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Sedigheh Sedigh Mobarakabadi

Assistant professor, Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

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Iranian women's experiences of the episiotomy consent process: a qualitative study

This qualitative study was conducted using content analysis. A total of 20 primiparous or multiparous women who had an episiotomy were purposively selected for their diversity in terms of age, parity,...

First-time fathers' experiences attending labour and birth: a descriptive cross-sectional study

This was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 200 first-time fathers visiting midwifery counseling centers in Tehran, Iran. With an alpha of 0.05, z of 1.96, sigma of 7 and d of 1, the sample size...

The perception of episiotomy among Iranian women: a qualitative study

Qualitative conventional content analysis was used for this study. Interviews were held with 20 service recipients (nulliparous or multiparous women at least 6 weeks after their episiotomy) with...

Translation and validation of the first time fathers questionnaire into Persian

This methodological study was conducted to translate the FTFQ into Persian and culturally adapt it to the Iranian setting..

The marginalisation of midwifery in medicalised pregnancy and childbirth: a qualitative study

In many places across the globe, midwives are the first caregivers of pregnant women and parturient (Sandall et al, 2016) Nonetheless, significant differences exist in the organisation of midwifery...

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