RT Journal Article T1 Satisfaction with the Care Received and the Childbirth and Puerperium Experience in Christian and Muslim Pregnant Women A1 Fernández Carrasco, Francisco Javier A1 Silva Muñoz, Gustavo Adolfo A1 Vázquez Lara, Juana María A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan A1 García Iglesias, Juan Jesús A1 Rodríguez Díaz, Luciano AB Over the last three decades, there has been an increase in the population as a result of themigratory flow due to the arrival of migrants to Spain, including young women of childbearingage and with reproductive capacity. This phenomenon has made childbirth assistance an extremelyimportant priority in recent years. The aim of this study was to assess the satisfaction and experienceduring childbirth and the postpartum period in pregnant women according to their religion afterassistance in a tertiary hospital. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on a sampleof 242 women using the validated Spanish version of the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction RatingScale (MCSRS) to measure satisfaction with the childbirth experience during the months of Januaryto April 2021. Statistically significant differences were found in the domains of birth satisfaction(p < 0.01), satisfaction with the obstetrician (p < 0.01), and perception of pain during labour (p < 0.01).The Christian group of women scored higher in these three domains as compared to the Muslimgroup. The rate of breastfeeding at birth was 5.26 times higher among the Muslim group comparedto the Christian group (p = 0.02). The experience of childbirth and the puerperium significantlyinfluenced the levels of satisfaction of pregnant women with the process of childbirth in a differentway according to the religious culture of the patient PB MDPI SN 2227-9032 (electrónico) YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20887 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/20887 LA eng NO Fernández-Carrasco, F. J., Silva-Muñoz, G. A., Vázquez-Lara, J. M., Gómez-Salgado, J., García-Iglesias, J. J., & Rodríguez-Díaz, L. (2022). Satisfaction with the Care Received and the Childbirth and Puerperium Experience in Christian and Muslim Pregnant Women. In Healthcare (Vol. 10, Issue 4, p. 725). MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10040725 DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva RD 30 may 2026