A qualitative exploration of women’s expectations of birth and knowledge of birth interventions following antenatal education
Women's expectations of birth are informed by ANE which may precipitate a mismatch between expectations and experience. Better information about risk factors and frequency of labour and birth interventions may support women to develop evidence-informed expectations of birth, reducing the expectation-experience gap, with consequent impact on maternal postnatal wellbeing. A mandatory minimum curriculum for ANE is needed to ensure high-quality education is available to all.
Authors
- Rachel Plachcinski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9908-0773)
- Narendra Mampitiya
- Abi Merriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0352-2106)
- Miriam Toolan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0779-3897)
- Anna Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0743-6547)
- Abigail Fraser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7741-9470)
- Michael Larkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3304-7000)
- Christy Burden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6409-5238)
- M.B. Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5301-6845)
- Kate Rawling
- Margaret Smith
- Lucy Willis
- Sonia Barnfield
Institutions
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Aston University (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Southmead Hospital (GB)
- At Bristol (GB)
- National Institute for Health and Care Research (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Liverpool Women's Hospital (GB)
- National Childbirth Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2024-12-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-07066-x
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.08
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Health Foundation
- University of Bristol