What Women Have to Say about Giving Birth in Saudi Arabia

Ibtesam Jahlan; Virginia Plummer; Meredith McIntyre; Salma Moawed

doi:10.5742/MEJN.2015.92779

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What Women Have to Say about Giving Birth in Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Ibtesam Jahlan | Virginia Plummer | Meredith McIntyre | Salma Moawed

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.10-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

82750

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742

DOI:

10.5742/MEJN.2015.92779

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Abstract:

 Background: Reporting the voices of women giving birth in KSA in order to inform policy developments within the Saudi maternity healthcare system is important to understand what the women want from the service and how to improve it.Aim: to explore current birthing services in KSA from care consumers’ perspectives by reporting women’s birthing experiences and voices.Methods: Within the first 24 hours after giving birth in one of the three selected public hospitals, 169 women shared their birth experience through their responses to an open-ended question on a questionnaire or by contributing in one-to one conversation with the researcher.Findings: Thematically analysing 169 written responses and notes for conversation have produced two main categories which include themes and a number of sub-themes. The first and major category is “The relationship between women and care providers during birth” which is considered by most women the leading cause for better and satisfied birth experience if this relationship is characterised by support, respect, trust, and empowerment. The second categoryis “Hospital rules and policies and childbirth experience” especially if these policies restrict women’s choices and are brought into action without full explanation to women about why these policies are active.Conclusion: Maternity care policy makers in Saudi Arabia have to consider women’s voices in building and reviewing maternity policies and focus on empowering childbearing women and ensuring safe motherhood.

Article Details

What Women Have to Say about Giving Birth in Saudi Arabia

Authors:

Ibtesam Jahlan | Virginia Plummer | Meredith McIntyre | Salma Moawed

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.10-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

82750

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742

DOI:

10.5742/MEJN.2015.92779

Descriptors:

PRENATAL CARE

MEDICAL CARE

INDUCED PARTURITION

MATERNITY SERVICES

OBSTETRICAL NURSING

PREGNANT WOMEN

SAUDI ARABIA

Childbirth

Maternity Services in Saudi Arabia

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Ibtesam Jahlan | Virginia Plummer | Meredith McIntyre | Salma Moawed

Publisher: medi+WORLD International

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: Middle East Journal of Nursing 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.10-18

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 82750

Frequency: Bi-Monthly

eISSN: 18348750

pISSN: 18348742

DOI: 10.5742/MEJN.2015.92779

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Ibtesam Jahlan | Virginia Plummer | Meredith McIntyre | Salma Moawed

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

Middle East Journal of Nursing 2016 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.10-18

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

82750

Frequency:

Bi-Monthly

eISSN:

18348750

pISSN:

18348742

DOI:

10.5742/MEJN.2015.92779