Do the concepts of "life course approach" and "developmental origins of health and disease" underpin current maternity care? Study protocol.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet
; 147(2): 140-146, 2019 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the knowledge of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) concepts among midwives and obstetricians and to identify barriers and facilitators for clinicians to engage women and their partners before or early in pregnancy on risk factors associated with DOHaD, and thus to embed the concept of DOHaD in routine clinical practice.METHODS:
A qualitative study using semi-structured interviews will be conducted in Ghana, India, Pakistan, Brazil, the UK, and USA in collaboration with the International Confederation of Midwives and the International Federation of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Participants will be contacted via email and telephone interviews will be conducted until data saturation followed by inductive thematic analysis.RESULTS:
Findings from this exploratory study will provide new knowledge about the perspectives of midwives and obstetricians on DOHaD and their role in preventing the intergenerational passage of non-communicable disease (NCD) risk and improving preconception care.CONCLUSION:
This study will help us understand the current use of DOHaD principles in international maternity care and how this can be improved. Bringing DOHaD to clinical practice will help healthcare practitioners adopt a long-term approach in the prevention of NCDs and childhood obesity and will help women to enter pregnancy in optimum health.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Cuidado Pré-Concepcional
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Tocologia
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Obstetrícia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
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America do sul
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Asia
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article