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Nurses’ perception of the multidisciplinary team approach of care for adolescent mothers and their children in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal

Authors :
Desiree Govender
Saloshni Naidoo
Myra Taylor
Source :
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp e1-e11 (2019)
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
AOSIS, 2019.

Abstract

Background: Adolescent childbearing has numerous consequences on maternal health, child health and the well-being of society. Because of the high-risk nature of adolescent pregnancy, a multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach is recommended to achieve satisfactory pregnancy outcomes. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore nurses’ perceptions of the MDT approach in the continuum of care for adolescent mothers and their children. Setting: The study was conducted in a local district hospital in Ugu, KwaZulu-Natal. Methods: An explorative and descriptive qualitative study design was used. The first author and hospital staff (clinical midwives and the clinical manager of obstetrics and gynaecology) collaborated on the development of the focus group discussion (FGD) guide to explore nurses’ perception of the MDT approach of care for adolescent mothers and their children. A total of three FGDs were conducted. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results: Six overarching themes emerged from the data analysis which included professional benefits of adopting the MDT approach of care for adolescent mothers and their children, barriers to the multidisciplinary collaboration, clinical benefits of adopting the MDT approach of care for parenting adolescent mothers, problems and needs of adolescent mothers, and nurses’ reasons regarding their willingness to participate in a multidisciplinary collaboration in the care of parenting adolescent mothers. Conclusion: In the opinion of nurses, the MDT approach of care for adolescent mothers and their children is an important strategy to improve maternal and child health outcomes. This study has important implications for the design of an intervention.

Details

Language :
English, French
ISSN :
20712928 and 20712936
Volume :
11
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.25b4f2382a154623b4975e852e32d86c
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v11i1.1936