background & aim:the quality of communication between midwives and parturient women is a determinant of maternal satisfaction with midwifery care. therefore, this study was conducted to determine the communication skills of midwives at maternity wards of mashhad teaching hospitals in 2014.   methods:in this descriptive study, 49 midwives, working at mashhad teaching hospitals, were randomly sel...

To explore and describe norms concerning maternity, femininity cisgender in lesbian bisexual women transgender people (LBT) assigned female at birth, with an expressed fear of childbirth (FOC). Semi-structured interviews were conducted self-identified LBT FOC. 17 participated. 15 had FOC, two non-afraid partners. Participants described how their FOC was related to ideals “the primal woman”, inc...

Background The present study aimed to explore effects of companionship in training sessions on primiparous women’s knowledge, attitude and performance toward breastfeeding. Materials and Methods: In this case- control interventional study, 105 primiparous women in the 30th to 34th weeks of pregnancy were selected and assigned to three groups, namely the intervention group without a companion ...

Objective: This study aimed to determine the fear and anxiety related childbirth postpartum period in last trimester for pregnant women, its relation pain. Methods: was conducted a training research hospital’s obstetric clinic Turkey. Totally, 104 women admitted hospital during they were followed up delivery, which occurred same hospital. Data gathered with an Information Form, Fear of Childbir...

background: cesarean section (c-section) in the north of iran accounts for 70% of childbirths, which is higher than the national average of 55%. understanding women’s perceptions towards modes of delivery in different cultures can pave the way for promoting programs and policies in support of vaginal delivery. we aimed to investigate women’s perceptions towards modes of delivery in the north of...

abstract background: participation of woman in decision-making processes is one of the key indicators of an appropriate relationship between a woman and the health care professionals. this study aimed to recognize the factors facilitating respect for woman’s decision-making in spontaneous birth. materials and methods: this paper employed a meta-synthesis on articles published in four biomedical...