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In the current study, primi- and multigravida women oftenreported an unmet desire for more advice and guidance on thecare of their newborn(s) both on the hospital ward and also in theearly weeks at home. Staffing pressures in the public healthsystem pose significant constraints on such responsiveness, butinformation and communication technologies (ICT) seem to havethe potential to play an increased role in supporting healthprofessionals to better respond to the needs of women duringthe early postnatal period. For example, encouraging women torecord any education sessions they have with midwives so thatthey have a subsequent point of follow-up reference might proveuseful for some. Establishing short-term (e.g. the first two to threeweeks postnatal) ‘virtual groups’ of new mothers soon after thebirth with midwife-facilitation might also offer an opportunity formore efficient and consistent information sharing on commontopics of interest. More generally, the ICT area seems a productivefocus for applied research into efficient ways in which women'spostpartum care needs might be better addressed.
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