Women's experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth: A qualitative study.
Sexual & reproductive healthcare : official journal of the Swedish Association of Midwives June 1, 2025 Eleanor Young, Karen-Ann Clarke, Rachel Reed et al.
There is a poverty of knowledge relating to the transition phase of labour and undisturbed childbirth physiology. This study explored women's experiences of the transition phase of physiological labour during freebirth. Transition within physiological labour is described as a phase occurring as a woman ends the first stage of labour. The woman may display a range of signs and symptoms,...