Impact of Birthing Room Design on Maternal Childbirth Experience: Results From the Room4Birth Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To study the effect of the birthing room design on nulliparous women's childbirth experience up to 1 year after birth.

Background

Although it is known that the birth environment can support or hinder birth processes, the impact of the birthing room design on maternal childbirth experience over time is insufficiently studied.

Methods

The Room4Birth randomized controlled trial was conducted at a labor ward in Sweden. Nulliparous women in active stage of spontaneous labor were randomized (n = 406) to either a regular birthing room (n = 202) or a new birthing room designed with more person-centered considerations (n = 204). Childbirth experiences were measured 2 hr, 3 months, and 12 months after birth by using a Visual Analogue Scale of Over

SUBMITTER: Goldkuhl L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9755691 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature