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Today, in many countries birth is safe, yet many women report negative and traumatic birth experiences, with adverse effects on their and their families\u2019 well-being. Many reviews have attempted to understand the complexity of women\u2019s and their partners\u2019 birth experience; however, it remains unclear what the key dimensions of the birth experience are.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To synthesize the information from reviews of qualitative studies on the experience of childbirth in order to identify key dimensions of women\u2019s and their partners\u2019 childbirth experience.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Systematic database searches yielded 40 reviews, focusing either on general samples or on specific modes of birth or populations, altogether covering primary studies from over 35,000 women (and &gt;1000 partners) in 81 countries. We appraised the reviews\u2019 quality, extracted data and analysed it using thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Findings<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Four key dimensions of women\u2019s and partners\u2019 birth experience (covering ten subthemes), were identified: 1) Perceptions, including attitudes and beliefs; 2) Physical aspects, including birth environment and pain; 3) Emotional challenges; and 4) Relationships, with birth companions and interactions with healthcare professionals. In contrast with the comprehensive picture that arises from our synthesis, most reviews attended to only one or two of these dimensions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec005\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The identified key dimensions bring to light the complexity and multidimensionality of the birth experience. Within each dimension, pathways leading towards negative and traumatic birth experiences as well as pathways leading to positive experiences become tangible. Identifying key dimensions of the birth experience may help inform education and research in the field of birth experiences and gives guidance to practitioners and policy makers on how to promote positive birth experiences for women and their partners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0299151","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,3,29]],"date-time":"2024-03-29T13:22:26Z","timestamp":1711718546000},"page":"e0299151","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":23,"title":["Key dimensions of women\u2019s and their partners\u2019 experiences of childbirth: A systematic review of reviews of qualitative 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