Insight into the process of postpartum care utilisation and in-home support among vulnerable women in the Netherlands:An in-depth qualitative exploration

Objective To gain insight into the process of postpartum care utilisation and in-home support among vulnerable women. Design, method, participants and setting A qualitative interview study was conducted among 23 pregnant and postpartum vulnerable women in the Netherlands, following a grounded theory approach. Women were determined as vulnerable by their healthcare providers. Theoretical sampling of participants was applied and was alternated by data analysis to include information-rich cases until saturation was achieved. Results A conceptual framework of postpartum care utilisation was genera... Mehr ...