Continuous support for women during childbirth

Abstract

Continuous support during labour has clinically meaningful benefits for women and infants and no known harm. All women should have support throughout labour and birth.

Pregnant Women's Satisfaction with the Quality of Antenatal Care At Maternal and Child Health Centers in El-Beheira Governorate

“…She attributed their satisfaction to the setting's cleanliness, good ventilation, adequate light, and availability of seats in waiting areas. This discrepancy between the former study findings and the results of current study could be attributed to the fact that it was conducted in an urban area and the current study was conducted in a rural one, where the former it is expected to be (32) The present study revealed that slightly more than one-half (52.0%) of the study subjects were highly satisfied with the received psychological care specifically greetings, introducing one self, referring to women's by their names, giving them time to express their feelings without interruption as well as answering their questions. This result is consistent with the finding of the previously mentioned Egyptian study by Montasser N et al (2012).…”

Fear of childbirth, postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder and midwifery care

“…This emphasises the importance of support during birth, which is consistent with a substantial body of literature showing continuous support is associated with better obstetric outcomes (Hodnett, Gates, Hofmeyr, & Sakala, 2007). Lack of supportive care is also associated with postnatal PTSD (Soet, Brack, & Dilorio, 2003;Creedy et al, 2000;Czarnocka & Slade, 2000;Wijma, Soderquist, & Wijma, 1997).…”

Women׳s experiences of coping with pain during childbirth: A critical review of qualitative research

“…2005;Evans, 2002). This current review echoed the benefits of continuity of care in relation to coping ability and as a result offers a qualitative perspective to previous literature advocating the importance of this essential component to a women's experience (Hodnett et al, 2011;Hodnett, 2002;Munro et al, 2008), regardless of ethnicity, culture, socio-economic status. The women within this current review highlighted overwhelmingly that the support and care they received including their relationships with healthcare professionals were the most important influence upon coping ability with childbirth pain.…”

“…Furthermore it appears women's satisfaction with the childbirth experience is not related to efficiency of pharmacological pain relief (Green et al, 2003;Hodnett, 2002) but to interpersonal elements of care such as continuity of carer (Hodnett et al, 2011). In addition a majority of pregnant women express the desire to birth without the use of pharmacological pain relief (Care Quality Commission, 2013).…”