Exploration of Informational Needs Regarding Childbearing in Iranian Women: A Qualitative Study.
Faeze Ghorbani, Talat Khadivzadeh, Fatemehzahra Karimi and 1 others
PMID 40755867WHAT IT FOUND
Women and experts described childbearing information needs: medical facts about fertility, birth and infertility, information on parenting, supportive examples of confident mothers, and social, cultural or religious information.
The study did not test whether giving this information increases childbearing.
Key findings
01Participants and experts described a need for medical information on pregnancy, childbirth and infertility, and for information on improving parenting skills.
02Participants and experts described a need for supportive information to strengthen maternal identity, including role models and empowerment.
03Participants and experts described a need for cultural, religious and social information about childbearing and population aging.
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What it does not show
The study was qualitative and did not test an intervention or measure childbearing, pregnancy or birth outcomes. Participants were women in Iran and experts or policymakers, so the themes may not apply to other cultures, ages, marital statuses or health systems. Some interviews were conducted by phone because of distance. The sample was purposive and small, with 24 participants, so it cannot estimate how common each information need is. Experts and policymakers were included with women, so the findings combine personal and professional perspectives.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that providing this information will increase childbearing. The study only described women's and experts' information needs; it did not test an education program or measure pregnancy or birth outcomes.