Development of Assessment Indicators for Concerned Pregnant Women for Seamless Support from Early Pregnancy

2024 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K10887
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58070:Lifelong developmental nursing-related
• Research Institution: Toyama Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: Kaori Nishimura 富山県立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (20846133)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 北島 友香 富山県立大学, 看護学部, 講師 (00846131) ; 表 志津子 金沢大学, 保健学系, 教授 (10320904) ; 寺井 孝弘 富山県立大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (20595326) ; 松井 弘美 富山県立大学, 看護学部, 教授 (70515725) ; 工藤 里香 京都橘大学, 看護学部, 准教授 (80364032)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
• Keywords: 気になる妊婦 / アセスメント指標 / 助産師 / 保健師 / 切れ目のない支援

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to “develop an assessment index of pregnant women of concern to be utilized by nurses in the early stages of pregnancy” in order to ensure that nurses in the community and medical institutions can identify and support pregnant women of concern. In order to develop the index, the results of interviews with skilled midwives and public health nurses were qualitatively analyzed, and 45 assessment items for pregnant women of concern were extracted together with previous studies. 39 items were validated through expert surveys and pilot studies for the 45 items. Based on these items, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 2,000 midwives and public health nurses nationwide. We are currently advancing our analysis, with the aim of creating an assessment index for pregnant women of concern.

Free Research Field

助産学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

今日、様々な社会背景の中、妊娠期からの児童虐待防止対策を重点課題とし、妊娠期からの切れ目のない支援が推進されている。地域や医療機関の看護職は気になる妊婦を支援の対象としているが判断指標が不明確である。本研究で気がかりな妊婦のアセスメント指標が開発されれば、看護職は気がかりな妊婦を妊娠早期にスクリーニングでき、妊娠早期から医療機関での出産、さらには地域での育児支援へつなげることができる。