Immigrant women's experience of labor and birth.
Lilian Salem Supimpa, Silvana Regina Rossi Kissula de Souza, Naiane Ribeiro Prandini and 3 others
PMID 38197678WHAT IT FOUND
Immigrant women described labor and birth as shaped by surprise, pain, fear, and communication barriers.
Many valued nurses who explained care, listened, and provided reassurance.
Key findings
01Seven immigrant women described unexpected delivery timing, delivery route, pain, fear, and communication barriers as central parts of their birth experience.
02Women valued nursing care that included clinical assessment, newborn hygiene, breastfeeding guidance, and feeling seen by the caring gaze.
03Women described positive care as presence, attention, listening, and action during vulnerability and pain, and as adapted speech to improve understanding.
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What it does not show
The study had a small sample and was limited to a Brazilian city. Access was restricted by pandemic safety protocols. A participant whose Creole accent was unknown to the translator was excluded. The study did not explore analgesia or the pandemic impact on maternal care.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these narratives as evidence that a particular communication or nursing approach improves birth outcomes. The study reports experiences in a small qualitative sample and does not test effects.