Primiparous women's experiences of normal vaginal delivery in Iran: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childbirth is considered as the most challenging psychological event in a woman's life. It has a major effect on women's lives with long-term positive or negative impacts. Cultural, religious, and socioeconomic differences can affect women's perception about normal vaginal delivery (NVD) experience. Therefore, it is necessary to explore the primiparous women's perception about it.

Methods

This qualitative study, with a descriptive content analysis approach, was conducted in Kashan, a city in the center of Iran. Purposive sampling was used to recruit the participants of the current study. Data was gathered by semi-structured interviews during 24 h after normal vaginal birth among primiparous women. The sampling started from June to October in 2016. Interviews conti

SUBMITTER: Khamehchian M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7191821 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature