“I felt like it would’ve been perfect, if they hadn’t been rushing”: Black women’s childbirth experiences with medical providers when accompanied by perinatal support professionals

• Published in: Journal of advanced nursing Vol. 77; no. 10; pp. 4131 - 4141
• Main Authors: Collins, Cyleste C., Rice, Heather, Bai, Rong, Brown, Portia L., Bronson, Cassaundra, Farmer, Christin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2021
• Subjects: African American; African Americans; Birth plans; Black people; childbirth; Childbirth & labor; doulas; Empowerment; health disparities; Meaning; Negative experiences; nurses; Nursing; Patient satisfaction; Patient-centered care; Perinatal; phenomenology; qualitative; Qualitative research; Quality of care; Support services; Teams; Women; Womens health

Aims This study examined the nature and characteristics of Black women's interactions with medical providers during childbirth when accompanied by a perinatal support professional (PSP; similar to a doula). Design The design was qualitative, and a phenomenological approach was employed to exami...