Exploring women's personal experiences of giving birth in Gonabad city: a qualitative study.

Fariba Askari,Mahdi Moshki,Alireza Atarodi,Shirin Torabi

doi:10.5539/gjhs.v6n5p46

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Background:Women’s health is an important task in society. The aim of this qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach was to explain women’s personal experiences of giving birth in Gonabad city that had positive experiences of giving birth in order to establish quality cares and the related factors of midwifery cares for this physiological phenomenon.Methods:The participants were 21 primiparae women who gave a normal and or uncomplicated giving birth in the hospital of Gonabad University of medical sciences. Based on a purposeful approach in-depth interviews were continued to reach data saturation. The data were collected through open and semi-structured interactional in-depth interviews with all the participants. All the interviews were taped, transcribed and then analyzed through a qualitative content analysis method to identify the concepts and themes.Findings:Some categories were emerged. A quiet and safe environment was the most urgent need of the most women giving birth. Unnecessary routine interventions that are performed on all women regardless of their needs and should be avoided were considered such as: “absolute rest, establishing vein, frequent vaginal examinations, fasting and early Amniotomy”. All the women wanted to take part actively in their giving birth, because they believed it could affect their giving birth.Conclusion:We hope that the women’s experiences of giving birth will be a pleasant and enjoyable experience for all the mothers giving birth.

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Many phenomena in the world are common to most human societies for example, birth and death and they seem obvious and natural, but these natural phenomena can be affected by pathological processes
Giving birth is a painful and fearful process, emotional support of those engaged in giving birth process can reduce laborers stresses and pains (Javanmanesh, Yekkeh yazdandoost, & Bastani, 2002), even if women's mood is usually in a high level during the process of giving birth (Javadnoori, Afshari, Montazeri, & Latifi, 2008)
Based on the study aim, we should mostly focus on interests, sufferings, problems and health of laborers instead of emphasis on new tools, techniques and issues such as economy, efficiency and lower cost for health care's performance and we should consider real experiences of women giving birth to invent new methods of health cares for all the mothers

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Many phenomena in the world are common to most human societies for example, birth and death and they seem obvious and natural, but these natural phenomena can be affected by pathological processes. Giving birth is a painful and fearful process, emotional support of those engaged in giving birth process can reduce laborers stresses and pains (Javanmanesh, Yekkeh yazdandoost, & Bastani, 2002), even if women's mood is usually in a high level during the process of giving birth (Javadnoori, Afshari, Montazeri, & Latifi, 2008). Iranian women such as women in the other parts of the world wish and expect a healthy and successful giving birth phenomenon. The aim of this qualitative study that used a phenomenological approach was to explain women's personal experiences of giving birth in Gonabad city that had positive experiences of giving birth in order to establish quality cares and the related factors of midwifery cares for this physiological phenomenon

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