Investigating Maternal Perception of Control and Support in the Postpartum Period and Influencing Factors in Childbirth: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model.
Tuğba Yazici Topçu, Ruveyde Aydin, Songül Aktaş
PMID 39778087WHAT IT FOUND
Low-risk mothers in Türkiye rated their birth support and control at a moderate level.
Their scores were highest when health professionals met their expectations and when they were satisfied with birth.
Key findings
01The average total birth support and control score was 92.4 on a scale from 33 to 165, which the authors interpreted as a moderate level.
02Higher satisfaction with birth and with health professionals was associated with higher total support and control scores.
03Mothers whose expectations from health professionals were met had a higher mean total score (107.68) than those whose expectations were not met (88.24) or partially met (99.12).
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional, so it cannot show that satisfaction or met expectations caused higher perceived control and support. Mothers were recruited online and only those with smartphones could take part, so the sample may not represent mothers without internet access or those with different birth experiences. Mothers gave birth in different maternity units, and perceptions may have varied by unit and staff. The questionnaire has no agreed score threshold for saying support and control are low, moderate or high; the researchers set the ranges used here.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that meeting expectations or satisfaction caused higher control and support. This was a cross-sectional survey, so it reports associations, not evidence of a cause.