Fear of childbirth is an important and prevalent problem during pregnancy and delivery. Self-efficacy of childbirth is one of the factors playing an important role in the fear of delivery. This study aimed to determine the relationship between the fear and self-efficacy of childbirth during labor in primipara women. This descriptive and analytical study was conducted on 100 primipara women in O...

background & aim: polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) is related to symptoms that lead to psychological disorder. this study was aimed to compare the depression score between women with and without (controls) pcos. methods & materials: this comparative study was performed on 174 women from march to october 2014 in rasht, iran. cases were 58 women who met currently recognized definitions of pcos wh...

abstract background: the number of women who select cesarean section due to fear of childbirth has increased. role play education seems to be a helpful method to remove or reduce the fear of childbirth. therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of role play education on primiparous women’s fear of natural delivery and their decision on the mode of delivery. materials and methods: in...

background: recently, the relevance of social interactions as determinants of behavioral intentions has been increasingly perceived, but there is a lack of knowledge on how and why it interacts with couples’ fertility intentions. objective: this qualitative study was conducted to explore the influence of social network on couples’ intention to have their first child in urban society of mashhad,...

Although birth is considered one of the few universals of the human experience, Sheila Cosminsky illustrates through its rituals and traditions how childbirth is culturally informed. Drawing on decades of fieldwork in a Guatemalan finca (plantation) and close connections with the two main comadronas (midwives) on that plantation, Cosminsky provides vivid examples of how pregnancy, childbirth, a...

background: some patients with gdm (gestational diabetes mellitus) still experience impaired glucose tolerance after childbirth and will be affected by diabetes mellitus type 2. objectives: the aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between hs-crp serum levels with insulin resistance six weeks after childbirth in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus type 2. methods: in this...

background: traumatic birthing mothers may expose more susceptible to experiences posttraumatic mental disorder such as anxiety. this study aimed to determine the effect of midwifery counseling intervention on the anxiety level after traumatic childbirth of primiparous women. methods: in a randomized control trial 180 woman who had experienced traumatic childbirth based on dsm-iv criteria have ...

conclusions managers and service providers need to know an ordinary woman’s perception of risk to address the gap between current and desired childbirth services and encourage women to use current hospital services. objectives this study explains how baloch women make decisions regarding the risks associated with childbirth at home versus a hospital. this study identifies and defines the factor...

men and women. Dr. Read's premises is that pain is not a normal accompaniment of a physiological process and that pain therefore seems out of keeping with the laws of Nature in a process so vital to the survival of the race as reproduction. Dr. Read's early scientific training gave_ himan interest in 'the influence of the sympathetic nervous system upon the activities of the viscera, the_ inter...

The QUALMAT research project aims to improve maternal and newborn health by improving the quality of antenatal and childbirth care provided in primary healthcare facilities. Within the frame of this project, a comprehensive quality assessment took place in selected health centres in northern Ghana. The results of this assessment showed that overall quality of routine antenatal and childbirth ca...