Women's needs to be prepared for the childbirth: a scoping review protocol

Scoping Review Protocol This scoping review will be conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews and reported following PRISMA guidelines adapted for scoping reviews. The aim is to identify and map women’s needs for childbirth preparation, addressing the research question: What are women’s needs to prepare for childbirth? A comprehensive search will be carried out in the following databases: CINAHL, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE Complete, Scopus, Web of Science, and RCAAP, the Portuguese Open Access Scientific Repository. Studies published up to January 2025 will be considered. No restrictions will be applied regarding study design. All studies involving adult women aged 18 years or older will be eligible for inclusion. Rayyan software will be used to support the study selection process, and NVivo 11 will be used for data analysis.