{"title":"Embracing Strength and Compassion: A Birth Journey.","authors":"Tihana Gašpert","doi":"10.1891/JPE-2024-0018","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Embracing strength and compassion defined a transformative and unforgettable childbirth experience at University Hospital Rijeka on July 31, 2021. Guided by empathetic and skilled midwifery care, the journey was marked by moments of anticipation, intensity, and profound joy. Supportive guidance during every stage of labor, from managing contractions to making critical decisions, provided reassurance and empowerment during moments of uncertainty and pain. Despite unexpected challenges, such as the inability to receive an epidural, unwavering encouragement and adaptability helped transform a potentially overwhelming situation into one of profound joy. This story highlights the vital role of skilled and compassionate care in shaping a positive birthing experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":46449,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Perinatal Education","volume":"34 1","pages":"4-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6000,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11885110/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Perinatal Education","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1891/JPE-2024-0018","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Embracing strength and compassion defined a transformative and unforgettable childbirth experience at University Hospital Rijeka on July 31, 2021. Guided by empathetic and skilled midwifery care, the journey was marked by moments of anticipation, intensity, and profound joy. Supportive guidance during every stage of labor, from managing contractions to making critical decisions, provided reassurance and empowerment during moments of uncertainty and pain. Despite unexpected challenges, such as the inability to receive an epidural, unwavering encouragement and adaptability helped transform a potentially overwhelming situation into one of profound joy. This story highlights the vital role of skilled and compassionate care in shaping a positive birthing experience.
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The Journal of Perinatal Education (JPE) is the leading peer-reviewed journal specifically for childbirth educators. Through evidence-based articles, the JPE advances the knowledge of aspiring and seasoned educators in any setting-independent or private practice, community, hospital, nursing or midwifery school-and informs educators and other health care professionals on research that will improve their practice and their efforts to support natural, safe, and healthy birth. The JPE also publishes features that provide practical resources and advice health care professionals can use to enhance the quality and effectiveness of their care or teaching to prepare expectant parents for birth. The journal''s content focuses on pregnancy, childbirth, the postpartum period, breastfeeding, neonatal care, early parenting, and young family development. In addition to childbirth educators, the JPE''s readers include nurses, midwives, physicians, and other professionals involved with perinatal education and maternal-child health care.