Long-term memories and experiences of childbirth in a Nordic context—a secondary analysis

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Table I.  Overview of including studies.

Study	Objective/study phenomenon	Data/sample/period of sampling	Results	Data analysis method	Context
Lundgren, I. (2005) Sweden	Swedish women's experience of childbirth two years after birth.	Interviews with 10 women 1999–2000	Essential meaning: An unavoidable situation, which was demanding for both control and loss of control, as going with the flow and at the same time taking command of oneself Constituents:	Phenomenological Giorgi and Dahlberg	Birth centre
			To be in a situation without return
			To receive help
			To be changed
			To have a different experience
			The experience is not in agreement
			with expectations
Bondas, T (2005) Finland	Women's experiences of childbearing and care from pregnancy to the baby's first year and reflecting on the period 2½ years after	Interviews with 9 women 1996–1997	The new meaning of the woman's life is that the child will always be life is that the child will always be there in her lifeworld, she will always be a woman “with child”. The women experienced a paradoxical combination of joy and suffering which accompanied the profound changes in health and life, which created a need and longing for someone to share the new situation with. The sharing is termed family communion, sisterly communion and professional communion.	Phenomenological Colaizzi	Standard maternity care
Halldórsdóttir S. &Karlsdóttir, SL. (1996b) Iceland	Womens’ perception of caring and uncaring encounters during childbirth	Interviews with 10 women 1994–1995	The midwives that are perceived as caring are professionally competent, skilful and responsible, attentive and cooperative, and communicate caringly and effectively with the woman and her partner. Alternatively, the midwives perceived as uncaring, perceived as lacking in professional competence, as being insensitive and even rough when giving care, ineffective in standing and flexibility.	Phenomenological The Vancouver School	Standard maternity care