Creating a positive perception of childbirth experience: systematic review and meta-analysis of prenatal and intrapartum interventions

• Published in: Reproductive health Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 73 - 13
• Main Authors: Taheri, Mahshid, Takian, Amirhossien, Taghizadeh, Ziba, Jafari, Nahid, Sarafraz, Nasrin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.05.2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Childbirth experience; Delivery (Childbirth); Female; Health aspects; Humans; Labor, Obstetric - psychology; Pain Management; Parturition - psychology; Patient Satisfaction; Perception; Postpartum Period - psychology; Pregnancy; Pregnant women; Prenatal Care - psychology; Psychological birth trauma; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Stress, Psychological - prevention & control; Support; Systematic review; Trauma (Psychology); Childbirth experience; Systematic review; Support; Psychological birth trauma

A negative experience in childbirth is associated with chronic maternal morbidities. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to identify currently available successful interventions to create a positive perception of childbirth experience which can prevent psychological birth trauma....