Childbirth and parenthood education classes in Sweden. Women's opinion and possible outcomes

Objective.  To investigate first‐time mothers' views about antenatal childbirth and parenthood education and their contact with other class participants after birth, and to compare participants and non‐participants with respect to the use of pain relief, experience of pain, mode of delivery, childbirth overall, duration of breastfeeding, and assessment of parental skills.

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