Women's positive childbirth experience at a birthing home and knowledge by acquaintance

Abstract

In this qualitative descriptive study the purpose was to clarify conceptual factors of positive childbirth experience at abirthing home.175 women who gave birth from 1986 to 1999 were eligible. This data were collected by women's self reports that mainly contain description about their birth experiences. From among them, 171 women expressed their birth experiences positively. The results of content analysis, positive childbirth experience consist of four categories and twenty-three sub-categ Ories. From these conceptual factors, it was observed that women took cognitiin of herself, her supporter and delivery process itself through knowledge by acquaintance of her childbirth. This study suggested that women need not only medical intervention but also humanized care and environment to have positive birth experience.