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Journal Article
Why do pregnant women prefer cesarean birth? A qualitative study in a tertiary care center in Southern Thailand
2021
Overview
Background
Increasing worldwide rates of cesarean section are of global concern. In recent years, cesarean births upon maternal request have become a hotly debated issue. Hence, this study aimed to explore maternal reasons for cesarean preference without medical indications.
Methods
A descriptive qualitative study was conducted, using in-depth interviews with 27 pregnant women who preferred cesarean birth, attending antenatal care in Songklanagarind Hospital from September 2018 to June 2019. Data were analyzed using content analysis.
Results
Maternal reasons for cesarean preference were classified into six main categories: fear of childbirth, safety concerns related to health risk perceptions, negative previous birth experiences, positive attitudes toward cesarean birth, access to biased information and superstitious beliefs in auspicious birth dates. Most women had more than one reason for opting cesarean birth.
Conclusion
Several reasons for cesarean birth preference have been elucidated. One striking reason was superstitious beliefs in auspicious birth dates, which are challengable for obstetricians to deal with. Obstetricians should explore the exact reasons why women request cesarean birth in order to prevent or diminish unnecessary cesarean births.
Publisher
BioMed Central,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
Subject
/ Adult
/ Age
/ Cesarean Section - psychology
/ Diabetes
/ Dyspnea
/ Fear
/ Female
/ Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
/ HIV
/ Human immunodeficiency virus
/ Humans
/ Maternity care and sociological aspects of pregnancy and childbirth
/ Medicine
/ Pain
/ Patient Preference - psychology
/ Thailand
/ Vagina
