Author:
Smith Helen,Harvey Chloe,Portela Anayda
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Despite the existence of global recommendations, postnatal care provided following childbirth is variable and often fails to address a woman’s concerns about herself and the parents’ concerns about their baby. Discharge from a facility after birth is a key moment to ensure the woman, parents and newborn receive support for the transition to care in the home. We mapped the current policies, guidance and literature on discharge preparation and readiness to identify key concepts and evidence and inform recommendations to be considered in a World Health Organization (WHO) guidance on postnatal care.
Methods
We were guided by the Johanna Briggs Institute approach, and developed inclusion criteria based on existing defintions of discharge preparation and readiness, and criteria for discharge readiness compiled by international professional organisaitons. To identify guidelines and policies we searched websites and archives of guideline organisations, and contacted individuals and professional societies working on postnatal care. We searched 14 electronic databases to locate published research and other literature on discharge preparation and readiness. For documents that met the inclusion criteria we extracted key characteristics, summarised discharge readiness criteria and components and discharge preparation steps, and characterised interventions to improve discharge preparation.
Results
The review provides a systematic map of criteria for discharge that are in use and the common steps healthcare providers take in preparing women and newborns for the transition home. The mapping also identified interventions used to strengthen discharge preparation, theories and models that conceptualise discharge preparation, scales for measuring discharge readiness and qualitative studies on the perspectives of women, men and healthcare providers on postnatal discharge.
Conclusions
The findings highlight contrasts between the research literature and policy documents. They indicate potential gaps in current discharge policies, and point to the need for more comprehensive discharge assessment and education to better identify and meet the needs of women, parents/caregivers and families prior to discharge and identify those who may require additional support.
Protocol registration details
The protocol for the review was registered with protocols.io on 23 November 2020: 10.17504/protocols.io.bpzymp7w
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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