“Pulling through”: Women’s experiences of vacuum‑assisted birth at a rural Tanzanian hospital—A qualitative study
Women's experiences of VAB were shaped by the quality of antenatal preparation, provider communication, respectful intrapartum care, and postpartum support. Embedding antenatal education, effective communication, shared decision-making, and postpartum debriefing into training and supervision may enhance acceptability and sustainable use of VAB in low-resource settings.
Authors
- Magnus Hagland
- Anna Sand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0253-3770)
- Hege Ersdal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2795-8564)
- Sara Rivenes Lafontan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7382-3022)
- Estomih Mduma
- Sabina S. Mmao
- Yuda Munyawu
- Benjamin Kamala
- Jorgen Linde
- Fortunata Francis
Institutions
- OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (NO)
- Stavanger University Hospital (NO)
- Haydom Lutheran Hospital (TZ)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Universidad Metropolitana (PR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Women and Birth
- Published
- 2026-01-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2026.102166
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00