Title |
Participant experiences of mindfulness-based childbirth education: a qualitative study
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Published in |
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, November 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2393-12-126 |
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Authors |
Colleen Fisher, Yvonne Hauck, Sara Bayes, Jean Byrne |
Abstract |
Childbirth is an important transitional life event, but one in which many women are dissatisfied stemming in part from a sense that labour is something that happens to them rather than with them. Promoting maternal satisfaction with childbirth means equipping women with communication and decision making skills that will enhance their ability to feel involved in their labour. Additionally, traditional antenatal education does not necessarily prepare expectant mothers and their birth support partner adequately for birth. Mindfulness-based interventions appear to hold promise in addressing these issues. Mindfulness-based Child Birth Education (MBCE) was a pilot intervention combining skills-based antenatal education and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Participant experiences of MBCE, both of expectant mothers and their birth support partners are the focus of this article. |
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 3 | 30% |
United States | 3 | 30% |
Australia | 2 | 20% |
Unknown | 2 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 8 | 80% |
Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Malaysia | 2 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Italy | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
South Africa | 1 | <1% |
Canada | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 340 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Master | 54 | 15% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 38 | 11% |
Lecturer | 31 | 9% |
Student > Bachelor | 30 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 28 | 8% |
Other | 83 | 24% |
Unknown | 85 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 92 | 26% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 64 | 18% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 13% |
Social Sciences | 28 | 8% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 1% |
Other | 18 | 5% |
Unknown | 98 | 28% |