Adaptation of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in China: A multisite cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The childbirth experience of women represents a significant aspect of quality care. Due to the lack of a reliable Chinese language tool for assessing childbirth experiences, examples must be adapted from other countries. The aim of this study was to translate an English version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) into Chinese and adapt this tool to the Chinese context.

Methods

A questionnaire validation study was conducted. A forward-backward translation procedure involving the developer of the CEQ was conducted. The data were collected in postnatal wards at 50 birth facilities in 4 regions of Zhejiang Province, China. Women who gave birth vaginally at the investigated facilities during the study period completed an online questionnaire that included

SUBMITTER: Zhu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6481804 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature