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Table 3 Predefined categories extracted from the literature review

From: Perceived strategies to reduce traumatic childbirth amongst Iranian childbearing women: a qualitative study

Categories

Birth preparedness

Supportive loop

Good behavior of the caregivers

Deepening trust

Struggle with medicalization of childbirth

Labour pain relief

Coordination of prenatal and antenatal caregivers

Continuity of care