BACKGROUND: Complex interactions occur among women and caregivers throughout labor. Analyzing women's birth stories provides a rich data source on these interactions. The purpose of this qualitative study was to clarify how decisions were made in labor by analyzing women's birth stories. METHODS: A convenience sample of 15 primiparous and multiparous Midwestern women contributed a total of 33 birth stories. Qualitative methods were used, including analyses of the content and themes of stories. RESULTS: The primary types of decision making that were identified ranged on a continuum from unilateral to joint (shared), and were associated with various emotions expressed by the women. CONCLUSIONS: A model of decision making was derived from the data that may help caregivers change practices in ways that will benefit women. Caregivers can also benefit by understanding women's critiques of the birth care they received, and can use this knowledge to improve women's experiences of birth and therefore their satisfaction with the process.
BACKGROUND: Complex interactions occur among women and caregivers throughout labor. Analyzing women's birth stories provides a rich data source on these interactions. The purpose of this qualitative study was to clarify how decisions were made in labor by analyzing women's birth stories. METHODS: A convenience sample of 15 primiparous and multiparous Midwestern women contributed a total of 33 birth stories. Qualitative methods were used, including analyses of the content and themes of stories. RESULTS: The primary types of decision making that were identified ranged on a continuum from unilateral to joint (shared), and were associated with various emotions expressed by the women. CONCLUSIONS: A model of decision making was derived from the data that may help caregivers change practices in ways that will benefit women. Caregivers can also benefit by understanding women's critiques of the birth care they received, and can use this knowledge to improve women's experiences of birth and therefore their satisfaction with the process.
Authors: Karine Toupin-April; Jennifer Barton; Liana Fraenkel; Linda Li; Viviane Grandpierre; Francis Guillemin; Tamara Rader; Dawn Stacey; France Légaré; Janet Jull; Jennifer Petkovic; Marieke Scholte-Voshaar; Vivian Welch; Anne Lyddiatt; Cathie Hofstetter; Maarten De Wit; Lyn March; Tanya Meade; Robin Christensen; Cécile Gaujoux-Viala; Maria E Suarez-Almazor; Annelies Boonen; Christoph Pohl; Richard Martin; Peter S Tugwell Journal: J Rheumatol Date: 2015-04-15 Impact factor: 4.666
Authors: M H Hollander; E van Hastenberg; J van Dillen; M G van Pampus; E de Miranda; C A I Stramrood Journal: Arch Womens Ment Health Date: 2017-05-29 Impact factor: 3.633