Background Psychological aspects of labor and birth have received little attention within
maternity care service planning or clinical practice. The aim of this paper is to propose a …

Abstract Background In Chicago, maternal morbidity and mortality is six times more likely
among Black birthing people than white, despite policy initiatives to promote maternal health …

Medical education's treatment of obstetric‐related anatomy exemplifies historical sex bias in
medical curricula. Foundational obstetric and midwifery textbooks teach that clinical …

Psychosis refers to a mental health condition characterized by a loss of touch with reality,
comprising delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thought, disorganized behavior …

Background Pregnant women with obesity are more likely to experience cesarean birth
compared to women without obesity. Yet, little is known about the underlying mechanisms …

Women often report being dissatisfied with their childbirth experience, which in turn predicts
negative outcomes for themselves and their children. Currently, there is no consensus as to …

Objectives Evolutionary perspectives on human childbirth have primarily focused on
characteristics of our species in general, rather than variability within and between …

Experience during childbirth is an important predictor of mothers' later well-being. Using the
framework of Self-Determination Theory and, we hypothesized that the degree to which …

The “obstetrical dilemma” hypothesis (OD) has long been a popular explanation for the
evolution of childbirth difficulty and human neonatal helplessness. But since it was …

This article examines the decision-making process among obstetric residents in a public
maternity hospital in Mexico where the percentage of cesareans and of classical vertical …