“…Environmental conditions and resources present at birth may influence the behaviors of the childbearing woman and the attending health care personnel. Investigations of environmental conditions that may influence patients’ and providers’ behaviors have been conducted in settings such as operating rooms, intensive care units, and long-term care facilities (Catrambone, Johnson, Mion, & Minnick, 2009; Maxwell, Mion, & Minnick, 2013; Needleman & Minnick, 2009; O’Hara, 2014; Pettit, Wood, Lieber, & O’Mara, 2014; Rashid, 2014). Among the conditions identified in these studies are lighting, noise, interruptions, and space.…”