Gravida kvinnors förväntningar på förlossningsvården

Sammanfattning: Background:Today 99% of Sweden's pregnant women give birth at labour wards assisted by a midwife, only 0.1 % give birth at home. In Sweden, delivery care is currently burdened due to lack of delivery rooms and shortage of staff. If pregnant women do not receive the right support and care of a present midwife the risk of a more negative childbirth experience increases.Aim: The aim of this study was to describe pregnant women's expectations of delivery care.Method:A qualitative interview study was conducted with seven informants. A qualitative content analysis was used with an inductive approach. The analyze resulted in sixteen subcategories and four categories. Result:The results of the study showed that the informants expected that there was a lack of delivery rooms and that reffering in delivery care occurs. However, it appeared that they did not expect it to happen to themselves. The informants expected the staff to be competent, be able to guide the woman and provide security during childbirth. The informants' expectations were mostly based on experiences which could be both positive and negative. They had also received expectations about delivery care from media, local newspapers, Facebook and blogs. There was also an expectation that the organization is under pressure. The effect of this is staff shortages and stressful working conditions for the midwives. Despite this, the informants expected that they would receive good delivery care. Conclusion:Stressful and unexpected events can be experienced more manageable if pregnant women feel secure. It is therefore of value that midwives in maternity care and in maternity wards create realistic expectations of delivery care to minimize concerns.