Open AccessChildbirth experience and practice changing during COVID‐19 pandemic: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Inversetti Annalisa,
Fumagalli Simona,
Nespoli Antonella,
Antolini Laura,
Mussi Serena,
Ferrari Debora,
Locatelli Anna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.913
Subject(s) - medicine , childbirth , pandemic , cohort , cross sectional study , covid-19 , obstetrics , cohort study , pregnancy , psychological intervention , patient satisfaction , nursing , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , genetics , biology
Aim To evaluate mothers’ satisfaction with childbirth experience in a cohort of women who delivered during COVID pandemia and to compare them to a pre‐COVID cohort. Design We performed a cross‐sectional study in a low‐risk Maternity Unit. Methods Women who delivered during COVID‐19 pandemic were compared to a pre‐COVID cohort recruited in 2018 in the same setting. Italian version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale‐Revised (I‐BSS‐R) was used. Results Three hundred and seventy‐seven women were included (277 pre‐COVID and 100 during COVID pandemic). No differences in terms of satisfaction at birth were reported (I‐BSS‐R mean 27.0, SD 5.3 versus mean 27.6, SD 6.1, p 0.34), despite an increased rate of active intrapartum interventions. Intrapartum variables that significantly reduced satisfaction were the same in the two groups: epidural analgesia ( p < .0001 in both groups), prolonged active phases ( p < .0001 in both), oxytocin administration ( p < .0001 in both) and operative delivery (p 0.0009 versus p 0.0019).