Background The pain experience associated with labour is complex. Literature indicates
psychosocial and environmental determinants of labour pain, and yet methods to support …

Objective To understand how giving birth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19)
pandemic affected women based on birth parameters (gestational age, type of birth and …

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 …

Abstract 'Medical iatrogenesis' was first defined by Illich as injuries 'done to patients by
ineffective, unsafe, and erroneous treatments'. Following Lokumage's original usage of the …

Background The incidence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) during childbirth is
increasing in the United States. A better characterization of risk factors for SMM may identify …

Objective To examine cross-national differences in gestational age over time in the US and
across three wealthy countries in 2020 as well as examine patterns of birth timing by hour of …

Mergers and acquisitions in healthcare are increasingly leading to changes in firm
management. This paper studies how a change in firm management impacts clinical …

Cesarean sections have become the most commonly performed operations around the
world. The World Health Organization recommended the use of the Robson classification …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a quality improvement (QI) initiative designed to increase the
frequency of vaginal delivery in Brazilian hospitals. METHODS: Twenty-eight hospitals …

Introduction Many studies based on hospital records or vital statistics have found that
childbearing women experience benefits of lower rates of intervention with midwifery care …