Experiences of unplanned deliveries outside the hospital environment
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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.rmrp.2022.192697Keywords:
Parturition, Home childbirth, Labor obstetric, Maternal healthAbstract
Objective: This study aims to identify the experiences of mothers that gave an unplanned out-of-hospital birth. Design: An integrative review was performed in Medline and SciVerse Scopus databases. Publications in English and Portuguese, covering the period between 2000 and 2021, were included. The final selection consisted of four articles. Results: The experiences are ambiguous, showing vulnerability, stress, and guilt, but also feelings of good fortune, relief, and pride after labor. Furthermore, the time spent traveling to a health institution is a determinant of births out of the hospital. Other factors influencing the occurrence are related to single mothers, insufficient education, and lack of prenatal care. Conclusion: It is acknowledged that the country’s socio-economic development level is a decisive factor, in which mothers from developed countries felt more secure with the experience than mothers from developing countries. In addition, medical education based on humanized care has enhanced the promotion of a positive experience concerning unplanned childbirth in an out-of-hospital environment for women.
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