“Trying to give birth naturally was out of the question”: Accounting for intervention in childbirth

Studies of women ’s childbirth preferences repeatedly show that natural birth remains highly valued, yet the majority of births involve some form of medical intervention. Reasons for this lack of correspondence have typically been investigated through interviews and focus-groups with women. Relatively little resea rch explores the ways in which women describe their experiences of childbirth outside of such research settings.

Source: Women and Birth - May 3, 2018 Category: Midwifery Authors: Lindsay Cole, Amanda LeCouteur, Rebecca Feo, Hannah Dahlen Source Type: research