title: The needs of postbirth parents: an international, multisite study.
abstract: Health care reform has moved postbirth care into the community without assessment of how this may change parents' needs. Mother-father pairs (n = 117) in six sites in four countries were interviewed at 5 to 10 days postbirth and again between 6 and 8 weeks postbirth to determine their needs. Content analysis revealed both parents in all sites had a strong focus on self-needs throughout the postbirth period. Postpartum programs oriented solely to family-centered care may not meet the specific needs of contemporary parents.
authors.affiliation: C olleen  S tainton  is Professor and Clinical Chair of Women's Health Nursing in the Department of Family and Community Health Nursing at the University of Sydney and at the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stainton
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Higgins
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Neff
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nyberg
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ritchie