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. 2022 Apr 25;19(9):5189.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095189.

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

Gizell Green  1 , Riki Tesler  2 , Adilson Marques  3   4
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Primiparous and Multiparous Women's Mode of Birth and Negative Emotions

Gizell Green et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

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.

Keywords: childbirth; mode of childbirth; multiparous; negative emotions; primiparous.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Participants and research aim flow diagram. Abbreviation: * the study used terminology of vaginal birth instead of standard vaginal of delivery.
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