Kontakt 2026, 28(1):38-43 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2026.010

Maternal satisfaction with childbirth in selected healthcare facilities in the Moravian-Silesian RegionNursing - Original article

Kateřina Kliš, Radka Kozáková * ORCID...
University of Ostrava, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Objectives: The aim of this article was to determine the level of maternal satisfaction with childbirth in selected healthcare facilities in the Moravian-Silesian Region and to analyze the relationships between childbirth satisfaction and selected sociodemographic and psychosocial factors, including mode of delivery, participation in antenatal education, and overall life satisfaction.

Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted among 157 women in the early postpartum period. The Czech version of the Labor and Delivery Satisfaction Index (LADSI-CZ) and the Personal Wellbeing Index - Adult (PWI-CZ) were used for data collection. Descriptive statistics, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and the Kruskal-Wallis test were applied at a significance level of α = 0.05.

Results: The overall level of childbirth satisfaction was high (mean LADSI score 1.6; SD = 0.69). A statistically significant but weak association was found between satisfaction and mode of delivery (r = 0.182; p = 0.023), and between childbirth satisfaction and overall life satisfaction (r = -0.267; p = 0.001). No significant relationships were observed between satisfaction and age, education, parity, marital status, or antenatal class attendance.

Conclusion: Women demonstrated a high level of satisfaction with their childbirth experience. The results suggest that subjective well-being and mode of delivery play an important role, while sociodemographic factors appear to be less influential. Enhancing psychosocial support, respectful communication, and individualized care during childbirth may further promote positive birth experiences.

Keywords: Childbirth experience; LADSI; Maternal satisfaction; Maternity care; Subjective well-being
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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: October 30, 2025; Revised: December 12, 2025; Accepted: January 12, 2026; Prepublished online: February 17, 2026; Published: March 17, 2026  Show citation

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Kliš K, Kozáková R. Maternal satisfaction with childbirth in selected healthcare facilities in the Moravian-Silesian Region. Kontakt. 2026;28(1):38-43. doi: 10.32725/kont.2026.010.
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