Processing birth experiences: A content analysis of women's preferences.

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink belowNegative birth experiences may have adverse effects on the wellbeing of women and babies. Knowledge about useful interventions to assist women in processing and resolving negative birth experiences is limited. To explore women's experience and preferences of reviewing their birth experience at a special midwifery clinic. The study is a qualitative content analysis of women's written text responses to semi-structured questions, included in a retrospective study. A special counselling clinic, 'Ljáðu mér eyra', at Landspitali University Hospital in Reykjavik, provides women with an opportunity to review their birth experience and discuss their fears about an upcoming birth with a midwife.Memorial Fund of Midwife Bjorg Magnusdottir and Farmer Magnus Jonasson Icelandic Midwives Association's Research Fund Landspitali University Hospital Research Fun