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Postnatal women’s satisfaction with the quality of care provided by domiciliary students of Lira University in Lira City, Uganda: A cross-sectional study
1
Lira University, Midwifery, Lira, Uganda
2
Seed Global Health, Midwifery, Boston, United States
3
Seed Global Health, Country office, Kampala, Uganda
Eur J Midwifery 2026;10(Supplement 1):A721
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Domiciliary care, a form of community midwifery practice, is midwife-led continuity of care implemented in various countries worldwide. In Uganda, domiciliary care is mainly limited to midwifery training institutions. This care model spans from prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum, characterized by daily follow-up visits for a week postnatally. Domiciliary is aimed at ensuring a continuum of care during the critical early postnatal period and is premised on respectful, culturally sensitive, and women-centered care principals. This study assessed postnatal women's satisfaction with the quality of care provided by undergraduate Midwifery students of Lira University undertaking domiciliary care in Lira City.
OBJECTIVES:
To assess postnatal women's satisfaction with the quality of care provided by Undergraduate Midwifery students of Lira University during domiciliary in Lira City.
METHODS:
198 postpartum mothers who received domiciliary care from Lira University undergraduate midwifery students in Lira City participated in this cross-sectional quantitative community-based study. A modified version of the midwifery quality postpartum care measurement tool and the patient satisfaction tool were used to gather data between June and July 2024. SPSS version 27 was used for data analysis. Ethical approval was obtained (LUREC-2023-56) and informed consent provided by all participants.
RESULTS:
Most of the participants had attained primary school education, were unemployed, aged 20 -33 years, and were cohabiting or unmarried. 92% of them expressed great satisfaction with the quality of care during domiciliary. Nearly none of the participants or their babies experience complications postnatally. The majority of women expressed gratitude for the time students spent on screening, support, and health education, and reported rigorous follow-up for seven days following delivery and an opportunity to contact their student midwives beyond the formal domiciliary period.
CONCLUSIONS:
Participants were highly satisfied with the quality of care received during domiciliary.
KEY MESSAGE:
Integrate domiciliary care into the standard of care for all postnatal women for better outcomes. Poster session 3 (Group B)
Domiciliary care, a form of community midwifery practice, is midwife-led continuity of care implemented in various countries worldwide. In Uganda, domiciliary care is mainly limited to midwifery training institutions. This care model spans from prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum, characterized by daily follow-up visits for a week postnatally. Domiciliary is aimed at ensuring a continuum of care during the critical early postnatal period and is premised on respectful, culturally sensitive, and women-centered care principals. This study assessed postnatal women's satisfaction with the quality of care provided by undergraduate Midwifery students of Lira University undertaking domiciliary care in Lira City.
OBJECTIVES:
To assess postnatal women's satisfaction with the quality of care provided by Undergraduate Midwifery students of Lira University during domiciliary in Lira City.
METHODS:
198 postpartum mothers who received domiciliary care from Lira University undergraduate midwifery students in Lira City participated in this cross-sectional quantitative community-based study. A modified version of the midwifery quality postpartum care measurement tool and the patient satisfaction tool were used to gather data between June and July 2024. SPSS version 27 was used for data analysis. Ethical approval was obtained (LUREC-2023-56) and informed consent provided by all participants.
RESULTS:
Most of the participants had attained primary school education, were unemployed, aged 20 -33 years, and were cohabiting or unmarried. 92% of them expressed great satisfaction with the quality of care during domiciliary. Nearly none of the participants or their babies experience complications postnatally. The majority of women expressed gratitude for the time students spent on screening, support, and health education, and reported rigorous follow-up for seven days following delivery and an opportunity to contact their student midwives beyond the formal domiciliary period.
CONCLUSIONS:
Participants were highly satisfied with the quality of care received during domiciliary.
KEY MESSAGE:
Integrate domiciliary care into the standard of care for all postnatal women for better outcomes. Poster session 3 (Group B)
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