Induction of labour as compared with spontaneous labour in low-risk women: A multicenter study in Catalonia.

Objective: To compare birth and neonatal outcomes in low-risk women undergoing induced labour with those undergoing spontaneous onset.

Methods: This retrospective multicentre study included 30 public maternity hospitals in Catalonia between 2016 and 2017. The study population consisted of 5,717 women.

Level of Job Burnout among Midwives Working in Labour Rooms in Barcelona Region: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Nowadays, burnout syndrome (BS) symptoms appear to have increased in healthcare workers, specifically midwives, but there are no studies on burnout among midwives in Catalonia. The present study aimed to assess and describe the prevalence of BS in midwives working in labour rooms.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 122 midwives working in 24 maternity hospitals in the Barcelona (region) which were selected using purposive sampling from January to March 2017.

Oxytocin Administration in Low-Risk Women, a Retrospective Analysis of Birth and Neonatal Outcomes.

Background: In recent years, higher than the recommended rate of oxytocin use has been observed among low-risk women. This study examines the relationship between oxytocin administration and birth outcomes in women and neonates.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of birth and neonatal outcomes for women who received oxytocin versus those who did not.

Validation and psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the questionnaire for assessing the childbirth experience (QACE).

Objective: When evaluating childbirth experience, some of the factors considered by women include their previous births experience, pain management during birth, and companion and healthcare professional support received. The objective of this paper is to validate the Questionnaire for Assessing the Childbirth Experience (QACE) into the Spanish population by assessing its psychometric properties.

Methods: Due to the differences between the Spanish and English languages, a careful translation process was the first step to making the QACE useable to Spanish speaking cohorts, once thoroughly translated their conceptual equivalence was evaluated by a group of experts and tested later via interviews with postpartum women for comprehensibility evaluation.

Midwives' experiences of the factors that facilitate normal birth among low risk women in public hospitals in Catalonia (Spain).

Background: Normal birth has major benefits for women and infants. Nevertheless, during the last few decades, the advancement in technology and an increasing domination of obstetrician-led childbirths have resulted in the medicalization of childbirth. Midwives are interested in amending this trend and aim to support women to achieve the best possible birth experience for them.