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Summary information

Study title

Expectations and Experiences of Childbirth, 1987

Creator

Green, J. M., University of Cambridge, Centre for Family Research
Kitzinger, J., University of Cambridge, Centre for Family Research
Coupland, V., University of Cambridge, Centre for Family Research

Study number / PID

3464 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3464-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.


The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between expectations and experiences of childbirth and women's feelings after delivery.


Main Topics:

Feelings and attitudes in pregnancy; health in pregnancy; worries; feelings and attitudes to the birth; response to baby; health of baby; satisfaction; emotional well-being.

Measurement Scales:
Registrar General's Social Class; Cambridge Social Class Scale Score (Prandy Scale).

Topics

History

Keywords

AGEALCOHOL USEANAESTHETICSANTENATAL CAREANXIETYATTITUDESBREAST-FEEDINGCAESARIAN SECTIONSCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASESCHILD BEHAVIOURCHILDBIRTHCHILDREN
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Methodology

Data collection period

01/01/1987

Country

England

Time dimension

Cross-sectional (one-time) study

Analysis unit

Subnational
Mothers
Pregnant women
Individuals

Universe

All pregnant women booking in at the study hospitals, in four towns in South East England, during the recruitment period.

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Not available

Data collection mode

Postal survey

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1996

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.

Related publications

  • Coupland, V., Kitzinger, J. and Green, J. (1990) 'Expectations, experiences and psychological outcomes of childbirth:: a prospective study of 825 women', Birth, 15-24
  • Coupland, V., Kitzinger, J. and Green, J. (1988) Great expectations :: a prospective study of women's expectations and experiences of childbirth, Cambridge: University of Cambridge, Centre for Family Research.ISBN 0951231235 | 9780951231234
  • Green, J. (1990) '"Who is unhappy after childbirth?" :: Antenatal and intrapartum correlates from a prospective study', Journal of Reproduction and Infant Psychology, 175-183
  • Green, J. (1993) 'Expectations and experiences of pain in labor:: findings from a large prospective study', Birth, 65–72
  • Green, J., Kitzinger, J. and Coupland, V. (1990) 'Stereotypes of childbearing women :: a look at some evidence', Midwifery, 125–132
  • Kitzinger, J., Coupland, V. and Green, J. (1993) 'Midwives' responsibilities, medical staffing structures and women's choice in childbirth' in S. Robinson and A. Thomson (eds.), , London: Chapman and Hall. ISBN0412348004 | 9780412348006
  • Richards, M., Green, J., Coupland, V. and Kitzinger, J. (1991) 'Mothers' perceptions of their 6-week-old babies :: relationship with antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal actors', Irish Journal of Psychology, 133-144