Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2021, 12(4):537-544 | DOI: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0031

Satisfaction of women with childbirth

Erika Maskálová, Lucia Mazúchová, Simona Kelčíková, Júlia Samselyová, Lucia Kukučiarová
Department of Midwifery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Aim:  The study aimed to determine childbirth experience and the overall satisfaction of women with childbirth and its related socio-demographic and obstetric factors. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: We used the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) on a sample of 161 primiparous women. Results: Total mean CEQ score was 49.78 (SD = 6.02). The best-rated domain was the Perceived safety domain at 2.66 (± 1.90). The worst-rated domain was the Professional support domain at 1.66 (± 1.30). Regarding childbirth satisfaction, the mode of delivery proved to be a related factor, with the highest level of childbirth satisfaction in women after surgical delivery. Conclusion: Providing quality care and creating a positive experience that can contribute to overall birth satisfaction should be a common target of healthcare professionals in caring for parturient women. In order to create a positive childbirth experience, it is necessary to pay increased attention to the management of labor pain relief, to improving the professional support provided by midwives (i.e., through a more sensitive approach to mothers), to promoting the active participation of the mother during childbirth, and to supporting spontaneous vaginal delivery.

Keywords: childbirth, Childbirth Experience Questionnaire, experience, satisfaction

Received: February 10, 2021; Revised: September 22, 2021; Accepted: October 3, 2021; Prepublished online: November 21, 2021; Published: December 7, 2021  Show citation

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Maskálová E, Mazúchová L, Kelčíková S, Samselyová J, Kukučiarová L. Satisfaction of women with childbirth. Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery. 2021;12(4):537-544. doi: 10.15452/cejnm.2021.12.0031.
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