Experiences of water immersion during childbirth: a qualitative thematic synthesis
dc.contributor.author | Reviriego, Eva | |
dc.contributor.author | Ibargoyen Roteta, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Carreguí Vilar, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Mediavilla Serrano, L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Uceira Rey, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Iglesias Casás S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Martín Casado, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Toledo Chavarri, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ares Mateos, G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Montero Carcaboso, S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Castelló Zamora, B. | |
dc.contributor.author | Burgos Alonso, Natalia | |
dc.contributor.author | Moreno Rodríguez, A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hernández Tejada, N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Koetsenruyter, C. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-07-07T17:12:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-07-07T17:12:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 23 : (2023) // Article ID 395 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2393 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/61937 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background The increasing demand for childbirth care based on physiological principles has led official bodies to encourage health centers to provide evidence‑based care aimed at promoting women’s participation in informed decision‑making and avoiding excessive medical intervention during childbirth. One of the goals is to reduce pain and find alternative measures to epidural anesthesia to enhance women’s autonomy and well‑being during child‑ birth. Currently, water immersion is used as a non‑pharmacological method for pain relief. This review aimed to identify and synthesize evidence on women’s and midwives’ experiences, values, and prefer‑ ences regarding water immersion during childbirth. Methods A systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative evidence were conducted. Databases were searched and references were checked according to specific criteria. Studies that used qualitative data collection and analysis methods to examine the opinions of women or midwives in the hospital setting were included. Non‑qualita‑ tive studies, mixed‑methods studies that did not separately report qualitative results, and studies in languages other than English or Spanish were excluded. The Critical Appraisal Skills Program Qualitative Research Checklist was used to assess study quality, and results were synthesized using thematic synthesis. Results Thirteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in this review. The qualitative studies yielded three key themes: 1) reasons identified by women and midwives for choosing a water birth, 2) benefits experienced in water births, and 3) barriers and facilitators of water immersion during childbirth. Conclusions The evidence from qualitative studies indicates that women report benefits associated with water birth. From the perspective of midwives, ensuring safe water births requires adequate resources, midwives training, and rig‑ orous standardized protocols to ensure that all pregnant women can safely opt for water immersion during childbirth with satisfactory results. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | BMC | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ | * |
dc.subject | natural childbirth | es_ES |
dc.subject | waterbirth | es_ES |
dc.subject | water immersion | es_ES |
dc.subject | childbirth | es_ES |
dc.subject | labor | es_ES |
dc.title | Experiences of water immersion during childbirth: a qualitative thematic synthesis | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativeco mmons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | Atribución 3.0 España | * |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-023-05690-7 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s12884-023-05690-7 | |
dc.departamentoes | Medicina preventiva y salud pública | es_ES |
dc.departamentoeu | Prebentzio medikuntza eta osasun publikoa | es_ES |
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