Factors related to a negative birth experience - A mixed methods study

Midwifery
Lena HenriksenBidens Study Group

Abstract

this study aimed to explore factors associated with a negative childbirth experience including descriptions from women themselves. we performed a mixed methods study based on data from the Norwegian cohort of the Bidens study, including a total of 1352 multiparous women. Quantitative information was analysed in addition to thematic analysis of 103 free-text comments provided by women with a prior negative childbirth experience. the total prevalence of a negative birth experience was 21.1%. A negative experience was associated with fear of birth (AOR: 5.00 95% CI 3.40-7.23) and a history of abuse (AOR 1.34 95% CI 1.01-1.79) in multivariate analysis. Women who indicated they were para 2 were less likely or report a negative childbirth (AOR 0.66 95% CI 0.46-0.94). Three major themes were identified: 'complications for mother, child or both', 'not being seen or heard'; and 'experience of pain and loss of control'. The majority of respondents reported experiences of unexpected and dramatic complications during childbirth. Further, several of the respondents felt a lack of support, that they had not been treated with respect or included in decisions regarding their birth. A minority described pain and loss of control as the main reas...Continue Reading

Citations

Feb 10, 2018·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Sara Rivenes LafontanColumba K Mbekenga
Aug 23, 2018·Nursing & Health Sciences·Maria RönnerhagIngela Berggren
Mar 13, 2019·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Monirolsadate Hosseini TabaghdehiZahra Motaghi
Oct 31, 2018·Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology·Songül Aktaş, Ruveyde Aydın
Jun 28, 2019·Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology·Ingegerd Hildingsson, Christine Rubertsson
Oct 21, 2018·BMJ Open·Ibone OlzaMarianne J Nieuwenhuijze
Jun 2, 2020·Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology·Margaux ChabbertJaqueline Wendland
Apr 16, 2019·The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians·Solmaz Ghanbari-HomayiMojgan Mirghafourvand
Apr 23, 2020·Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology·İlkay BozFerdane Duman
Aug 19, 2020·The British Journal of Clinical Psychology·Lisa PricePauline Slade
May 16, 2019·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Julián Rodríguez-AlmagroJuan Gómez-Salgado
May 24, 2019·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Solmaz Ghanbari-HomayiMojgan Mirghafourvand
Jun 27, 2020·Nursing Open·Monirolsadate Hosseini TabaghdehiZahra Motaghi
Feb 1, 2020·Reproductive Health·Solmaz Ghanbari-HomayiMojgan Mirghafourvand
Aug 19, 2020·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Khadije HajizadehMojgan Mirghafourvand
Oct 9, 2020·Obstetrics and Gynecology·Dana Canfield, Robert M Silver
Oct 14, 2020·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Mojgan MirghafourvandSolmaz Ghanbari-Homayi
Dec 31, 2020·Nursing Open·Monirolsadate Hosseini TabaghdehiZahra Motaghi
Mar 9, 2020·Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives·Manal M AlzghoulMartha Dowsley
Nov 24, 2020·The Journal of Perinatal Education·Marianne Frances Moore
Dec 29, 2020·Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare : Official Journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives·Pablo Rodríguez CollRamón Escuriet Peiro
Mar 8, 2021·Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing : JOGNN·Margaux ChabbertJaqueline Wendland
Mar 23, 2021·Health Care for Women International·Tania PerichJane Ussher
May 8, 2021·Women & Health·Şengül Yaman SözbirSultan Ayaz Alkaya
Sep 3, 2020·Women and Birth : Journal of the Australian College of Midwives·Angelita J HenriqueJanine Schirmer
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Fatou JattaKatrine Mari Owe
Jun 17, 2021·Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P·Rocío Navas ArrebolaSonia Pertega Díaz
Sep 18, 2021·BJOG : an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology·C VedelerT S Eri
Dec 4, 2021·MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing·Cheryl A Anderson, Faith Akinmade

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Related Feeds

Anxiety Disorders

Discover the latest research on anxiety disorders including agoraphobia, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and post-traumatic stress disorder here.