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Exploring childbirth experiences through a Salutogenic lens
Dr Giliane McKelvin1, Prof Soo Downe2, Prof Gillian Thomson2
1Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk L39 4QP, UK.
Midwifery
|January 11, 2025
Summary
Women's childbirth experiences exist on a continuum, influenced by birth narratives and midwifery care. Understanding these factors helps define positive, neutral, and traumatic birth experiences.
Area of Science:
- Sociology of Health
- Maternal Health
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Childbirth is often viewed through a pathological lens.
- Sociological theories emphasize health as a continuum (salutogenesis).
- Understanding women's childbirth experiences requires exploring them on a continuum.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the continuum of women's childbirth experiences (positive, neutral, traumatic).
- To explore factors influencing these experiences.
- To report on 'neutral' childbirth experiences for the first time.
Main Methods:
- Mixed-methods explanatory sequential design.
- In-depth semi-structured interviews with primiparous women 12 weeks postnatal.
- Thematic analysis of qualitative data from ten interviews.
Main Results:
- Three themes emerged: 'before it all started', 'arriving at the destination', and 'the days that followed'.
- Factors influencing experiences included pre-birth narratives and quality of midwifery support.
- Women's subjective appraisals of childbirth varied significantly, falling on a continuum.
Conclusions:
- Women's childbirth experiences are subjective and exist on a continuum.
- Birth narratives and midwifery care quality significantly influence these experiences.
- This study provides novel insights into 'neutral' childbirth experiences.
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