A quantitative investigation into women's basic beliefs about birth and planned birth choices

Preis, Heidi; Gozlan, Miri; Dan, Uzi; Benyamini, Yael

doi:10.1016/j.midw.2018.05.002

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“…In both models, when simultaneously examining the objective and the subjective birth experience, only one experience and not the other was predictive of changes in the beliefs. These findings highlight the importance of recognizing the complexity of the birth experience [ 27 , 16 ], paying attention to both the objective and subjective reality [ 3 ], and differentiating between the two beliefs [ 6 , 11 ].…”

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“…Qualitative studies have shown that perceiving birth to be natural and safe or medical and risky were related to more medicalized birth choices, such as cesarean delivery (CD) or using analgesia during labor, or more natural birth choices, such as home birth, giving birth at free-standing birth centers or delivering without epidural analgesia [ 7 – 10 ]. The pivotal role of the birth beliefs in determining women's birth preferences [ 11 ] and their consequent birth (both planned and emergency) [ 12 ] was also recently corroborated in two longitudinal studies. The beliefs are closely linked to other perceptions of birth, such as fear of childbirth and the subjective birth experience [ 11 , 13 , 14 ].…”

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“…The pivotal role of the birth beliefs in determining women's birth preferences [ 11 ] and their consequent birth (both planned and emergency) [ 12 ] was also recently corroborated in two longitudinal studies. The beliefs are closely linked to other perceptions of birth, such as fear of childbirth and the subjective birth experience [ 11 , 13 , 14 ]. These studies suggest that the beliefs are central contributors to the physical and emotional birth experience, therefore it is important to study how they evolve.…”

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Women's basic beliefs about birth as a natural and as a medical process are associated with childbirth choices and experience. These beliefs have only recently been quantified and not much is known about their development. In the current study, we assessed the differential effects of the objective and the subjective birth experience on changes in these beliefs. Using self-report questionnaires, we evaluated prenatal to postpartum changes among 342 Israeli first-time mothers. Participants were recruited during pregnancy, between February 2016 and January 2017, mostly in clinical settings, and followed-up two months postpartum. On average, women's beliefs about birth being natural weakened following childbirth and their belief about birth being medical strengthened. In regression models, it was either the objective or the subjective experience that was related to change in the basic birth beliefs: A more medicalized birth was associated with strengthening of the medical belief while greater birth satisfaction was related to strengthening of the natural belief. A mediation effect was observed, which indicated that the beliefs are strengthened when the lived experience fulfilled women's expectation about birth being satisfying, natural or medical. This study adds to the growing body of knowledge regarding the development and evolution of the birth beliefs. It highlights the need to view the beliefs separately and to distinctively assess the objective and subjective birth experience. It supports the need to empower mothers, especially those who had more medicalized births or unsatisfactory ones, which would help conserve their belief in their body and in the normal physiological course of birth.

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“…Birth-related choices were assessed using the Childbirth Choices Questionnaire, which was developed in a previous study (Preis, Gozlan, Dan, & Benyamini, 2018). The scale includes 15 different natural choices a woman can make regarding her child's birth.…”

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Pregnant Women's Recollections of Early Maternal Bonding: Associations With Maternal–fetal Attachment and Birth Choices

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Recollections of own maternal care measured by parental bonding were found to be important in the pregnant woman's construction of herself as a mother. Although these recollections were studied with regard to various variables, there is a dearth of studies associated with pregnancy and childbirth. In this cross-sectional study, 341 pregnant women were recruited. Measures included a Sociodemographics-Obstetric History Questionnaire; the Childbirth Choices Questionnaire (H. Preis, M. Gozlan, U. Dan, & Y. Benyamini, 2018); the Parental Bonding Instrument (G. Parker, H. Tupling, & L.B. Brown, 1979); a question regarding the planned presence of the woman's mother at delivery; and the Maternal-Fetal Attachment Scale (M.S. Cranley, 1981). Parental recollections of Care were associated with fewer natural birth choices (hence, a more "medicalized" delivery), lower maternal-fetal attachment, and a wish for the mother's mother to be present at the birth. Parental recollections of Encouragement of Behavioral Freedom in childhood were associated with more natural choices regarding childbirth. In addition, women with higher scores on the parental bonding Denial of Autonomy factor reported stronger maternal-fetal attachment. Thus, early recollections of experiences with caregivers as manifested in parental bonding may be a possible influence on the transition to motherhood, and working through possible difficulties associated with these recollections may improve adjustment to motherhood.

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“…Today, several social movements have included obstetric violence in their gender programs, mentioning home birth as one of the possible responses to acts of gender violence toward pregnant women (Asociación El Parto es Nuestro, 2016; Martínez‐Mollá, Siles, & Solano, 2019; Observatorio de Violencia Obstétrica Argentina, 2015; Pozzio, 2016; Sadler et al, 2016; Sena & Tesser, 2017). In this sense, women have been explicit about home birth, describing how the decision brings them satisfaction and autonomy in response to their limited decision‐making capacity in health institutions (García, 2017; Murray‐Davis et al, 2012; Preis, Gozlan, Dam, & Benyamini, 2018). They also report feeling confident and at ease in a home birth, since they have the company of their family, a familiar environment, and the support of a qualified midwife (Hutton, Reitsma, Simioni, Brunton, & Kaufman, 2019; Leon‐Larios, Nuno‐Aguilar, Rocca‐Ihenacho, Castro‐Cardona, & Escuriet, 2019; Rigg, Schmied, Peters, & Dahlen, 2017).…”

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Exploring social and health care representations about home birth: An Integrative Literature Review

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A quantitative investigation into women's basic beliefs about birth and planned birth choices

Cited by 39 publications

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Changes in the basic birth beliefs following the first birth experience: Self-fulfilling prophecies?

Changes in the basic birth beliefs following the first birth experience: Self-fulfilling prophecies?

Pregnant Women's Recollections of Early Maternal Bonding: Associations With Maternal–fetal Attachment and Birth Choices

Exploring social and health care representations about home birth: An Integrative Literature Review

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