ArticleBirth (Berkeley, Calif.)2026
Women's Satisfaction With Birth Experience According to Skin Color: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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backgroundRacial disparities negatively impact health issues, and racism is associated with worse maternal health outcomes. Satisfaction with childbirth is influenced by many factors according to women's preferences and sociocultural beliefs. A positive birth experience allows for improving healthcare and promoting health. The study aim is to evaluate women's satisfaction with the labor and birth experience according to skin color.
methodsCross-sectional study with postpartum women who gave birth in a tertiary hospital. To assess satisfaction with childbirth, we applied the Mackey Satisfaction Scale. For statistical analysis, women's skin color was categorized into Black and non-Black. We categorize as Black people all persons who identify as Black and Brown. Sociodemographic and obstetric data were obtained from a collection form. For bivariate analysis, we used chi-square or Fisher's exact and the Mann-Whitney tests. The significance level was 5%, and the software used was SAS 9.4.
resultsA total of 300 postpartum women were included, 182 (60.7%) black skin color. Black women were less satisfied with the ability to deal with contractions (p = 0.046), comfort and well-being during labor (p = 0.035), control of actions during labor (p = 0.003) and delivery (p = 0.03), number of explanations received from the nursing staff (p = 0.039), physician's attitude (p = 0.023), and lower overall satisfaction with the birth experience (p = 0.013) compared to non-Black women. Black women had a lower overall satisfaction score (p = 0.011) and self-subscale score (p = 0.02).
conclusionsBlack women had lower satisfaction scores with birth experience compared to non-Black ones. Reducing racial disparities in health is essential to improving obstetric assistance and care satisfaction.
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