This study reviewed the literature concerning the involvement by European men in
pregnancy and childbirth and examined how this is related to health outcomes; for the men …

Objective to develop greater understanding of how expectant fathers experience their
partner׳ s labour and the subsequent birth of their baby. Design a qualitative meta-synthesis …

Background Development of appropriate interventions to increase male involvement in
pregnancy and childbirth is vital to strategies for improving health outcomes of women with …

Objectives: to examine the effectiveness of a birth ball exercise programme during childbirth
by measuring childbirth self-efficacy and childbirth pain. In addition, it tested the mediating …

OBJECTIVE: to describe fathers' experiences during childbirth. DESIGN: qualitative method
with phenomenological lifeworld approach. A re-enactment interview method, with open …

OBJECTIVE: to explore how first-time fathers describe requested and received support
during a normal birth. DESIGN: qualitative research design. Ten first-time fathers were …

OBJECTIVE: to develop a scale to measure maternal satisfaction with birth to evaluate
women's experiences in labour and the early postpartum period. DESIGN: development and …

Objective To determine the efficacy of warm showers on parturition pain and the birth
experiences of women during the first stage of labor. Design Randomized controlled trial …

Objectives to explore first-time fathers' experiences and needs during their wives' pregnancy
and childbirth in Singapore. Design and setting a descriptive qualitative was conducted …

Objective: The aim of this study is to analyse the factors associated with a negative childbirth
experience from the perspective of the women who gave birth vaginally. Background: A …