Abstract
Introduction: Pregnancy is a unique experience in a women's life, fulfilled with expectations, surrounded by uncertainties and cultural resistances. The present study describes pregnant women their major concerns regarding childbirth preferences.
Methods: Descriptive study of serial samples acquired from May 1st of 2010 until June 30th of 2010. A questionnaire was applied to 400 pregnant women in ULBRA University Hospital rooming-in care facility, regarding variables concerning preferences on childbirth delivery.
Results: Gravida's preference of vaginal delivery was observed at 72.8% of the time. Their main arguments for such preference were: faster recovery, lesser pain and suffering, faster method of delivery and decreased risk of mother's death. Variables concerning their choice of way of delivery were: presence of a partner, educational level, home income, and time rupture of membranes. Main medical indication for cesarean-section was cephalopelvic disproportion (22.6%), and 35% of the women believed that it was failure of labor induction, their indication for abdominal delivery.
Conclusion: Vaginal delivery found to be their preferable way of delivery (n=291).
Group who preferred vaginal delivery profile: younger age, highest level of education, higher income, having a fixed partner, and shorter time of membrane rupture. Discordance among gravida's alleged causes and medical indication for cesarean section was observed.
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Nader, P., Nader, S. & Iorra, M. Pregnant Women Aspects Regarding Childbirth Preferences at Univiversity Hospital. Pediatr Res 70 (Suppl 5), 695 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/pr.2011.920
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