Being in the zone during physiological birth: a comparative study of hospital and home birth environments

The observed differences indicate a compelling connection between the birthing environment and the women's experience during labor. The heightened flow state during home births is explained in measured flow dimensions: challenge-skill balance, action-awareness merging, clear goals, unambiguous feedback, concentration, and joy. By comparing correlations of birthing environments and birthing women's flow state, this research contributes a novel perspective to the ongoing discourse on optimizing childbirth experience.