Predictors of Women’s Perceptions of the Childbirth Experience

Development and psychometric properties of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R)

“…Distress experienced during labour affects birth experience (Alehagen et al, 2000), with this inextricably linked to receiving an obstetric injury (Beck, 2009;McKenzieMcHarg, 2004;Geissbuehler and Eberhard 2002;Sorenson and Tschetter, 2010), such as caesarean section (Bryanton et al, 2008;Wax et al, 2004).…”

Childbirth related fears and psychological birth trauma in younger and older age adolescents

“…Fear due to a past childbirth experience may be an important risk factor to the childbearing decisions of both present and subsequent pregnancies. Childbirth fear during pregnancy has been found to influence one's desire for an elective cesarean birth, desire for future children, and request for increased analgesia in labor, as well as postnatal depression and impaired maternal-infant attachment ( (Bryanton, Gagnon, Johnston, & Hatem, 2008;Fenwick et al, 2009;Laursen, Johansen, & Hedegaard, 2009;Pang, Leung, Lau, & Chung, 2008;Waldenstrom et al, 2006).…”

Vivência do parto normal ou cesáreo: revisão integrativa sobre a percepção de mulheres

“…21,24 Childbirth is a thrilling moment of personal growth towards the construction of a new identity, the status of being a mother, [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] surrounded by positive feelings often described as joy, happiness and fulfillment. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21] The satisfaction, preference or advantages associated with vaginal birth, regardless of women's previous experience of childbirth, were found in descriptions like: little suffering, faster recovery, requiring less care, experiencing less pain after delivery, the possibility of returning to daily activities sooner and being discharged from the hospital sooner. 11 , 15,21,24 Other women said that this type of delivery does not present any disadvantages, 11 Analyze the subjective and objective cultural aspects of women from the outskirts of Cuiabá-MT when going through the experience of vaginal birth in public hospitals or those outsourced by the SUS.…”

“…Qualitative / Social representations 10 women who had a natural childbirth Semi-structured interview B r y a n t o n , 2008 20 Determine the factors that predict women's perceptions of the childbirth experience and examined whether they are associated to the type of birth the women experience. Explore from the mother's perspective the process of decision-making about the type of delivery for a subsequent birth after a previous cesarean section.…”

“…Structured questionnaire and they highlighted the quality of the relationship with their baby, 24 being together with the child 20 and the thrill of first meeting their child. 17 Having information regarding the delivery, having some control over the event and the degree of relaxation are positive perceptions in regards to the childbirth experience.…”