Background Pregnancy and childbirth are significant events in women's lives and most
women have expectations or plans for how they hope their labour and birth will go. It is …

Background The importance of women's expectations on the experience of birth has shown
contradictory results regarding fulfilment. The aim of this study was to describe pregnant …

Background Birth is often viewed as a pathological event, consequently, there has been an
increase in literature focusing on predictors, experience and implications of traumatic …

Background Studies report heightened risks of mental health problems among women who
experience an unintended pregnancy, but few consider the complexity of pregnancy …

Introduction Previous systematic reviews concluded that rigorous research on the
relationships between pregnancy intentions and pregnancy outcomes is limited. They further …

OBJECTIVE: To examine whether there are associations between pregnancy intention
(intended, unwanted, mistimed, or ambivalent) and negative birth and maternal outcomes …

Background Home births in high risk pregnancies and unassisted childbirth seem to be
increasing in the Netherlands. Until now there were no qualitative data on women's …

Background Women's fears and attitudes to childbirth may influence the maternity care they
receive and the outcomes of birth. This study aimed to develop profiles of women according …

Childbirth is a pivotal event for many women, and evidence suggests that women possess
strong expectations regarding this experience. In a longitudinal study of 330 Israeli first-time …

Objective Little is known if couples hold similar or different attitudes towards birth or what
impact these have on the actual mode of birth. The aim of this study was to compare couples' …