Primiparous and Multiparous Women’s Mode of Birth and Negative Emotions

• Main Authors: Green, G. (Author), Marques, A. (Author), Tesler, R. (Author)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: adult; anger; article; cesarean section; childbirth; controlled study; cross-sectional study; dissociation; emotion; fear; female; follow up; human; major clinical study; mode of childbirth; multipara; multiparous; negative emotions; primiparous; retrospective study; wellbeing
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 Negative childbirth experiences may result in negative emotions that may lead to negative outcomes, such as post-traumatic stress disorder. We aimed to examine the differences in emotions between primiparous and multiparous women and mode of birth. We used a retrospective cross-sectional study design with three hundred and fifty women. Primiparous women reported higher levels of fear, lack of control, and dissociation emotions compared to multiparous women. The EmCs (emergency cesarean section) group experienced the most fear, lack of control, anger, and conflict emotions. It is important to conduct follow up work with women who underwent unplanned birth procedures since negative childbirth experiences may lead to further negative effects on women’s psychosocial health and well-being. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.