In this era of overnight successes and fast fading fads the philosophy of childbirth conditioning (or natural childbirth), as it is more commonly known, has taken almost thirty years to get to its present point of recognition. It was an over-powering zealist, Grantly Dick Read of England, who developed the idea and by his persistence and enthusiasm against a great deal of opposition, has made t...

Unassisted delivery or assisted by untrained or unskilled birth attendance is a public health issue associated with maternal mortality and morbidity around the world. A birth attendant, is a midwife, physician, obstetrician, nurse, or other health care professional who provides basic and emergency health care services to women and their newborns during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum p...

OBJECTIVE To analyze geographic access to hospital childbirth in Brazilian municipalities. METHODS Information on deaths and births were analyzed in regards to appropriateness for calculating the infant mortality rate during the period 2005 to 2007, for the 5,564 Brazilian municipalities. Indicators of supply and geographic access to health services were calculated to express hospital childbi...

This study investigated the influence on their mental well-being of the perinatal support given by Japanese grandmothers. The Rosenberg self-esteem and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D) scales were used to assess grandmothers' mental well-being before and after their daughters' childbirth. Of 198 grandmothers, 176 (88.9%) supported their daughters and three patterns of per...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy brings about many changes in a woman's life in somatic, psychological and social spheres. Therefore, many women decide to participate in childbirth education classes. The aim of study was to determine the differences in emotional distress between women who participated in childbirth education classes and these who did not. MATERIAL AND METHODS Seventy first-time mothers a...

OBJECTIVE The goals of the present study were to estimate the incidence and course of full and partial Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following childbirth and to prospectively identify factors associated with the development of PTSD symptoms at 1month following childbirth. METHODS The sample comprised 308 women, with assessments at four time points: 25-40weeks gestation, 4-6weeks postp...

Background Regional, national and global goals for improving maternal and newborn health outcomes focus on skilled care during labor and childbirth. The purpose of this study was to assess competence of midwives in providing care during labor, childbirth and immediate postpartum period in public hospitals and health centers located in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

This paper presents a review of the literature that informed research undertaken to determine what features of childbirth have a positive effect on women's sense of self. The literature looked at control: of women or with women, trusting relationships, balancing self-empathy, self understanding through an instinctual response, altered concious states, childbirth and mother/baby relationships.

Background and objectives: Reduction in cesarean birth rates in Iran require certain conditions and necessities for realization. A fundamental aspect is the optimization and reinforcement of the physical structure, as well as the effect of psychological factors and the country’s maternity hospitals which are affecting pregnant women’s satisfaction during natural and cesarean ch...

Title of dissertation: THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATERNAL CONFIDENCE FOR LABOR AMONG NULLIPAROUS PREGNANT WOMEN Julia Ann Kish, Doctor of Philosophy, 2003 Dissertation directed by: Robin G. Sawyer, Ph.D. Department of Public Health and Community Health Certain levels of fear and anxiety about childbirth are expected, especially among first-time mothers. However, problems arise when these feelings nega...