Maternal Satisfaction with the Childbirth Experience
Section: Health and quality of life
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Ramón Arbués E, Juárez Vela R, Martínez Abadía B, Martín Gómez S. Satisfacción materna con la experiencia del parto. Metas Enferm feb 2015; 18(1): 62-65.
Authors
1Enrique Ramón Arbués, 2Raúl Juárez Vela, 3Blanca Martínez Abadía, 4Susana Martín Gómez
Position
1Enfermero. Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología (matrona). Doctor por la Universidad de Zaragoza. Profesor del Grado en Enfermería. Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza.2Enfermero. Doctor por la Universidad Europea de Madrid. Profesor del Grado en Enfermería. Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza.3Enfermera. Especialista en Enfermería del Trabajo. Profesora del Grado en Enfermería. Universidad San Jorge de Zaragoza.4Enfermera. Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología (matrona). Servicio Cántabro de Salud.
Contact address
Enrique Ramón Arbués. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad San Jorge. Campus Universitario de Villanueva de Gállego. Autovía A-23 Zaragoza-H
Contact email: eramon@usj.es
Abstract
Objective: to analyze those factors predicting satisfaction of women with the childbirth experience in the Aragonese public setting.
Materials and method: the research involved 189 mothers in total. Women’s satisfaction with their childbirth was assessed through the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Scale during their postnatal hospitalization.
Results: the satisfaction of women with childbirth was high, and the work of the midwife was highlighted as the best valued dimension. Factors such as an early contact with the newborn, the normal development of childbirth, multiparity, or the use of epidural analgesics, were associated with higher levels of maternal satisfaction.
Conclusions: there is a certain room for improvement in satisfaction. Specific examination of the expectations by women and their partners will be essential in order to achieve this.
Keywords:
Satisfaction with care; obstetric labor; maternal health services; Obstetric Nursing
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