Dimensions of childbirth care associated with maternal satisfaction among low-risk Chilean women. Issue 1 (2nd January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pantoja, Loreto; Weeks, Fiona H.; Ortiz, Jovita; Cavada, Gabriel; Foster, Jennifer; Binfa, Lorena
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 41:Issue 1(2020)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 100
• Publication Date: 2020-01-02
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1590360
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

Abstract: The authors of this study aimed to describe the level of maternal satisfaction during labor reported by a national sample of low-risk childbearing women in Chile by identifying the dimensions of intrapartum care most determinant for overall satisfaction. Maternal satisfaction was measured in the postpartum period with an instrument previously validated in Chile. Almost half of the participants (49.4%) reported having optimal satisfaction, 29% adequate, and 22% worse. Treatment of women by professionals and the physical environment were the most important dimension predicting of maternal satisfaction, consistent with findings from developing countries emphasizing patient-provider interaction during labor as a key component of birth care quality.