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Health condition
Unassisted Childbirth: Home birth by women who deliberately chose to deliver at home, unassisted by a skilled professional. Synonyms are:
Unattended (child)birth, Free birth, Pure birth, Solo birth, Parent assisted birth, Undisturbed birth, Do-it-yourself birth, Instinctive birth and Raw birth.
Sponsors and support
School of Health and Life Sciences
Sheila McCluskey <S.McCluskey@gcu.ac.uk>
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Thematic Analyses of focus group interviews
Secondary outcome
not applicable
Background summary
Current literature shows a significant lack of research on Unassisted Childbirth (UC) in general and on UC in the Netherlands in particular, giving justification for conducting the proposed study. This research proposal aims at undertaking a qualitative study with a phenomenological study design about UC in the Netherlands.
A combination of convenience and purposive sampling is suggested for conducting focus group interviews about the perceptions and beliefs of women in the Netherlands who choose UC. After saturation has been reached, the data will be analysed using thematic analysis. Publication of the findings is intended to contribute to the understanding of this phenomenon and to identify any possible deficiencies of the current Dutch maternity care system in relation to the needs of the target population.
Study objective
What are the motivations of women in the Netherlands to choose UC and what are their beliefs on childbirth in general and in relation to current Dutch maternity care?
This study primarily aims at understanding women’s motivations in declining (parts of) maternity care in the Netherlands, specifically birth care. There has not yet been any research published regarding the prevalence of UC in the Netherlands or the reasons why women decide to freebirth here. In critiquing the literature, there seems to be a significant deficiency in information about UC in general, and relating to the perceptions of freebirthers and maternity care in the Netherlands in particular, thereby justifying the proposed study.
Study design
not applicable
Intervention
not applicable
Michelle ten Berge
Amsterdam 1073 GD
The Netherlands
tel +31 624610046
xmi@me.com
Michelle ten Berge
Amsterdam 1073 GD
The Netherlands
tel +31 624610046
xmi@me.com
Inclusion criteria
having had (or tried to have) a freebirth in the last three years, age 18 years or older.
Exclusion criteria
not being able to speak or read Dutch, being pregnant or having given birth over three years ago.
Design
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL5085 |
| NTR-old | NTR5217 |
| Other | METC Atrium Orbis Zuyd : 15-N-20 |