Effect of the maternal childbirth experience on a subsequent birth: a retrospective 7-year cohort study of primiparas in Finland.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the effect of the childbirth experience on the likelihood and interval to a subsequent live birth.

Design

Retrospective analysis of a 7-year cohort.

Setting

Childbirths in Helsinki University Hospital delivery units.

Participants

All parturients giving birth to a term and living baby from a single pregnancy in Helsinki University Hospital delivery units from January 2012 to December 2018 (n=120 437). Parturients delivering their first child (n=45 947) were followed until the birth of a subsequent child or the end of 2018.

Main outcome measure

The interval to a subsequent childbirth connected to the experience of the first childbirth was the primary outcome of the study.

Results

A negative first childbirth experience decreases th

SUBMITTER: Joensuu JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10008220 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature