INTRODUCTION Heat therapy may help in reducing pain during labor as it blocks the receptors of pain, according to gate control theory. This systematic review and meta-analysis study aims to evaluat…
INTRODUCTION Laboring women’s ability to cope with pain is likely to be dependent on a variety of inter-related factors, including the level of pain intensity, the nature of the environment and t…
INTRODUCTION Providing good communication is at the core of recent international guidelines for improving women’s outcomes at birth. Communication barriers are identified as major obstacles to pr…
We surveyed changes to maternity care services in the first 17 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in 13 different European countries, from the perspective of national maternity service (parent) organi…
INTRODUCTION Midwives provide antenatal care to women to ensure the health of both mother and baby, according to women’s needs. This study aims to investigate demographic and social, clinical and…