Objective Women have the right to make choices during pregnancy and birth that sit outside
clinical guidelines, medical recommendations, or normative expectations. Declining …

Research was conducted employing the extended socio-ecological model (ESEM) to
examine factors associated with cesarean sections (CSs) and vaginal deliveries (VDs) …

Background Freebirth is currently defined as the deliberate decision to give birth without a
regulated healthcare professional. Previous reviews have identified factors influencing …

Background Some childbearing women/birthing people prioritize out of maternity care
organizational guidelines' approaches to childbirth as a way of optimizing their chances of a …

Objective Concepts of intrapartum risk are not well explored in the Australian context. In
response to an increasing focus on risk in maternity care, we sought to obtain insight into …

Background Understanding women's experience of birth planning is necessary for
introducing and implementing this process in the Iranian maternity services. This study aims …

Objetivo: Determinar la proporción y los factores asociados con el parto domiciliario en el
Perú. Materiales y Métodos: Estudio observacional, transversal, analítico y cuantitativo …

Background: An increasing number of maternity care providers encounter pregnant women
who request less care than recommended. A designated outpatient clinic for women who …

Highlighting the experiences of midwives who provide care to women opting outside of
guidelines in the pursuit of physiological birth, Claire Feeley looks at the impact on midwives …

Childbirth affects women in a myriad of ways including feelings of tiredness, being
overwhelmed, stressed, and having baby blues, and if not attended to, this can lead to …