QUALITATIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE CHILDBIRTH EXPERIENCES AMONG PRIMIPAROUS MOTHERS IN SELECTED COMMUNITY HEALTHCENTRE, UTTAR PRADESH

Aim:This study aimed to explore the childbirth experiences of primipara mothers in selected community health centre of Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Design: Qualitative exploratory study. Methods: The study was conducted among 10 primiparous women using semi structured interviews on 3rd day of delivery. Results: Data analysis led into two themes and seven sub- themes. The themes include low self-esteem and unrealistic childbirth expectations. Low self esteem theme consisted of self-blame, poor self-confidence, ambivalent feelings, novel experience and the theme of unrealistic childbirth expectations the subtheme are unfamiliar environment, pain, medical intervention. Womens low childbirth self-efficacy can be the result of negative childbirth experience. Therefore, it seems that providing positive childbirth experience plays an important role in improving womens self-efficacy and self-esteem, which requires cooperation and effort at the level of the individual, family, education system and health care system.