학술논문

The experience of giving birth: a prospective cohort in a French perinatal network
Document Type
article
Source
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2022)
Subject
Childbirth experience
Pregnancy
Obstetric violence
Obstetric consent
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2393
Abstract
Abstract Background To assess women's positive and negative perceptions after giving birth. The secondary objectives were to identify the women who had a negative perception of their delivery, define the risk factors, and propose actions that maternity units can take to improve their management. Methods/design This study was a multicenter, prospective cohort, conducted in 23 French maternity units constituting one perinatal network, in 2019. All adult women who understood French and gave birth between February 1 and September 27, 2019, were eligible. The exclusion criterion was the woman's objection to participation. Validated self-administered questionnaire (QACE) was sent by email 6 weeks after the child's birth. The main outcome was the experience of childbirth, assessed on a scale of 0 to 10. A good experience was defined by a score ≥ 8/10, and a poor experience by a score