Associations between sociodemographic and obstetric factors, and childbirth experience.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sociodemographic and obstetric factors have been shown to impact childbirth experience, but results regarding the effect of certain factors have been heterogeneous. It is important to understand how individual risk factors affect childbirth experience to be able to identify women at risk for negative childbirth experience. The aim of this study was to determine individual associations between sociodemographic and obstetric factors and childbirth experience.

Material and methods

The Labor Progression Study (LaPS-NCT02221427) was a multicenter randomized trial examining clinical consequences of using Zhang's guideline vs the WHO partograph on intrapartum cesarean section rate. Four weeks after delivery, 5810 women received the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (

SUBMITTER: Rozsa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919733 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature