This study aimed at identifying and characterizing nursing care professionals assisting childbirth at maternity hospitals in the city of Rio Branco, State of Acre. It was conducted at the city's two maternity hospitals (one philanthropic institution and one public). The studied population con-sisted of 30 nursing professionals. The data were collected by means of interviews. The results showed ...

Background: Childbirth education has existed as a formal structure and has provided preparation for childbirth with a focus on natural birth. Over time, the classes have continued to evolve but the underlying purpose remains the same: to provide prenatal preparation for pregnancy, labor and birth. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of antenatal preparation for child birth ...

What is the best way for first-time parents to prepare for childbirth? Overwhelmingly, women and their partners value formal childbirth education classes, books, and the emerging Internetbased resources. Do these sources meet the needs of first-time parents? We conducted an online survey of 120 participants. We found that participants that had nobody present for continuous support during labor ...

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 Childbirth preparation training courses on maternal and neonatal health increase awareness, and capability of pregnant women in overcoming fear and anxiety and managing labor pains. OBJECTIVE To identify the affecting factors and barriers of these courses from the perspective of their instructors. METHODS This qualitative study of the content analysis type, has been conducted on ...