Helle Nygaard Kristensen

1 INTRODUCTION Caseload midwifery is an organization of perinatal care that aims to provide continuity of care from booking into early postnatal care, so each pregnant woman meets as few different care providers as possible. In most, but not all,1, 2 studies, caseload midwifery care increases the likelihood of vaginal birth without any increase in adverse neonatal outcomes.3-6 In Denmark, caseload midwifery has been implemented during the last 10–20 years at many labor wards.

Abstract Aim This study explored the interaction between child and hospital clown during recurrent hospitalizations for repeated pain‐related procedures and conditions. Background Despite improvements in the management of pain in hospitalized children, procedural pain in particular is a common experience for hospitalized children, and they continue to report undertreated pain. Hospital clowns are widely used as a nonpharmacological intervention in hospitalized children.

To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view the full text on ScienceDirect. Fig. 1 Themes and subthemes. Abstract Purpose Hospital clowns are widely used as a means of non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of hospitalized children. However, little research has examined the impact of clowns on common painful needle-related procedures.