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dc.contributor.authorCheyne, Helenen_UK
dc.contributor.authorDowding, Dawnen_UK
dc.contributor.authorHundley, Vanoraen_UK
dc.date.accessioned2014-09-14T05:29:44Z-
dc.date.available2014-09-14T05:29:44Zen_UK
dc.date.issued2006-03en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/1822-
dc.description.abstractAim. This paper reports a study examining midwives’ perceptions of the way in which they diagnose labour. Background. Diagnosis of active labour is often problematic. A midwifery workforce planning tool identified that up to 30% of women admitted to United Kingdom labour wards subsequently turned out not to have been in labour. There is evidence that if a woman is admitted to a labour ward in early labour, she is more likely to have some form of medical intervention. However, despite the impact of misdiagnosis, there is little research on the process of decision-making by midwives in relation to diagnosis of labour. Methods. This was a qualitative study, employing focus group methods. Participants were a convenience sample of midwives working in a maternity unit in the North of England during 2002. They were asked to discuss their experience of admission of women in labour. Data were analysed using latent content analysis. Findings. Thirteen midwives participated in one of two groups. They described using information cues, which could be separated into two categories: those arising from the woman ( Physical signs, Distress and coping, Woman's expectations and Social factors) and those from the institution ( Midwifery care, Organizational factors and Justifying actions). Midwives’ decision-making process could be divided into two stages. The diagnostic judgement was based on the physical signs of labour: the management decision would then be made by considering the diagnostic judgement as well as cues such as how the woman was coping, her expectations and those of her family and the requirements of the institution. Conclusions. Midwives may experience more difficulty with the management decision than with the initial diagnosis. It may be that the number of inappropriate admissions to labour wards could be reduced by supporting midwives to negotiate the complex management hurdles, which accompany diagnosis of labour.en_UK
dc.language.isoenen_UK
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishingen_UK
dc.relationCheyne H, Dowding D & Hundley V (2006) Making the diagnosis of labour: midwives' diagnostic judgement and management decisions. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53 (6), pp. 625-635. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03769.xen_UK
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dc.subjectdecision-makingen_UK
dc.subjectfocus groupsen_UK
dc.subjectjudgementen_UK
dc.subjectlabouren_UK
dc.subjectmidwiferyen_UK
dc.subjectObstetrics Diagnosisen_UK
dc.subjectChildbirthen_UK
dc.subjectMidwiferyen_UK
dc.subjectLabor (Obstetrics)en_UK
dc.titleMaking the diagnosis of labour: midwives' diagnostic judgement and management decisionsen_UK
dc.typeJournal Articleen_UK
dc.rights.embargodate3000-01-01en_UK
dc.rights.embargoreason[Focus group paper JAN.pdf] The publisher does not allow this work to be made publicly available in this Repository therefore there is an embargo on the full text of the work.en_UK
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03769.xen_UK
dc.citation.jtitleJournal of Advanced Nursingen_UK
dc.citation.issn1365-2648en_UK
dc.citation.issn0309-2402en_UK
dc.citation.volume53en_UK
dc.citation.issue6en_UK
dc.citation.spage625en_UK
dc.citation.epage635en_UK
dc.citation.publicationstatusPublisheden_UK
dc.citation.peerreviewedRefereeden_UK
dc.type.statusVoR - Version of Recorden_UK
dc.author.emailh.l.cheyne@stir.ac.uken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationNMAHPen_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Yorken_UK
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Stirlingen_UK
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000236245200001en_UK
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-33644893104en_UK
dc.identifier.wtid816083en_UK
dc.contributor.orcid0000-0001-5738-8390en_UK
dcterms.dateAccepted2006-03-31en_UK
dc.date.filedepositdate2009-11-24en_UK
rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Reviewen_UK
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local.rioxx.authorCheyne, Helen|0000-0001-5738-8390en_UK
local.rioxx.authorDowding, Dawn|en_UK
local.rioxx.authorHundley, Vanora|en_UK
local.rioxx.projectInternal Project|University of Stirling|https://isni.org/isni/0000000122484331en_UK
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