{"title":"Childbirth Experience during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2577-2236.100160","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s childbirth experience. It is a significant part of quality care which is affected by various factors. It may result in positive or negative shortand longterm effects on well-being, confidence and life in general. Exceptional circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic have altered many different aspects of our lives and possibly also women’s childbirth experience. Design: Single-center crosssectional cohort study using a modified version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) as a validated instrument. Setting: Labour ward at the Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical University Graz, Austria. Sample: 230 women undergoing labour at the Medical University Graz were included in the study. Methods: Women received the CEQ during their stay at the labour ward and were asked to return it upon discharge. Results: No major difference in birth experience subscales was found between women giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic and data collected in different countries in recent years. There was also no statistically significant difference between women having their partner absent or present at birth. Conclusion: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being a time of global crisis, women rated their childbirth experience comparably to prepandemic data emphasizing good obstetric healthcare provided. Obstetrics & Gynecology: Open Access Eisnecker K, et al. Gynecol Obstet Open Acc 7: 160. www.doi.org/10.29011/2577-2236.100160 www.gavinpublishers.com","PeriodicalId":365505,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics & Gynecology: Open Access","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-04-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Obstetrics & Gynecology: Open Access","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2577-2236.100160","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s childbirth experience. It is a significant part of quality care which is affected by various factors. It may result in positive or negative shortand longterm effects on well-being, confidence and life in general. Exceptional circumstances like the COVID-19 pandemic have altered many different aspects of our lives and possibly also women’s childbirth experience. Design: Single-center crosssectional cohort study using a modified version of the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) as a validated instrument. Setting: Labour ward at the Department for Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Medical University Graz, Austria. Sample: 230 women undergoing labour at the Medical University Graz were included in the study. Methods: Women received the CEQ during their stay at the labour ward and were asked to return it upon discharge. Results: No major difference in birth experience subscales was found between women giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic and data collected in different countries in recent years. There was also no statistically significant difference between women having their partner absent or present at birth. Conclusion: Despite the COVID-19 pandemic being a time of global crisis, women rated their childbirth experience comparably to prepandemic data emphasizing good obstetric healthcare provided. Obstetrics & Gynecology: Open Access Eisnecker K, et al. Gynecol Obstet Open Acc 7: 160. www.doi.org/10.29011/2577-2236.100160 www.gavinpublishers.com