Women's experiences of labour and birth: an evolutionary concept analysis
MidwiferyPublished 9 November 2007
Patricia Larkin, Cecily Begley, Declan Devane
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Identification of the core attributes of the labour and birth experience may provide a framework for future consideration and investigation including further analysis of related concepts such as 'support' and 'control'.
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practitioners and researchers have already identified the diversity and complexity of women's experiences during labour and birth. The importance of the identified attributes also requires organisational and policy development within the context of a cultural environment that acknowledges this diversity.
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