2022
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04398-4
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A qualitative exploratory interview study on birth companion support actions for women during childbirth

Abstract: Background The World Health Organization recommends that women are supported continuously throughout labor by a companion of their choice. And, that companions have clearly designated roles and responsibilities to ensure that their presence is beneficial to both the woman and her health care providers. Presently, there is lack of strong evidence regarding specific support actions in relation to women’s needs of care. Thus, we aimed to explore birth companion support actions for women during chi… Show more

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“…However, despite the known benefits, this practice is still not routinely implemented in all maternity settings (Lunda et al 2018). Countries vary in whether it is possible for lay companions to be present in the labor and birth room (Bakhta and Lee 2010;Khresheh 2010;Vasilevski et al 2021;Wang et al 2018), but in many of them, women want their partner or other lay companion with them during labor for support (e.g., Fathi Najafi et al 2017;Wanyenze et al 2022). In a systematic qualitative review of 35 studies in 19 countries, it was found that among the things that mattered to most women was practical and emotional support from birth companions (Downe et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, despite the known benefits, this practice is still not routinely implemented in all maternity settings (Lunda et al 2018). Countries vary in whether it is possible for lay companions to be present in the labor and birth room (Bakhta and Lee 2010;Khresheh 2010;Vasilevski et al 2021;Wang et al 2018), but in many of them, women want their partner or other lay companion with them during labor for support (e.g., Fathi Najafi et al 2017;Wanyenze et al 2022). In a systematic qualitative review of 35 studies in 19 countries, it was found that among the things that mattered to most women was practical and emotional support from birth companions (Downe et al 2018).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Qualitative findings revealed that women tend to focus on themselves during the later stages and may not respond to instructions appropriately. Women described this phase as being in a world of their own and needing to be ‘alone’ [ 14 , 49 ]. The pain that precedes the actual birth of the baby has been described by the majority of women as unbearable.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Amongst these is the absence of clear communication with the companion about their role [ 12 ]. Companions’ lack of confidence and clarity about their role may lead to a sense of powerlessness when a woman is in pain [ 13 , 14 ]. For implementation purposes, WHO recommends that labor companions have an orientation session on supportive labor companionship techniques.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The positive effects of family presence noted in critical care settings have also been observed in other acute care environments, including obstetrics, paediatrics22 23 and emergency care 24. Beyond family presence, coaching-type behaviours by family members have been found to be beneficial in the peripartum period and have been encouraged by healthcare professionals for decades 25 26. Coaching of women giving birth by significant others, close female family members (often mothers and sisters) and close friends has been explored in detail and has been reported to reduce child delivery time, rate of caesarean birth and stress 25–28.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Beyond family presence, coaching-type behaviours by family members have been found to be beneficial in the peripartum period and have been encouraged by healthcare professionals for decades 25 26. Coaching of women giving birth by significant others, close female family members (often mothers and sisters) and close friends has been explored in detail and has been reported to reduce child delivery time, rate of caesarean birth and stress 25–28. In acute paediatric care settings, parental coaching behaviours (e.g., reassuring speech, non-procedural talk, humour) have been reported to mitigate procedural stress and facilitate coping in paediatric patients 29…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%