Adaptation to Cesarean Birth: Implementation of an International Multisite Study

Authors

Jacqueline Fawcett, University of Massachusetts - BostonFollow
Cynthia Aber, University of Massachusetts - Boston
Marianne Weiss, Marquette UniversityFollow
Susan Haussler, University of Massachusetts - Boston
Sheila Taylor Myers, OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City
Charlette King, Hampton UniversityFollow
Jennifer Newton, Monash University
Virginia Silva, Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Labor and BirthFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

1 p.

Publication Date

7-2005

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Source Publication

Nursing Science Quarterly

Source ISSN

0894-3184

Original Item ID

10.1177/0894318405277514

Abstract

The purpose of this column is to describe the implementation of an international multisite Roy adaptation model-based study of women’s perceptions of and responses to cesarean birth. The need for the study arose from the concern that women’s childbearing needs may not be met to their full satisfaction, especially if the infant is born by cesarean. Serendipity and networking played a part in the selection of four study sites in the United States (Boston, Milwaukee, Norfolk, Oklahoma City) and two in other countries (Finland, Australia). Data were collected by nursing students and staff nurses. Post-hoc consideration of the diversity of study sites revealed opportunities for examination of the influence of the contextual stimuli of culture and geographic region on the women’s adaptation to cesarean birth. Strategies used to foster integration of teaching, practice, and research are discussed.

Comments

Accepted version. Nursing Science Quarterly, Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 2005): 204. DOI. © 2005 SAGE Publications. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Fawcett, Jacqueline; Aber, Cynthia; Weiss, Marianne; Haussler, Susan; Myers, Sheila Taylor; King, Charlette; Newton, Jennifer; and Silva, Virginia, "Adaptation to Cesarean Birth: Implementation of an International Multisite Study" (2005). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 44.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/44