Home childbirth: progress or retrocession? [PDF]
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2014 Giving birth at home represents a rising modality of delivery care in the Brazilian society, although in unrepresentative proportion when compared to the number of hospital childbirths.
Clara Fróes de Oliveira SANFELICE +1 more
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Determinants of non-utilization of health facilities for childbirth in Papua New Guinea: Evidence from the demographic and health survey. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundHealth facility-based childbirth services are essential for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. Yet, these services remain underutilized in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Papua New Guinea (PNG), where birthing at
McKenzie Maviso +4 more
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Exploring Women’s Reasons for Choosing Home Birth with the Help of Their Untrained Family Members: A Qualitative Research [PDF]
International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery, 2023 Background: Home births with the help of untrained family members continue to be women’spreference in Indonesia. However, the practice has received very little attention.
Nila Kusumawati +4 more
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Trajectories of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth: oral history
Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 2021 Objective: To describe the trajectory of the insertion of obstetric nurses in the care of planned home childbirth in Rio Grande do Sul. Method: An exploratory and qualitative study, with application of thematic oral history.
Luciana Makarevicz Santos +3 more
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Assistance for childbirth: home to hospital
Cultura de los Cuidados, 2014 María Ángeles Castaño Molina
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Études Caribéennes, 2021 Pregnancy and childbirth are important steps in a woman’s life. In Senegal, considerable progress has been made in childbirth conditions. The environment determines the type of childbirth to adopt, and the weight of tradition is a major factor.
Fatou Samb
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Home Birth in Portugal—A Comprehensive Analysis Based on Official Statistical Data
Social Sciences, 2023 To date, there are no comprehensive analyses of the official data on home births in Portugal that consider other determinants beyond place of birth, such as the conditions in which births occur or the mothers’ social profiles.
Sónia Pintassilgo +3 more
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Practices and Women’s Perceptions of Childbirth in Western Nepal: A Qualitative Study
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020 Background: Despite continuous efforts to increase the utilization of institutional delivery care services nearly two-fifths women deliver their babies at home without the assistance of skilled birth attendants (SBA) in Nepal.
Tulsi Ram Bhandari +2 more
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The effect of yoga on fear of childbirth and childbirth self-efficacy in primigravid women: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2022 Introduction: In the recent years, yoga has been considered by researchers as a safe and effective method in promoting the physical and mental health of pregnant women.
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Childbirth at home and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Archives of Public Health, 2021 Background Maternal mortality remains a major challenge to health systems worldwide. Although most pregnancies and births are uneventful, approximately 15% of all pregnant women develop potentially life-threatening complications.
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