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June 19, 2026Journal of Midwifery & Women s HealthOpen Access

Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Women Postpartum Care by Health Care Providers in the First 12 Months After Childbirth: A Systematic Qualitative Meta‐Aggregation Review

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MRMaryam RouhiSBSilvana BettiolSPSarah Prior

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Overview

Systematic qualitative review identifies barriers and facilitators to postpartum care, highlighting the need for policy reforms.

Key Points

  • The review aimed to explore health care providers' perspectives on the barriers and facilitators in delivering postpartum care during the first year after childbirth.
  • Systematic qualitative meta-aggregation review conducted using Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.
  • Peer-reviewed qualitative studies from January 2010 to April 2024 were retrieved from multiple databases including MEDLINE and CINAHL.
  • Findings were analyzed and mapped onto the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use.
  • Twenty-three studies were included in the review.
  • Identified barriers included professional challenges, organizational and systemic issues, and client-related factors.
  • Facilitators for improved care included effective interprofessional teamwork, targeted training, and continuity of care.

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Rouhi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a34dd1d65a5b0777af2d01fhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jmwh.70142
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