Introduction A positive childbirth experience promotes women's health, both during and
beyond the perinatal period. Understanding what constitutes a positive childbirth experience …

Background Labour and birth are sensitive physiological processes substantially influenced
by environmental and psychosocial factors. Aim To explore the influence and meaning of the …

Background The physical environments in which women give birth can contribute positively
to meeting both physiologic and psychosocial needs during labor. Most studies on the labor …

Introduction This is a mixed design study planned to determine the views of women,
midwives, and physicians about the ideal birth unit and to develop a to develop a valid and …

Aim: To explore women's experiences of physical features in a birthing room designed to be
adaptable to personal wishes and needs during labor and birth. Background: Childbirth is a …

Objective: To study the effect of the birthing room design on nulliparous women's childbirth
experience up to 1 year after birth. Background: Although it is known that the birth …

Background Many women experience giving birth as a negative or even as a traumatic
event. Birth space and its occupants are fundamentally interconnected with negative and …

Objective To evaluate if a birthing room designed with person-centred considerations
improves labour and birth outcomes for nulliparous women when compared to regular …

Background Professional support in childbearing has beneficial effects on childbirth
experience, interactions within the family, breastfeeding and medical outcomes. However …

Objectives: This article investigates how the physical birth environment is perceived by the
users (women and midwives) in different settings, a midwife-led unit and an obstetric-led …