Obstetrical providers' preferred mode of delivery and attitude towards non-medically indicated caesarean sections: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe obstetrical providers' delivery preferences and attitudes towards caesarean section without medical indication, including on maternal request, and to examine the association between provider characteristics and preferences/attitudes.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Two public and two private hospitals in Argentina.

Population

Obstetrician-gynaecologists and midwives who provide prenatal care and/or labour/delivery services.

Methods

Providers in hospitals with at least 1000 births per year completed a self-administered, anonymous survey.

Main outcome measures

Provider delivery preference for low-risk women, perception of women's preferred delivery method, support for a woman's right to choose her delivery method and will

SUBMITTER: Rivo JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6041183 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature