What is it about?
Birth plans create a great deal of discussion. This paper explores existing studies about birth plans, describing the main themes across research, and suggesting areas for further investigation.
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Why is it important?
Findings from this review suggest there are significant areas within birth plans research that need further exploration, particularly in the UK context where maternity policy speaks to the importance of personalised care.
Perspectives
This paper enabled us to bring together a range of existing studies, and prompted valuable discussion about why the subject of birth plans continues to elicit a great deal of debate.
Bernie Divall
University of Nottingham
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This page is a summary of: Birth Plans: A Narrative Review of the Literature, International Journal of Childbirth, January 2016, Springer Publishing Company,
DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.6.3.157.
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