Predictors of women's perceptions of the childbirth experience
Predictors of women's perceptions of the childbirth experience
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1552-6909.2007.00203.x
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
Hatem, Marie
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作者:
Bryanton, Janet;Gagnon, Anita J.;Hatem, Marie
Objective: To determine the factors that predict women's perceptions of the childbirth experience and to examine whether these vary with the type of birth a woman experiences.Design: Prospective cohort study.Setting: The postpartum units of two eastern Canadian hospitals.Participants: Six hundred fifty two women and their newborns.Data Collection: Data were collected in hospital at 12 to 48 hours postpartum using self-report questionnaires and chart review.Main Outcome Measure: Perception of the childbirth experience was measured for women having a vaginal and emergency cesarean birth using the Questionnaire Measuring Attitudes About Labor and Delivery and planned cesarean birth using the Modified Questionnaire Measuring Attitudes About Labor and Delivery.Results: Of the 20 predictors of women's childbirth perceptions, the strongest were type of birth; degree of awareness, relaxation, and control; helpfulness of partner support; and being together with the infant following birth.Conclusions: Of the predictors of a quality birth experience, most were amenable to nursing interventions: enhancement of patient awareness, relaxation, and control; promotion of partner support; and provision of immediate opportunities for women to be with their babies.