What are the Critical Elements of Satisfaction and Experience in Labor and Childbirth—A Cross-Sectional Study

Baranowska, Barbara; Kajdy, Anna; Pawlicka, Paulina; Pokropek, Ernest; Rabijewski, Michał; Sys, Dorota; Pokropek, Artur

doi:10.3390/ijerph17249295

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“…“Offering the woman and her family the information they need in a clear and concise manner” is one of the recommendations regarding effective communication between maternity care providers and women in labour [ 29 ]. Feeling informed (about birth process, personnel roles, child’s health during birth and about how to feed the child) significantly affects birth experience [ 30 ]. In our study, verbal communication was more often assessed as helpful in the maternity ward than during labour and birth.…”

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“…It may result from the fact that the woman in early postpartum is focused on receiving messages and information about the baby, so she may prefer the verbal communication, focusing on the newborn, as well as touching and holding him/her. Breastfeeding support and information are also important aspects at this point, affecting both overall birth experience [ 30 ] as well as breastfeeding duration [ 31 ].…”

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The study aimed to identify the difference in communication needs of women giving birth and women during early postpartum. An additional goal includes the analysis of the experience and communication needs through the context of a woman’s approach to childbirth. The study is a cross-sectional, self-report survey; 521 women between 5 and 10 days after birth participated in the study. Women perceived information provided by the medical staff as the most helpful aspect of verbal communication both during labour and early postpartum. Maintaining eye contact with the medical staff was perceived as the most helpful aspect of non-verbal communication. Women were more satisfied with communication during labour and birth than in the maternity ward and those after non-instrumental childbirth were more satisfied with communication compared to the instrumental birth group. Women perceiving childbirth as the natural, physiological process considered verbal and non-verbal communication during and after childbirth as less helpful than women perceiving birth as more risky and requiring interventions. The results of the study emphasize the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication during birth and early postpartum and at the same time different communication needs during these two time points. It also showed that women who perceive labour as a physiological process seem to be less dependent on the communication with the medical staff than women who accept medical interventions during labour and birth as necessary.

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Woman’s Needs and Satisfaction Regarding the Communication with Doctors and Midwives during Labour, Delivery and Early Postpartum

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“…It may result from the fact, that the woman in puerperium is focused on receiving messages and information about the baby, so she may prefer the verbal communication, focusing on the newborn, as well as touching and holding him/her. Breastfeeding support and information are also important aspects at this point, affecting both overall birth experience [30] as well as breastfeeding duration [31].…”

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Woman’s Needs and Satisfaction Regarding the Communication With Doctors and Midwives During Labour, Delivery and Early Postpartum

Baranowska¹,

Pawlicka²,

Kiersnowska³

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The study aims to identify the difference in communication needs of women giving birth and women during puerperium. An additional goal includes the analysis of the experience and communication needs through the context of a woman's approach to childbirth. The study is a prospective, cross-sectional, self-report survey. 521 women between 5 and 10 days after birth participated in the study. Women perceived information provided by the medical staff as the most helpful aspect of verbal communication both during labour and puerperium. Maintaining eye contact with the medical staff was perceived as the most helpful aspect of non-verbal communication. Women were more satisfied with communication during labour and birth than in the maternity ward and those after non-instrumental childbirth were more satisfied with communication compared to the instrumental birth group. Women perceiving childbirth as the natural, physiological process considered verbal and non-verbal communication during and after childbirth as less helpful than women perceiving birth as more risky and requiring interventions. The results of the study emphasize the importance of verbal and non-verbal communication during birth and puerperium and different communication needs during labour and early postpartum. It also showed that women who perceive labour as a physiological process seem to be less dependent on the communication with the medical staff than women who accept medical interventions during labour and birth as necessary.

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“…A study has shown that the delivery environment was the main factor contributing to satisfaction with labor [18]. Martins et al likewise reported that a non-abusive and respectful environment was one of the factors affecting women's satisfaction with childbirth.…”

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Environmental factors influencing women’s childbirth experiences in labor–delivery–recovery–postpartum unit: a qualitative cross-sectional study

Kazemi

Beigi

Najafabadi

2023

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

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Background Women’s experiences of birth environment influence their mental health and that of their families. Identifying women’s childbirth experiences in the labor–delivery–recovery–postpartum unit (LDRP) unit can help design a peaceful environment. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate environmental factors influencing women’s childbirth experiences in LDRP unit. Methods This qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 20 women with a childbirth experience in the LDRP unit. A purposive sampling was performed and continued until data saturation. The data were collected through unstructured interviews and analyzed using inductive content analysis. Results Data analysis led to the extraction of three categories: physical security, a meaning-oriented environment, and physical comfort. The physical security category was obtained from three sub-categories: privacy, bed ergonomics, and the possibility of medical interventions. The meaning-oriented environment category was extracted from four sub-categories: promising symbols of becoming a mother, a peaceful environment, and a spiritual environment, and the physical comfort category was extracted from three sub-categories: minimizing noise pollution, ambient lighting, and LDRP internal design. Conclusions These study results showed that women’s experience of giving birth in LDRP was accompanied by perceiving physical security, a meaning-oriented environment, and physical comfort. Moreover, the results indicated that the childbirth experience in the LDRP unit might be influenced by physical and emotional environmental factors. Therefore, in order to design a peaceful environment, it is necessary to take into account these factors.

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What are the Critical Elements of Satisfaction and Experience in Labor and Childbirth—A Cross-Sectional Study

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Woman’s Needs and Satisfaction Regarding the Communication with Doctors and Midwives during Labour, Delivery and Early Postpartum

Woman’s Needs and Satisfaction Regarding the Communication with Doctors and Midwives during Labour, Delivery and Early Postpartum

Woman’s Needs and Satisfaction Regarding the Communication With Doctors and Midwives During Labour, Delivery and Early Postpartum

Environmental factors influencing women’s childbirth experiences in labor–delivery–recovery–postpartum unit: a qualitative cross-sectional study

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