What matters to women during childbirth: a systematic qualitative review

S Downe, K Finlayson, O Oladapo, M Bonet… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Design and provision of good quality maternity care should incorporate what
matters to childbearing women. This qualitative systematic review was undertaken to inform …

When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences

R Webb, S Ayers, A Bogaerts, L Jeličić… - BMC pregnancy and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women's lives and most
women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is …

Factors related to a negative birth experience–a mixed methods study

L Henriksen, E Grimsrud, B Schei, M Lukasse… - Midwifery, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective this study aimed to explore factors associated with a negative childbirth
experience including descriptions from women themselves. Design we performed a mixed …

Predictive factors of women's subjective perception of childbirth experience: a systematic review of the literature

M Chabbert, D Panagiotou… - Journal of reproductive …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Up to 33% of women report a negative or traumatic childbirth experience.
Given this high prevalence and its consistent association with adverse postpartum and child …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of choice and control on women's childbirth experiences

K Cook, C Loomis - The Journal of perinatal education, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Women's choice and control impact birthing experiences. This study used a qualitative,
descriptive approach to explore how women develop their initial birth plan and how changes …

The impact of obstetric interventions and complications on women's satisfaction with childbirth a population based cohort study including 16,000 women

M Falk, M Nelson, M Blomberg - BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2019 - Springer
Background As a quality marker and a tool for benchmarking between units, a visual
analogue scale (VAS)(ranging from 1 to 10) to estimate woman's satisfaction with childbirth …

Effects of birth ball exercise on pain and self-efficacy during childbirth: a randomised controlled trial in Taiwan

ML Gau, CY Chang, SH Tian, KC Lin - Midwifery, 2011 - Elsevier
Objectives: to examine the effectiveness of a birth ball exercise programme during childbirth
by measuring childbirth self-efficacy and childbirth pain. In addition, it tested the mediating …

Why do women request caesarean section in a normal, healthy first pregnancy?

J Fenwick, L Staff, J Gamble, DK Creedy, S Bayes - Midwifery, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: a growing number of childbearing women are reported to
prefer a caesarean section in the absence of a medical reason. Qualitative research …

[HTML][HTML] Childbirth experience in women participating in a continuity of midwifery care project

I Hildingsson, A Karlström, B Larsson - Women and Birth, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Continuity models of care are rare in Sweden, despite the evidence of their
benefit to women and babies. Previous studies have shown certain factors are associated …

Welcoming new life under lockdown: Exploring the experiences of first‐time mothers who gave birth during the COVID‐19 pandemic

A Gray, J Barnett - British Journal of Health Psychology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives This study aimed to explore how first‐time mothers in the UK experienced new
parenthood during the coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic. Design This study used a cross …