Women's expectations about birth, requests for pain relief in labor and the subsequent development of birth dissonance and trauma

• Hoofdauteurs: Elizabeth Sutton (Auteur), Karen Detering (Auteur), Christine East (Auteur), Andrea Whittaker (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Onderwerpen: article
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Abstract Background Birth is a significant event in women's lives. As Mansfield notes (2008) many women aim for a birth that avoids pharmacological pain relief because they are advised it is better for them and their baby. For women having their first baby, this may not be realistic as 3/4 of p...