Early labour experience and labour characteristics after introduction of an electronic early labour educational intervention.

Objective: The study's aim was to compare first-time mothers' experience of early labour and subsequent labour characteristics before and after introducing an online early labour educational intervention. This article also reports on further testing of the underlying structure of the of the Early Labour Experience Questionnaire (ELEQ) in a Norwegian setting.

Methods: Pre- and post-intervention cohorts were recruited.

Development of and Experiences With an Informational Website on Early Labor: Qualitative User Involvement Study.

Background: The period of regular contractions before 4 cm of cervical dilatation is often referred to as the latent phase or early labor. Women find it challenging to prepare for and cope with this phase of labor, and easily accessed web-based information from reliable sources may be useful in this preparation.

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the development of a Norwegian website, Latens.

A qualitative study of Norwegian first-time mothers' information needs in pre-admission early labour.

Objective: To explore women's experience with information, and their information needs in pre-admission early labour.

Design: A qualitative study with an exploratory and descriptive approach.

Setting: Five focus group interviews with women attending post-natal care at five different well-baby clinics in South-Eastern Norway in 2019.