three main themes: Stretching human boundaries, Stretching system boundaries , and Stretching knowledge boundaries. The overarching metaphor offers a deeper understanding of the nurses as "warriors" who despite tight timeframes and heavy workloads are stretching toward a caring relationship with the families. Being a warrior continuously pushing system boundaries puts the nurses in risk of being overstretched, balancing between their ideals and the reality. As more knowledge and clearer policies and procedures regarding the inclusion of fathers and LGBTQ parents in municipal postnatal healthcare are needed, more focus placed on the father or non-birthing parent, different cultural traditions and family constellations in practice and education is suggested

Ethnography · Health care · Inclusion (mineral · Metaphor · Political science · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Gender Studies · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology