Assessment of childbirth experience over time-A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A woman's childbirth experience is multifaceted and has a great impact on not only the woman, but also the family's health and well-being. Changes in childbirth experience over time have been evaluated with a variety of instruments, at different time points, and with inconsistent findings. In Sweden, the rating of birth experience is routinely collected after birth, but it is still unknown which time point is preferred from a clinical perspective. The primary aim was to investigate changes in childbirth experience over time from childbirth to 6 months postpartum, assessed by both a single and a multi-item instrument. A secondary aim was to test the correlation between these instruments.

Material and methods

In a prospective cohort study, 320 women were recruited

SUBMITTER: Hesselman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12393984 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature