Determination of women’s perception of traumatic birth and influencing factors


İNAN KIRMIZIGÜL E., DAMSARSAN S., ŞİMAL YAVUZ N., GÖLBAŞI Z.

Health Care for Women International, cilt.46, sa.9, ss.1030-1046, 2025 (SSCI, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/07399332.2025.2454587
  • Dergi Adı: Health Care for Women International
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Abstracts in Social Gerontology, CINAHL, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1030-1046
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was conducted with a total of 273 women who had at least one vaginal birth in order to examine women’s perceptions of traumatic births and the factors affecting these perceptions. This is a descriptive and correlational study. Womens Traumatic Birth Perception Scale (TBPS) mean score was 59.92 ± 35.73(Min = 0; Max = 130). It was determined that factors such as previous pregnancy complications, telling about the last birth, fear of birth, use of painkillers during birth, episiotomy, fundal compression at birth, and length of stay at birth affected the TBPS score (p < 0.05). These variables accounted for 48% of the variance in traumatic birth experiences.