ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2020
Maternal childbirth experience in induced and spontaneous labour measured in a visual analog scale and the factors influencing it; a two-year cohort study.
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"Sweet Expectation and Positive Thinking" the Use of the Mandala in the Induction of Labor: a Randomized Clinical Pilot Study.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Fetomaternal Outcomes of Induced versus Spontaneous Labor in an Urban Omani Hospital.Oman medical journal · 2026Article
- Childbirth Experience Among Primiparous Women in Latvia Using Short-Quality from Patient's Perspective (s-QPP) Questionnaire and Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ).Journal of patient experience · 2026Article
- Status and influencing factors of obstetric violence: a mixed study.BMC public health · 2025Article
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- Primiparous and multiparous women's birthing experiences and satisfaction with pain management in the first and second stages of vaginal delivery-A prospective cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Rating of overall childbirth experience: A qualitative study of a quantitative measurement.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- Nulliparous Women's Experience in the Immediate Postpartum Period After Cervical Ripening According to the Method: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Childbirth Experience of Pregnant Women Living with HIV Virus.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Sweet Expectation and Positive Thinking: The Use of Mandalas in Labor Induction. A Randomized Pilot Clinical Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Comparative study of postpartum sexual function: Second-degree tears versus episiotomy outcomes.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2024Article
- Satisfaction and dissatisfaction with pain relief and birth experience among induced and spontaneous-onset labours ending in vaginal birth: A prospective cohort study.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPoor maternal childbirth experience plays a role in family planning and subsequent pregnancies. The aim of this study was to compare childbirth experiences in induced and spontaneous labor and to investigate the factors influencing the childbirth experience.
methodsThis two-year cohort study included all women with term singleton pregnancies in cephalic presentation aiming for vaginal delivery at Helsinki University Hospital between January 2017 and December 2018. Maternal satisfaction in the childbirth experience was measured after delivery using a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score. A low childbirth experience score was defined as VAS < 5. The characteristics and delivery outcomes of the study population were collected in the hospital database and analyzed by SPSS.
resultsA total of 18,396 deliveries were included in the study, of which 28.9% (n = 5322) were induced and 71.1% (n = 13 074) were of spontaneous onset. The total caesarean delivery rate was 9.3% (n = 1727). Overall, 4.5% (n = 819) of the women had a low childbirth experience VAS score. The women who underwent labor induction were less satisfied with their birth experience compared to women with spontaneous onset of labor [7.5% (n = 399) vs. 3.2% (n = 420); p < 0.001]. Poor childbirth experience was associated with primiparity [OR 2.0 (95% CI 1.6-2.4)], labor induction [OR 1.6 (95% CI 1.4-1.9)], caesarean delivery [OR 4.5 (95% CI 3.7-5.5)], operative vaginal delivery [OR 3.3 (95% CI 2.7-4.0)], post-partum hemorrhage [OR 1.3 (95% CI 1.1-1.6)], and maternal infections [OR 1.7 (95% CI 1.3-2.4)].
conclusionsPoor childbirth experience was associated with labor induction, primiparity, operative delivery, and labor complications, such as post-partum hemorrhage and maternal infections. These results highlight the aspects of care for which patient experience may be improved by additional support and counselling.
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