(2010). Women's experiences of giving birth and making decisions whether to give birth at home when professional care at home is not an option in public health care. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 1(2), 61-66.Lundgren I. Women's experiences of giving birth and making decisions whether...
“The thing is that after you give birth you’re just giving, giving, giving. It’s like your body doesn’t feel like your own and that’s not very empowering. People would say, ‘Oh my god, I felt like a goddess’ when they’re breastfeeding. I’m like, ‘No, I feel like a...
For women giving birth naturally, the most critical skill to master is relaxation. It may seem odd to consider relaxation a skill, but indeed it is.Maintaining relaxation in the face of the unknown, in the midst of the emotional journey into motherhood, can be a daunting task. If negative...
Women get maternity leaveafter giving birth, so shouldtheir husbands also get time offto take care of their newborns?Cody(China)In China, men can getpaid paternity leave from 3 to30 days according to differentplaces. I think it's good to let the father stay homeand help as well. Those ...
The results, published inWomen and Birth, indicate that givingbirthat home with a registered midwife was the preferred choice for 61 percent of the women. However, half of all respondents indicated that if there was no access to a publicly-funded homebirth, or a registered midwife was not av...
Some birth centres are called stand-alone birth centres and are not connected to an obstetric hospital. Others are alongside a hospital. Women who deliver in a birth centre havelower intervention ratesthan those who deliver in hospitals and seem more satisfied than with other forms of care. ...
with Tatyana‘s cadet, he got the couple to return the following day by giving them one of Moscow‘s hottest items that summer: exhibition tickets, so they wouldn‘t have to stand in an endless line again. More tickets for more days were required until she got the point and came a...
She also co-founded the Why Not You Foundation with her husband Russell Wilson, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth through education, one of many initiatives that underscore her commitment to giving back to the community. Through her multifaceted career, Ciara continues to ...
We compared observer-assessed coverage of care and outcomes for women with vaginal births to women’s reports at exit survey. Women who give birth vaginally on labour wards have a very different experience than those giving birth by caesarean in operating theatre; thus we have analysed these sepa...
While motherhood could mean an increase of women’s agency for lower educated women, it may decrease women’s agency for higher educated women, as giving birth to the first child could mean a decrease in resources due to lower working hours and earnings, smaller career options or even leaving...