This review examines the contribution of recent research into the effects of anxiety during
pregnancy. The focus of interest is upon the process of labor and delivery rather than its …

One unique aspect of childbirth is the association of this physiologic process with pain and
discomfort. However, the experience of pain during labor is not a simple reflection of the …

Background The experience of giving birth has long-term implications for a woman's health
and wellbeing. The birth experience and satisfaction with birth have been associated with …

This classic book, first published in 1992 and again in 2003, has inspired three generations
of childbearing people, birth activists and researchers, and birth practitioners—midwives …

In this secondary analysis, the relationship between self-efficacy for labor and childbirth
fears in healthy nulliparous women was investigated during the third trimester of pregnancy …

Objective: to explore, describe and understand the expectations during pregnancy and
subsequent experiences of childbirth in primiparae. Design: a qualitative study using a …

Abstract The Childbirth Self‐Efficacy Inventory (CBSEI) is a self‐report instrument that
measures outcome expectancies and self‐efficacy expectancies for coping with an …

Researchers have found evidence that breastfeeding self‐efficacy is an important variable
that significantly influences initiation and duration rates. The purpose of this study was to …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to develop a psychometric scale–the birth satisfaction
scale (BSS)–for assessing women's birth perceptions. Design/methodology/approach …

Objective To describe levels of anxiety and self‐efficacy for childbirth in nulliparous women
during the late third trimester and to identify relationships among those variables …