2024
Experience of decision-making for home breech birth: An interpretive description
Schafer R, Kennedy H, Mulvaney S, Phillippi J. Experience of decision-making for home breech birth: An interpretive description. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2024, 5: 100397. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2024.100397.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExperience of decision-makingBreech birthBreech pregnanciesVaginal birthPlanned vaginal birthInterpretive description approachPerson-centered careMode of birthOpen-ended survey responsesUS hospital systemAnalysis of qualitative dataSemi-structured interviewsInterpretive descriptionNormal birthDecision-makingHospital settingHospital systemQualitative dataSurvey responsesIncreased riskDescriptive approachClinical practiceComplex decision-making processCareSituation analysis
2023
“I had no choice”: A mixed‐methods study on access to care for vaginal breech birth
Schafer R, Dietrich M, Kennedy H, Mulvaney S, Phillippi J. “I had no choice”: A mixed‐methods study on access to care for vaginal breech birth. Birth 2023, 51: 413-423. PMID: 37968839, DOI: 10.1111/birt.12797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVaginal breech birthBreech birthHospital systemTerm breech fetusHospital-based careUS hospital systemBreech fetusInterpretive description approachHospital birthsPerceptions of accessHospital settingCurrent recommendationsRespectful careReasonable optionPsychosocial surveysUS hospitalsDecisional satisfactionHome birthBirthMixed-methods studyCareMixed-method studyLack of accessOnly option