ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2022
Maternal childbirth experience and induction of labour in each mode of delivery: a retrospective seven-year cohort study of 95,051 parturients in Finland.
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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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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Outpatient cervical ripening with Foley balloon or mifepristone: Insights into the time taken to reach the active phase of labor.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Trial
- Trends in risk factors associated with the increasing labor induction rate: A nationwide register study in Finland 2005-2023.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Maternal satisfaction and birth experiences after elective induction vs. spontaneous onset in late-term pregnancy: a register-based study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Study on the Relationship Between Postpartum Birth Trauma Symptoms and the Gap in Social Support Expectations at 42 Days Postpartum.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Sweet Expectation and Positive Thinking: The Use of Mandalas in Labor Induction. A Randomized Pilot Clinical Study.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- The current status of primipara's childbirth experience and its correlation with their reproductive intention: a cross-sectional survey study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Article
- Outpatient labor induction-Exploring future potential by assessing eligibility in a historical cohort.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2024Article
- Women satisfaction on choosing the cervical ripening method: Oral misoprostol versus balloon catheter.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildbirth experience has been shown to depend on the mode of delivery. However, it is unclear how labour induction influences the childbirth experience in different modes of delivery. Thus, we assessed the childbirth experience among mothers with spontaneous and induced labours.
designA retrospective cohort study.
settingChildbirths in four delivery hospitals in Helsinki and Uusimaa District, Finland, in 2012-2018. SAMPLE: 95051 childbirths excluding elective caesarean sections.
methodsObstetric data combined to maternal childbirth experience measured by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was analysed with univariate linear modelling and group comparisons. The primiparas and multiparas were analysed separately throughout the study due to the different levels of VAS.
main outcome measuresMaternal childbirth experience measured by VAS.
resultsThe negative effect of labour induction on the childbirth experience was discovered in each mode of delivery. Operative deliveries were perceived more negatively when they were preceded by labour induction. The rate of poor childbirth experience (VAS≤5) was higher for mothers with labour induction (ORs varying from 1.43 to 1.77) except in emergency caesarean sections. The negative effect of labour induction was smaller than the effect of mode of delivery, while successful vaginal delivery with induction (mean
conclusionsLabour induction generates more negative experiences for both primiparas and multiparas. The negative effect of labour induction is detected for all modes of delivery, being worst among labour induction resulting in operative delivery. The parturients facing cumulative obstetric interventions require special support and counselling during and after delivery.
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