Labour pain perception: experiences of Nigerian mothers

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

et al. 2020

Background: Childbirth is considered as the most challenging psychological event in a woman's life. It has a major effect on women's lives with long-term positive or negative impacts. Cultural, religious, and socioeconomic differences can affect women's perception about normal vaginal delivery (NVD) experience. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the primiparous women's perception about it. Methods: This qualitative study, with a descriptive content analysis approach, was conducted in Kashan, a city in the center of Iran. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the participants of the current study. Data was gathered by semi-structured interviews during 24 h after normal vaginal birth among primiparous women. The sampling started from June to October in 2016. Interviews continued until data saturation which was achieved in the 14th interview but for assurance, it continued until the 17th one. Results: The following three main themes were extracted "immersion in stress", "pain, the essence of NVD" and "strategies for situation management". Furthermore, seven subthemes were obtained including 'loss threat', 'stressful context', temporary impairment in physiologic harmony, paradoxical emotions, self-management, emotional support, and spiritual support. Conclusions: This study showed that stress and pain were two highlighted issues in NVD process. Increasing women's awareness about NVD process, familiarizing the primiparous women with the simulated delivery room, accompanying these women for emotional support, and providing spiritual support can be effective in situation management to make the child delivery a pleasant and satisfying experience.

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primiparous women’s experiences of normal vaginal delivery in Iran: a qualitative study

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth

et al. 2020

“…Moreover, considered spiritual health as a valuable coping strategy for adapting to pregnancy and childbirth (13). Akadri and Odelola (2018) suggested that religious beliefs may empower women to tolerate the labor pain (33). Mohamadirizi et al (2018) argued that religious-spiritual support can increase selfefficacy among women in child birth (47).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primiparous Women’s Experiences of Normal Vaginal Delivery in Iran: A Qualitative Study

et al. 2020

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Background: Childbirth is considered as the most challenging psychological event in a woman's life. It has a major effect on women’s lives with long-term positive or negative impacts. Cultural, religious, and socioeconomic differences can affect women’s perception about normal vaginal delivery (NVD) experience. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the primiparous women's perception about it.Methods: This qualitative study, with a descriptive content analysis approach, was conducted in Kashan, a city in the center of Iran. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the participants of the current study. Data was gathered by semi-structured interviews during 24 hours after normal vaginal birth among primiparous women. The sampling started from June to October in 2016. Interviews continued until data saturation which was achieved in the 14th interview but for assurance, it continued until the 17th one. Results: The following three main themes were extracted "immersion in stress", "pain, the essence of NVD" and "strategies for situation management". Furthermore, seven subthemes were obtained including 'loss threat’, ‘stressful context', temporary impairment in physiologic harmony, paradoxical emotions, self-management, emotional support, and spiritual support. Conclusions: This study showed that stress and pain were two highlighted issues in NVD process. Increasing women's awareness about NVD process, familiarizing the primiparous women with the simulated delivery room, accompanying these women for emotional support, and providing spiritual support can be effective in situation management to make the child delivery a pleasant and satisfying experience.

“…Mahmood (2016) stated that unfamiliar, crowded and noisy environment of hospitals make childbirth an unpleasant experience (32). Akadri and Odelola, (2018) stated that environmental factors and the degree of strangeness of the environment (equipment, sound, light and restrictiveness) have a great effect on labor pain (33).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Tork Zahrani et al (2019) considered spiritual health as a valuable coping strategy for adapting to pregnancy and childbirth (13). Akadri and Odelola (2018) suggested that religious beliefs may empower women to tolerate the labor pain (33). Mohamadirizi et al (2018) argued that religious-spiritual support can increase selfefficacy among women in child birth (47).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primiparous Women’s Experiences of Normal Vaginal Delivery in Iran: A Qualitative Study

et al. 2020

Preprint

Background: Childbirth is considered as the most challenging psychological event in a woman's life.It has a major effect on women's lives with long-term positive or negative impacts. Cultural, religious, and socioeconomic differences can affect women's perception about normal vaginal delivery (NVD) experience. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the primiparous women's perception about it.Methods: This qualitative study, with a descriptive content analysis approach, was conducted in Kashan, a city in the center of Iran. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the participants of the current study. Data was gathered by semi-structured interviews during 24 hours after normal vaginal birth among primiparous women. The sampling started from June to October in 2016. Interviews continued until data saturation which was achieved in the 14th interview but for assurance, it continued until the 17th one. Results:The following three main themes were extracted "immersion in stress", "pain, the essence of NVD" and "strategies for situation management". Furthermore, seven subthemes were obtained including 'loss threat', 'stressful context', temporary impairment in physiologic harmony, paradoxical emotions, self-management, emotional support, and spiritual support. Conclusions:This study showed that stress and pain were two highlighted issues in NVD process.Increasing women's awareness about NVD process, familiarizing the primiparous women with the simulated delivery room, accompanying these women for emotional support, and providing spiritual support can be effective in situation management to make the child delivery a pleasant and satisfying experience. BackgroundBirth is the most challenging physiological and psychological events in the women's life (1, 2).Childbirth is not only a transition to motherhood, but also it is associated with considerable physical and emotional impacts in a mother's life (3). It has a powerful effect on women's lives with long-term positive or negative effects (4, 5). A positive birth experience can have long-lasting profits such as the improvement of the relationship between a mother and a child, the development of parents' wellbeing, self-confidence, and the quality of life(2, 6). In contrast, a negative birth experience could