In response to the findings of this study, it is recommended that
midwives explore what education individual women feel would
benefit them. It is also evident that education should be designed to
meet both individual and group needs, e.g., primigravidas, multiparas,
teenagers and/or complicated pregnancies. Expanding
educational scope beyond labour, to also address learning critical to
antenatal and postnatal outcomes, may assist women to view
worth in a broader sense. For instance, the midwife providing information
about:
How to identify risk factors before and after birth.
Strategies that can work towards improving maternal and fetal
health.
How to improve fetal growth and wellbeing.
How to improve nutritional and dietary status.
Optimising pregnancy outcomes.
In relation to delivery of education, midwives require to make
purpose and links clear. Facilitating parenthood education
is contingent upon an understanding of its importance and the
capacity to support the desired outcome