Background It has been argued that the beginning of life is one of the most significant,
universally-shared life events, impacting parental health biologically, sociologically …

This integrative review sought knowledge across a broad spectrum of literature concerning
the role of color and light in maternity environments. Today it is acknowledged that the …

This study investigates how far the nuclear family—in terms of entering cohabitation and
marriage and having a first and second child—affects religious salience, religious …

Better understanding fathers' psychological experience of birth is essential to encouraging
empathetic care. Using Giorgi's 5-step descriptive phenomenological psychological method …

Birth is the beginning of a new life and therefore a unique life event. In this paper, I want to
study birth as a fundamental human transition in relation to existential and spiritual …

Objective: to know the importance of the spiritual aspects of health care during pregnancy
and childbirth, in the light of complexity thinking. Method: qualitative research, based on …

Spirituality with its impact on health outcomes continues to emerge in the medical literature.
This article discusses the role of spirituality in pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum. It …

This study aimed to understand the significance of spirituality to Portuguese women who
had a water birth. In-depth interviews, using a semi-structured questionnaire, were …

A participatory action research (PAR) study using co-operative inquiry methods was
employed to examine the topic 'spirituality and childbirth'. Co-operative inquiry (CI) reclaims …

This randomized controlled trial was conducted to determine the effect of listening to Surah
Maryam during the first stage of labor on postpartum depression, traumatic childbirth …