Overall childbirth experience: what does it mean? A comparison between an overall childbirth experience rating and the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire 2 [PDF]
Background In clinical settings and research studies, childbirth experience is often measured using a single-item question about overall experience. Little is known about what women include in this rating, which complicates the design of adequate follow ...
Frida Viirman +4 more
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Positive childbirth experience: A qualitative study [PDF]
Aim This study aimed to explore the meaning of a positive childbirth experience expressed by women who had given birth in Iran. Design Qualitative exploratory study. Methods This is a qualitative study conducted on 10 women aged 20–38 years with positive
Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdehi +5 more
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Associations between sociodemographic and obstetric factors, and childbirth experience [PDF]
Introduction Sociodemographic and obstetric factors have been shown to impact childbirth experience, but results regarding the effect of certain factors have been heterogeneous.
Daniella Rozsa +7 more
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Assessment of childbirth experience over time—A prospective cohort study [PDF]
Introduction A woman's childbirth experience is multifaceted and has a great impact on not only the woman, but also the family's health and well‐being.
Susanne Hesselman +4 more
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The current status of primipara’s childbirth experience and its correlation with their reproductive intention: a cross-sectional survey study [PDF]
Background The childbirth experience of primipara profoundly impacts her future physical and mental health, reproductive intention, and choice of childbirth mode.
Shan Huang +6 more
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Negative childbirth experience in Dutch women: A socio-ecological analysis of individual, interpersonal, and organisational factors from the birth experience study [PDF]
Background: Negative childbirth experience detrimentally impacts women's mental well-being, potentially leading to delaying future pregnancies, and an increased likelihood of requesting caesarean births.
Tamool A.S. Muhamed +4 more
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Association of childbirth experience with long–term psychological outcomes: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Background There has been limited research on the lasting impact of giving birth on both mothers and infants. This study aimed to investigate women’s memories of their childbirth experience 4 months and 4 years after giving birth.
Jila Nahaee +5 more
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The relationship between delivery fear and childbirth experience with the level of adherence to the WHO recommendations for a positive childbirth experience in Iranian women: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
Background Childbirth experience is a unique event that involves psychological and physiological aspects influenced by social, environmental, organizational, and political factors.
Fatemeh Shabani +6 more
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Rating of overall childbirth experience: A qualitative study of a quantitative measurement [PDF]
Introduction Overall childbirth experience scores are used both in research and in clinical settings. Since it is still not fully understood what assessment of childbirth experience on a single‐item numeric rating scale or visual analog scale represents,
Frida Viirman +3 more
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Comparing the effect of haptonomy and CBT-based counseling on childbirth experience and postpartum depression of women with high fear of childbirth: A randomized clinical trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Fear of childbirth (FOC) leads to the perception of more pain and a negative childbirth experience. Negative childbirth experience is related to postpartum depression.
Zahra Alivand +4 more
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