Abstract
AimThis study aimed to explore the meaning of a positive childbirth experience expressed by women who had given birth in Iran.DesignQualitative exploratory study.MethodsThis is a qualitative study conducted on 10 women aged 20–38 years with positive childbirth experience. Data were collected using semi‐structured interviews from 72 hr–2 months after childbirth.ResultsData analysis led to into two themes and five subthemes. The themes include control and empowerment. Control theme consisted of three subthemes of preparation, coping and support; and empowerment theme consisted of two subthemes of self‐efficacy and self‐esteem. Women's sense of empowerment to childbirth can be the result of a positive childbirth experience. Therefore, it seems that providing positive experience factors of childbirth plays an important role in women's self‐efficacy and self‐esteem, which requires cooperation and effort at the level of the individual, family, education system and healthcare system.
Highlights
Women gain essential experiences during the labour process that remain with them throughout their lives
This is a qualitative study on conducted on a sample of 10 women aged 20- 38 with positive childbirth experience
It was found that factors controlling childbirth have an essential role in childbirth satisfaction
Summary
Women gain essential experiences during the labour process that remain with them throughout their lives. The quality of these experiences impacts on the health of the mother and her child, the mother-child relationship, as well as the spouse.[1, 2]. The negative experience of childbirth leads to the choice of cesarean section or abortion for subsequent pregnancy. It plays a role in fertility and pregnancy intervals so that negative experience will reduce fertility and increase the distance to subsequent pregnancy[7]
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