ArticleThe Journal of perinatal education2008
Preparing for the first birth: mothers' experiences at home and in hospital in australia.
Article in The Journal of perinatal education, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Emotional Touchpoints and Emotions of Childbirth: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review and Epistemic Network Analysis.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Women's experiences of decision-making and informed choice about pregnancy and birth care: a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative research.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Women's Experience of Continuity During Antenatal Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in The Netherlands.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2026Article
- Exploring Women's Perceived Quality of Antenatal Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in The Netherlands.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Pregnancy Stress: Prenatal and Postpartum Experiences in Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Why women chose unassisted home birth in Malaysia: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Co-producing childbirth knowledge: a qualitative study of birth stories in antenatal sessions.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Article
- Mothers' and fathers' sense of security in the context of pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period: an integrative literature review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Review
- How do informal information sources influence women's decision-making for birth? A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
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Abstract
The aim of this research was to explore the experiences of a group of first-time mothers who had given birth at home or in hospital in Australia. Data were generated from in-depth interviews with 19 women and analyzed using a grounded theory approach. One of the categories to emerge from the analysis, "Preparing for Birth," is discussed in this article. Preparing for Birth consisted of two subcategories, "Finding a Childbirth Setting" and "Setting Up Birth Expectations," which were mediated by beliefs, convenience, finances, reputation, imagination, education and knowledge, birth stories, and previous life experiences. Overall, the women who had planned home births felt more prepared for birth and were better supported by their midwives compared with women who had planned hospital births.
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