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Perceptions of primiparous women about the effect of childbirth preparation classes on their childbirth experience: A
Robab Hassanzadeh1, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh2, Shahla Meedya3
1Department of Midwifery, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran.
Objective:
to evaluate the perceptions of primiparous women about the effect of childbirth preparation classes on their childbirth experience.
Design:
descriptive qualitative study.
Participants And Setting:
13 Iranian women who participated in childbirth preparation classes and had a vaginal delivery were interviewed.
Measurements:
semi-structured interviews were used to collect data.
Findings:
six main themes were extracted from the data analysis: incentive and learning about pregnancy and childbirth; active participation in labour; sense of self-control; use of non- medical pain relief methods during labour; preferring vaginal birth to caesarean section; and positive childbirth experience.
Key Conclusions:
women reported that participation in childbirth preparation classes prepared them well for a vaginal birth, and these classes were perceived to be associated with a positive childbirth experience.
Implications For Practice:
attendance at childbirth preparation classes is perceived to have a positive effect on vaginal birth. Therefore, encouraging and supporting women to attend the full course of classes has the potential to increase women's preference towards vaginal birth, resulting in a reduction in the caesarean section rate.
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