Antonakou Angeliki, Kostoglou Erifyli, Papoutsis Dimitrios
Midwifery Department, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, Telford, United Kingdom.
Eur J Midwifery. 2018 Jul 12;2:7. doi: 10.18332/ejm/92917. eCollection 2018.
There is scarce information on water births in Greece, as few women labour and give birth in water. The Greek public health system does not provide water immersion as a birthing option, and so women can only experience this option in private healthcare settings. The aim of this study was to explore the key concepts and themes identified from an analysis of the experiences of women who laboured and gave birth immersed in water.
This was a qualitative study involving twelve women who used water immersion during labour, of which nine had also a water birth. Individual interviews were conducted and their content was analysed using thematic analysis.
Three main themes were identified: . All women reported a positive birth experience and water immersion helped them cope with the pain of labour. They felt greatly empowered following birth and this contributed to successful breastfeeding for more than one year, in the majority of cases. They reported difficulties in finding healthcare professionals that were in support of their choices. The women felt highly supported by the partner's role.
Labouring and giving birth immersed in water was met with great satisfaction by all women. The findings of this study have added to the current body of midwifery knowledge on how water immersion can improve a woman's experience and so support a normal birth outcome.
在希腊，关于水中分娩的信息很少，因为只有少数女性在水中分娩。希腊公共卫生系统不提供水中分娩这一选择，因此女性只能在私立医疗环境中体验这种分娩方式。本研究的目的是探索通过分析水中分娩女性的经历所确定的关键概念和主题。
这是一项定性研究，涉及12名在分娩过程中使用水中分娩的女性，其中9名进行了水中分娩。进行了个人访谈，并使用主题分析法对访谈内容进行了分析。
确定了三个主要主题：所有女性都报告了积极的分娩体验，水中分娩帮助她们应对分娩疼痛。她们在产后感到充满力量，这在大多数情况下有助于实现一年以上的成功母乳喂养。她们表示在寻找支持其选择的医疗专业人员方面存在困难。女性们感到伴侣的角色给予了她们极大的支持。
所有女性对水中分娩都非常满意。本研究的结果丰富了当前关于水中分娩如何改善女性分娩体验从而支持正常分娩结局的助产知识体系。
