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Biomechanics of Nurse Midwives in the Delivery: Contribution of Qualitative Research

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Computer Supported Qualitative Research (WCQR 2018)

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The prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries is high in maternal and obstetrical nurses. In this study, we used film recording and analysis to develop a qualitative and descriptive way of analysing the postures of the experts during labour and understand how intervention during labour influences the postures and identify strategies for the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries. Ten maternal and obstetrical specialist nurses participated in the films, and the results evidenced changes in posture when changing from a static position to dynamics and allow to make suggestions, in the work contexts, for the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in the midwives and to improve the quality of life of the professionals.

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  1. Hospital Center of Funchal, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal

    Armando David Sousa

  2. Nursing School of Lisbon, Nursing Research & Development Unit, Lisbon, Portugal

    Cristina Lavareda Baixinho, Fátima Mendes Marques, Mário Cardoso & Maria Helena Presado

  3. Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology – CiTheCare, Lisbon, Portugal

    Cristina Lavareda Baixinho

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  1. Department of Education and Psychology, Didactics and Technology in Teacher Education (CIDTFF) Research Centre, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  2. Informatics Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering LIACC Research Center, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

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Sousa, A.D., Baixinho, C.L., Marques, F.M., Cardoso, M., Presado, M.H. (2019). Biomechanics of Nurse Midwives in the Delivery: Contribution of Qualitative Research. In: Costa, A., Reis, L., Moreira, A. (eds) Computer Supported Qualitative Research. WCQR 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 861. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-01406-3_13

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