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The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries
BACKGROUND: The cesarean section (C-section) has higher risk compared to normal vaginal delivery (NVD). The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate the frequency of mothers’ tendency toward the mode of delivery and the factors that can affect this inclination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24523780 |
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author | Maharlouei, Najmeh Rezaianzadeh, Abbas Hesami, Elham Moradi, Fariba Mazloomi, Ezat Joulaei, Hassan Khodayari, Mohammad Lankarani, Kamran B. |
author_facet | Maharlouei, Najmeh Rezaianzadeh, Abbas Hesami, Elham Moradi, Fariba Mazloomi, Ezat Joulaei, Hassan Khodayari, Mohammad Lankarani, Kamran B. |
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description | BACKGROUND: The cesarean section (C-section) has higher risk compared to normal vaginal delivery (NVD). The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate the frequency of mothers’ tendency toward the mode of delivery and the factors that can affect this inclination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2011 to June 2012 in Fars Province, Iran, and comprised mothers in their 20(th) to 30(th) weeks of pregnancy. A questionnaire was designed to include, sociodemographic information, maternal knowledge, main sources of knowledge, attitude of the mother, husband, parents, close friends, and gynecologist, regarding the route of delivery, convenience factors, and barriers to choosing NVD, and mother's preference for the route of delivery. RESULTS: Of 6921 participants, 2197 (31.7%) preferred C-section and 4308 (62.2%) favored NVD while 416 (6%) had no idea regarding the preferred route of delivery. Score of knowledge in 904 (13.1%) participants was zero, and 1261 women (18.2%) achieved an acceptable level of knowledge. Using binary logistic regression, positive history of previous abortion and/or infertility, higher education level of mother and husband, mother's unacceptable level of knowledge regarding complications of C-section, and mother's and husband's positive attitude toward C-section were determinant factors in choosing C-section as a preferred route of delivery. CONCLUSION: Appropriate measures should be taken to raise awareness and knowledge of mothers and all families about complications of the C-section. Establishment of clinics for painless NVD and assuring mothers of benefits and lower complications of NVD can reduce the tendency for C-sections. |
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spelling | pubmed-39067842014-02-12 The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries Maharlouei, Najmeh Rezaianzadeh, Abbas Hesami, Elham Moradi, Fariba Mazloomi, Ezat Joulaei, Hassan Khodayari, Mohammad Lankarani, Kamran B. J Res Med Sci Original Article BACKGROUND: The cesarean section (C-section) has higher risk compared to normal vaginal delivery (NVD). The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate the frequency of mothers’ tendency toward the mode of delivery and the factors that can affect this inclination. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted from August 2011 to June 2012 in Fars Province, Iran, and comprised mothers in their 20(th) to 30(th) weeks of pregnancy. A questionnaire was designed to include, sociodemographic information, maternal knowledge, main sources of knowledge, attitude of the mother, husband, parents, close friends, and gynecologist, regarding the route of delivery, convenience factors, and barriers to choosing NVD, and mother's preference for the route of delivery. RESULTS: Of 6921 participants, 2197 (31.7%) preferred C-section and 4308 (62.2%) favored NVD while 416 (6%) had no idea regarding the preferred route of delivery. Score of knowledge in 904 (13.1%) participants was zero, and 1261 women (18.2%) achieved an acceptable level of knowledge. Using binary logistic regression, positive history of previous abortion and/or infertility, higher education level of mother and husband, mother's unacceptable level of knowledge regarding complications of C-section, and mother's and husband's positive attitude toward C-section were determinant factors in choosing C-section as a preferred route of delivery. CONCLUSION: Appropriate measures should be taken to raise awareness and knowledge of mothers and all families about complications of the C-section. Establishment of clinics for painless NVD and assuring mothers of benefits and lower complications of NVD can reduce the tendency for C-sections. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013-11 /pmc/articles/PMC3906784/ /pubmed/24523780 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Research in Medical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Maharlouei, Najmeh Rezaianzadeh, Abbas Hesami, Elham Moradi, Fariba Mazloomi, Ezat Joulaei, Hassan Khodayari, Mohammad Lankarani, Kamran B. The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title | The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title_full | The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title_fullStr | The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title_full_unstemmed | The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title_short | The preference of Iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
title_sort | preference of iranian women to have normal vaginal or cesarean deliveries |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906784/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24523780 |
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