When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences

When birth is not as expected: a systematic review of the impact of a mismatch between expectations and experiences

Abstract Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women’s lives and most women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is possible that strong expectations about labour and birth lead to dissatisfaction or other negative outcomes if these...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Webb, Susan Ayers, Annick Bogaerts, Ljiljana Jeličić, Paulina Pawlicka, Sarah Van Haeken, Nazihah Uddin, Rita Borg Xuereb, Natalija Kolesnikova, COST action CA18211:DEVoTION team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Birth expectations
Birth experiences
Birth plans
Mismatch
Psychological outcomes
Birth satisfaction
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-021-03898-z

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