Studying the effect of implementing the World Health Organization's labor and delivery management program on improving mothers' experience and satisfaction of childbirth.
7 affiliations
- 1Department of Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- 2Department of Midwifery, Reproductive Health Promotion Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- 3Department of Midwifery, Reproductive Health Promotion Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- 4Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Fertility Infertility and Perinatology Research Center, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
- 5Department of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tehran, Iran.
- 6School of Public Health, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
- 7Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Alimentary Tract Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Abstract
Background
The experiences that women gain from the childbirth process are considered as one of the important childbirth outcomes. On the other hand, one of the important factors for deciding on the next pregnancy is the type of experience gained from the previous childbirth. Having a negative experience and dissatisfaction with the previous childbirth reduces the likelihood of deciding to have another pregnancy. Adding woman-centered care, including safe childbirth checklist, can play an important role in satisfaction with childbirth and the childbirth experience. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of the labor and delivery management program on the experience and satisfaction of vaginal delivery.Materials and methods
This clinical trial study was conducted on 940 women (two groups of 470) with gestational age less than 37 weeks, who were hospitalized for vaginal or cesarean delivery in 2022. Twenty-five 1-h sessions were allocated to train care providers by the principal investigator. Within 48 h after delivery, the McKay Childbirth Satisfaction Questionnaire and after at least one month after delivery, the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire, version 2.0, were completed by mothers who had given birth in the intervention and control groups and by research assistants. Finally, the data were analyzed with SPSS software.Results
The results of the independent t-test showed that the level of satisfaction (and its dimensions) was significantly higher in the intervention group (P < 0.001). Also, the results of the independent t-test in the two groups showed that the level of experience (and its subscales) was significantly higher in the intervention group (P < 0.05).Conclusion
The Labor and Delivery Management Program, using the World Health Organization checklist, was able to increase pregnant mothers' satisfaction with the birth process and create a positive experience for them. Achieving these outcomes increased mothers' desire to have another child.
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BibTeX
@article{kamrani2026studying,
title = {{Studying the effect of implementing the World Health Organization's labor and delivery management program on improving mothers' experience and satisfaction of childbirth.}},
author = {Atefeh Kamrani and Mina Iravani and Parvin Abedi and Mahin Najafian and Shahla Khosravi and N Alianmoghaddam and Bahman Cheraghian},
journal = {Journal of education and health promotion},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.4103/jehp.jehp_861_25},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924321},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Studying the effect of implementing the World Health Organization's labor and delivery management program on improving mothers' experience and satisfaction of childbirth.
AU - Atefeh Kamrani
AU - Mina Iravani
AU - Parvin Abedi
AU - Mahin Najafian
AU - Shahla Khosravi
AU - N Alianmoghaddam
AU - Bahman Cheraghian
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/30
JO - Journal of education and health promotion
DO - 10.4103/jehp.jehp_861_25
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42924321
AB - Background The experiences that women gain from the childbirth process are considered as one of the important childbirth outcomes. On the other hand, one of the important factors for deciding on the next pregnancy is the type of experience gained from the previous childbirth. Having a negative experience and dissatisfaction with the previous childbirth reduces the likelihood of deciding to have another pregnancy. Adding woman-centered care, including safe childbirth checklist, can play an important role in satisfaction with childbirth and the childbirth experience. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the effect of the labor and delivery management program on the experience and satisfaction of vaginal delivery.Materials and methods This clinical trial study was conducted on 940 women (two groups of 470) with gestational age less than 37 weeks, who were hospitalized for vaginal or cesarean delivery in 2022. Twenty-five 1-h sessions were allocated to train care providers by the principal investigator. Within 48 h after delivery, the McKay Childbirth Satisfaction Questionnaire and after at least one month after delivery, the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire, version 2.0, were completed by mothers who had given birth in the intervention and control groups and by research assistants. Finally, the data were analyzed with SPSS software.Results The results of the independent t-test showed that the level of satisfaction (and its dimensions) was significantly higher in the intervention group (P < 0.001). Also, the results of the independent t-test in the two groups showed that the level of experience (and its subscales) was significantly higher in the intervention group (P < 0.05).Conclusion The Labor and Delivery Management Program, using the World Health Organization checklist, was able to increase pregnant mothers' satisfaction with the birth process and create a positive experience for them. Achieving these outcomes increased mothers' desire to have another child.
SN - 2277-9531
SN - 2319-6440
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