Background maternal postnatal depression confers strong risk for impaired child
development. Little is known about the association between women's postnatal birth …

Objective: To summarize what is known about satisfaction with childbirth, with particular
attention to the roles of pain and pain relief. Study Design: A systematic review of 137 …

Objective this study aimed to explore factors associated with a negative childbirth
experience including descriptions from women themselves. Design we performed a mixed …

Background. A woman's satisfaction with the childbirth experience may have immediate and
long‐term effects on her health and her relationship with her infant, but there is a lack of …

Background Negative experiences of first childbirth increase risks for maternal postpartum
depression and may negatively affect mothers' attitudes toward future pregnancies and …

AIM: the aim of this paper is to identify the core attributes of the experience of labour and
birth. METHODS: a literature search was conducted using a variety of online databases for …

Background The partogram (sometimes known as partograph) is usually a pre‐printed
paper form on which labour observations are recorded. The aim of the partogram is to …

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

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 …

Background A negative birth experience has been shown to have a significant impact on the
well-being and future choices of mothers. The objective of this study was to assess the …