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1999 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

Promotion of Women's Empowerment -Reform and Organize of Nursing Care System in a Birth Area-

Research Project

Project/Area Number 09672424
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Nursing
Research InstitutionSt. Luke's College of Nursing

Principal Investigator

MITSUHASHI Yasuko  St. Luke's College of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (30209811)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) KATAGIRI Masumi  St. Luke's College of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (80297069)
ARIMORI Naoko  St. Luke's College of Nursing, Lecturer, 看護学部, 講師 (90218975)
HORIUCHI Shigeko  St. Luke's College of Nursing, Professor, 看護学部, 教授 (70157056)
OKUBO Noriko  Allied Medical Science, Shinshu University, Assistant Professor, 医療技術短期大学部, 助教授 (20194102)
MOMOI Masako  St. Luke's College of Nursing, Assistant, 看護学部, 助手 (90307124)
Project Period (FY) 1997 – 1999
KeywordsEmpowerment / Care system / Support of childbearing / Peer group / Mutual goal-setting and decision-making / Power shift / Alternative health care / Reciprocal transformation
Research Abstract

The Purpose of this study was to clarify how originate empowerment between mothers and midwive/nurses in process from pregnancy to childbearing period, and to define the factors related to reform their care system. Research field was one care unit in an urban hospital, which provide cares for mothers and their children.
1. Evaluation research related to the process of transformation:
Four kinds of evaluation researches were performed. We focused on the project of changing the care system that was the childbirth class from large group to small one and fixed-person-in-charge to expect mutual communication. The subjects were mothers and nursing staff (midwives and nurses). The results were as followed: (1) Mothers who were provided care made peer group and encouraged themselves based on their reciprocity. (2) Mutual relationship was created and become more closely between mothers and nursing staff (3) Nursing staff realized their objectives and progressed through their interaction with mothers on the process of mutual goal-setting and decision-making, consequently they were empowered.
In addition, reciprocal transformation were recognized among mothers, nursing staff, and manager of the care unit.
2. Official announcements of research outcomes and support for working network:
We encouraged nursing staff accomplished their publications, and assessed and made a chance feedback. Our farther commission is to construct networking with exterior nursing organizations and staff.

  • Research Products

    (12 results)

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All Publications (12 results)

  • [Publications] 中窪優子 他: "マタニティサイクルにある女性と子どもに対する継続的な一貫したケアの提供に関する検討(第2報)-母親学級の変革とその評価-"聖路加健康科学誌. 7(in press). (2000)

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  • [Publications] M. Momoi 他: "Why are Small, continuous, fixed person in Charge Mother's Classes necessary for Pregnant and Nursing Women>?"International Nursing Conference for Women's and Children's Health Issues: A Grobal Nursing Perspective. 208 (1999)

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  • [Publications] 三橋恭子 他: "助産婦および看護婦が力を育んでいった体験-助産婦クラスに小グループ制・継続制・担当制のシステムを導入した過程からの分析-"日本助産学会誌. 11・2. 250-252 (1998)

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  • [Publications] 中窪優子 他: "小グループ制における継続的母親学級、およびグループ担当者による入院中の継続ケアシステム導入に対する産婦の評価"日本母性衛生学会誌. 38・3. 242 (1997)

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  • [Publications] Y.Nakakubo 他: "Class for childbirth preparation in a small group in urban city of Japan"International Nursing Conference for Women's Health Issues: A Global Nursing Perspective. 127 (1997)

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  • [Publications] 伊藤綾夏 他: "小グループ制による継続制母親学級を試みて"第15回東京母性衛生学会. (1997)

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  • [Publications] Itoh,A., Shin,A.,Saito,K., Kurokawa,S., Nakakubo,Y.,Okamoto,A.,Akiya,N., Ikenaga,R.,,Arimori,N.,Mitsuhashi,Y.: "An introduction of small, continuous, fixed person in charge mother's classes"The 15ィイD1thィエD1 Conference for Tokoy Society of Maternal Hearlth.. (1997)

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  • [Publications] Nakakubo,Y., Saoto,K., Kaneko,M., Mitsuhashi,Y., & Arimori,N.: "Class for childbirth preparation in a small group in urban city of Japan, International Nursing Conference for Woman's Health Issues."A Global Nursing Perspective in St, Thomas, U.S.Virgin Islands (USA). Abstract, 127. (1997)

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  • [Publications] Nakakubo,Y., Kurokawa,S., Okamoto,A., Saito,K., Akiya,N., Ikenaga,R.., Ito,A., Shin,A., ,Arimori,N., & Mitsuhashi,Y.: "Evaluation form mothers for small, continuous, fixed person in charge mother's classes."The 38ィイD1thィエD1 Conference for Japan Society of Maternal Hearlth.. Abstract 242. (1997)

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  • [Publications] Mitsuhashi,Y., Imura, M., Arimori,N.: "Midwives' and nurses' empowered experience through the reformation process of childbirth classes."The 12ィイD1thィエD1 Conference for Japan Academy of Midwifery .. Abstract, 250-252. (1998)

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  • [Publications] Momoi,M., Horiuchi,S., Okubo,N., Mitsuhashi,Y., Arimori,N. Katagiri,M., kataoka,Y., & Mori,A.: "Why are Small, continuous, fixed person in charge mother's classes Necessary for Pregnant and Nursing Women?"The 2ィイD1ndィエD1 Biennial International Nursing Conference for Woman's and Children's Health Issues: A Global Perspective, in Hawaii (USA). Abstract,208. (1999)

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  • [Publications] Nakakubo,Y., Shin,A., Saito,K., Kurokawa,S., Taguchi,A., Akiya,N., Ikenaga,R., Itoh,A., Mitsuhashi,Y., & Arimori,N., Horiuchi,S., Mori,A & Okubo,N.: "The Reformation of a childbirth class and its Assessment."St.Luke's Journal of Health Science.. 7 (in press). (2000)

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