Tone Lindtveit, Connie Malin Skeie, Hanna-Leena Oommen, Marte Eline Ween-Velken, Benedicte Sandhaug Nygaard, Idun Røseth
OBJECTIVE: To explore the experience of primi- and multiparous women with planned singleton upright breech births. METHOD: We conducted face-to-face, in-depth interviews with five primiparous and five multiparous women who underwent a physiological breech birth at one hospital in Norway and analyzed the data using Giorgi's descriptive phenomenological method. RESULTS: The phenomenon of women's experiences with physiological breech birth yielded four main constituents: "Mental preparedness and control", "The importance of shared decision-making and sufficient information", "Trust and the many 'faces' of birthing staff", and "'I actually did it!': Coping and control in the upright breech position"...
February 1, 2024: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare: Official Journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives