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An overview of the bradley method
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Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
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Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Department of Midwifery, Graduate School of Education, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Publication date: 2023-10-24
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Serap Öztürk Altınayak
Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey
Eur J Midwifery 2023;7(Supplement 1):A157
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Bradley method, was developed by Robert Bradley (1947), it aims to prepare couples by avoiding unnecessary interventions at birth. In this method, it has stated that the woman in labor needs a dark, quiet environment, physical comfort, controlled breathing, sleep-like eyes, and a supporter. By adding the woman's partner to the birth process, it has turned the birth into a process that is not just a woman's process and that the couples manage together. Couples are expected to take an active role in the Bradley method, such as the practice of taught relaxation and breathing exercises. The role of the father in the delivery room was defined by the classification of Chapman (1992). In the role of coach, the father actively has supported the woman during labor and provides support in controlling the reactions of the woman. In the role of teammate, the father has provided both emotional and physical support to the woman. In the role of witness, the father has observed the woman and the action. In the Bradley method, partners are taken on the “coaching role”.
In conclusion, the use of the Bradley method will help pregnant women to cope with labor pain more effectively, to increase their self-control during labor, to better adapt to labor and to take pleasure from birth. Thus, it may be effective shortening the delivery time, increasing birth comfort and maternal satisfaction at birth and also, It may be effective in the adaptation of couples to their new roles in the postpartum period.