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Management of Prelabour Rupture of Membranes at Term, at Northland District Health Board.

Hay, Rebecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2021)

Background Prelabour rupture of membranes at term (PROM) is a subject of interest to women and maternity care providers alike. Management of PROM varies internationally, and regionally within New Zealand, despite the ...
Continuity of Midwifery Care in Complexity

Martin, Eleanor (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Continuity of midwifery care has demonstrated some beneficial outcomes for mothers and their babies with no evidence of poorer outcomes. Much of the evidence to support this claim is sourced from research conducted with ...
Strategies and processes emergency department nurses consider important to safely manage during an influenza pandemic: A qualitative descriptive study

Lockett, Jessica (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

The influenza virus is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide each year, with influenza pandemics occurring every 10 to 50 years and responsible for millions of deaths and substantial economic impact. ...
With A Little Help From My Friends: A Mixed Methods Study Of Psychological Distress And Help-Seeking Preferences Of Chinese International Students At Victoria University Of Wellington

Atherton, Kelly (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Chinese international students have become an increasingly significant presence on tertiary campuses worldwide, with over 928,000 enrolled globally in higher education in 2017. The mental health of tertiary students has ...
The paradox of contemporary midwifery practice: Promoting an out-of-hospital birth setting

Torrance, Bronwyn (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

In New Zealand women choose their place of birth in partnership with their Lead Maternity Care (case loading) midwife, with most choosing a hospital regardless of their lack of risk factors. The reasons why most women in ...
"Moving things forward": Birthing Suite culture and labour augmentation for healthy first-time mothers.

Miller, Suzanne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

In Aotearoa New Zealand, healthy women giving birth for the first time may plan to give birth in range of settings - from home to a tertiary hospital where surgical and anaesthetic services are available. Each birth location ...
Lead maternity care midwives' perspectives on the effect of severe perineal trauma on their relationship with women

Samuel, Audrene (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Although childbirth is a time of happiness and joy for couples, happiness can be flawed by pain and discomfort associated with perineal trauma sustained during childbirth. It is estimated that 85% of vaginal births are ...
Snoring and the Internet: A Cartographic Exploration of Medicalisation

Sparks, Christopher (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

The medicalisation of snoring has led to new industries of diagnosis, treatment, and transport regulation. Bryn Sparks’s research develops a novel mapping technique to model internet-searches about snoring to help investigate ...
Shifts in social support: A phenomenographic study of Nigerian women who have had a stillborn baby

Popoola, Tosin Benjamen (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Each year in Nigeria 314,000 mothers lose their babies to stillbirth. This study investigates the implications of these stillbirths for Nigeria’s Yoruba women, especially in relation to their social networks. The study is ...
An Exploration of Current Primary Care Practice Regarding Osteoporosis Assessment Following a Low Trauma Wrist Fracture in people aged 50 years and above in Wellington, New Zealand: A Quantitative Survey

Florance, Nikola (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Osteoporosis remains a major health issue worldwide. The impact of the condition and the fractures that can occur, can have significant debilitating impact and also incur substantial financial costs to healthcare systems. ...
New Zealand nurses use of humour in surgical nursing practice

Van der Krogt, Shelley Rose (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Humour is a tool that can build rapport, establish communication and enable a therapeutic relationship: all of which are essential skills for nurses. For nurses to use humour in their practice they need to know when it is ...
Exploring the sustaining factors that motivate nurses to work in the rural areas of Papua New Guinea

Poga, Priscilla (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Papua New Guinea is among other developing countries that are faced with a critical shortage in human resources in health, specifically nurses, and rural areas are the most affected. Initially, and perhaps unsurprisingly, ...
Kangaroo Mother Care: Participatory Action Research within a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Aotearoa New Zealand

Bear, Rebecca (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Human infants share common biological and developmental needs in the postnatal period that are optimally met during intimate contact with their mother or primary caregiver. In the case of infants hospitalised in tertiary-level ...
The impact of maternal diet in pregnancy and lactation on allergy and atopy outcomes in offspring: A systematic review

Whitehead, Melissa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Allergic disease and atopy create a substantial emotional and financial burden for affected individuals and their families. Significant healthcare costs are also incurred with New Zealand children showing consistently high ...
Tika Tonu: Young Māori Mothers' Experiences of Wellbeing Surrounding the Birth of their First Tamaiti

Graham, Aria (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

The wellbeing experiences of young Māori mothers’ (ngā māmā) surrounding the birth of their first tamaiti and the impact of those experiences, often determine outcomes for wāhine Māori, their tamariki and whānau. A greater ...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The experiences of midwives who transition work settings: A qualitative descriptive study

Welfare, Melanie Patricia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

This research explores the experiences of midwives as they transition work settings. It has been found that these experiences are both positive and negative. Midwives relish working with women in a capacity that brings ...
Exploring Breastfeeding Influencers for obese mothers: The experiences and perceptions of five clinically obese women and their midwives

Monerasinghe, Rachel Emma (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

What are the barriers and facilitators to exclusive breastfeeding for women with a BMI equalling or exceeding 35kg/m²? A qualitative interpretative inquiry. Breastfeeding is established as beneficial to both mothers and ...
The Emergence of Recovery: A Genealogical Exploration of the Forces of Power Shaping New Zealand's Mental Health Services in the 21st Century

Mills, Darren (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Recovery is a conceptual model that underpins New Zealand’s mental health service delivery in the 21st century. This thesis explores how recovery emerged historically as an influential philosophy and how representations ...
'It's hard to ask': Examining the factors influencing decision-making amongst end-stage renal disease patients considering asking friends and family for a kidney

Jones, Merryn Anne (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Background: Organ donation is an important facet of healthcare delivery in New Zealand, with donation often leading to an increased quality of life for recipients, and a reduction in healthcare costs for the community. ...
Self management strategies for people with sickle cell disease in Ghana

Druye, Andrews Adjei (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest inherited haemoglobinopathy worldwide. Although it is a chronic disease, there is presently no international best practice for self-management of SCD. This exploratory sequential ...