Satisfaction and Cooperativeness of Parturients regarding their Medical Informedness

Abstract

Most women experience pregnancy and childbirth several times in their lives. There is data that such an experience is remembered for a long time. Whether positive or negative, the experience of childbirth can affect the desire for another pregnancy and the relationship between mother and child. With the aim of determining what is related to the mother's satisfaction with childbirth, research was conducted on interventions before, during and after childbirth. The aim of this paper was to present the results of research related to the satisfaction of the mother with childbirth. Methodologically, it is a narrative review article for the creation of which "Standards for reporting qualitative research: a synthesis of recommendations" were used, and the review of published articles had no language barrier. PubMed and Google Scholar databases were reviewed. Relevant articles regardless of the time period of publication were taken into account. Most papers report that certain socio-demographic characteristics and the psychological state of the woman in labor as well as sense of uncontrol of the woman in labor over her own birth, can affect the fear of childbirth or dissatisfaction with it. Research is needed that would more clearly explain the association between individual factors and satisfaction with childbirth, especially variable factors.

DOI: 10.5671/ca.48.2.8