Clinicians' views of factors influencing decision-making for CS for first-time mothers-A qualitative descriptive study.

ABSTRACT: Clinicians' perspectives of the reasons for performing caesarean section (CS) are fundamental to deepening knowledge and understanding of factors influencing decision-making for CS. The aim of this study was to explore midwives' and obstetricians' views of factors influencing decision-making for CS for first-time mothers. A qualitative descriptive study with semi-structured one-to-one audio-recorded interviews was used to gather data from clinicians (15 midwives and 20 senior obstetricians). Following research ethics committee approval, clinicians, who were directly involved in the decision-making process for CS during the period of data collection, were purposively selected from three maternity units in the Republic of Ireland between June 2016 to July 2017. The interviews were transcribe

SUBMITTER: Panda S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9797090 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature