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First-time mothers’ satisfaction with their birth experience – a cross-sectional study
Ystad Hospital, Sweden.
Malmö University, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7613-4759
2019 (English)In: Midwifery, ISSN 0266-6138, E-ISSN 1532-3099, Vol. 79, no December, article id 102540Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages
Abstract [en]

Objective: To explore first-time mothers' satisfaction with their birth experience using Visual Analog Scale and to identify possible risk factors for a negative birth experience.

Design: A cross-sectional design using retrospective data collection from electronic medical files.

Setting: A birthing center in southern Sweden, which has approximately 1400 births annually.

Participants: Primiparous women (N = 584) who gave birth during 2017. The cut-off point for a negative birth experience was set as <= 4 on the Visual Analog Scale.

Measurements and findings: The mean age of the women was 29 years (SD 5.1; range 16-47 years). Prevalence of a negative birth experience was 9.6%. The strongest risk factors for a negative birth experience were having obstetric anal sphincter injuries (AOR 2.8 CI 95% 1.1-7.2) and oxytocin augmentation started in the first stage of labor (AOR 2.2 CI 95% 1.1-4.4).

Key conclusions: Women who had their labours augmented with oxytocin or sustained an anal sphincter injury were statistically significantly more likely to have a negative birth experience. However, it is uncertain whether the women scored pain experience or birth experience when they reported their satisfaction on the Visual Analog Scale; further investigation is required.

Implications for practice: It is important to use a reliable and validated instrument to measure birth experience in order to promote respectful and supportive care for new mothers.

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Elsevier, 2019. Vol. 79, no December, article id 102540
Keywords [en]
Birth experience, Childbirth, Measurement, Patient satisfaction, Risk factors, Visual Analog Scale
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Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine
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Health and Caring Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103087DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2019.102540ISI: 000494751800014PubMedID: 31580998OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-103087DiVA, id: diva2:1552983
Available from: 2021-05-06 Created: 2021-05-06 Last updated: 2025-02-11Bibliographically approved

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