Patient perception of labor support behaviors provided by Finnish midwives.

Background: Almost all births in Finland occur in hospitals, but the concept of labor support behavior is not well-known among Finnish midwives.

Objective: The primary aim was to increase perceived labor support as measured by BANSILQ.

Methods: This study was tailored to evaluate the impacts of short on-the-job training interventions for midwives (n=70) in labor support given to mothers.