An investigation of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section

Authors: Graham, W.J., Hundley, V., McCheyne, A.L., Hall, M.H., Gurney, E. and Milne, J.

Journal: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volume: 106

Issue: 3

Pages: 213-220

eISSN: 1471-0528

ISSN: 1470-0328

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08233.x

Abstract:

Objective To assess the degree and nature of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section, and women's satisfaction with this involvement. Design Observational study. Setting The maternity unit in a large teaching hospital. Sample One hundred and sixty-six women undergoing caesarean section. Methods Interviews with the women on the third or fourth day postpartum, questionnaires sent to the women at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks postpartum, and extraction of information from the women's medical records. Main outcome measures Women's knowledge, satisfaction, and involvement in making the decision concerning their caesarean section. Results The majority of the women were satisfied with the information they received during pregnancy on caesarean section and with their involvement in making the decision, but the proportions were significantly higher for elective than emergency sections. For 7% of the women, maternal preference for caesarean section was a direct factor in making the decision. Just over half of the 166 women reported that they were not debriefed on the reasons for their caesarean section before their discharge from hospital. Almost a third of the women undergoing emergency caesarean section expressed negative feelings towards their delivery, compared with 13% of those undergoing elective caesarean sections. Conclusion Women are not a homogeneous group in terms of their requirements for information, nor their desire to be involved in the decision on mode of delivery. Health professionals need to be responsive to this variability and to agree on standards for communicating with women during pregnancy about the possibility of operative delivery and for debriefing women after caesarean section. sarean section, and women's satisfaction with this involvement. © 1999 Wiley. All rights reserved.

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An investigation of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section.

Authors: Graham, W.J., Hundley, V., McCheyne, A.L., Hall, M.H., Gurney, E. and Milne, J.

Journal: Br J Obstet Gynaecol

Volume: 106

Issue: 3

Pages: 213-220

ISSN: 0306-5456

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08233.x

Abstract:

OBJECTIVE: To assess the degree and nature of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section, and women's satisfaction with this involvement. DESIGN: Observational study. SETTING: The maternity unit in a large teaching hospital. SAMPLE: One hundred and sixty-six women undergoing caesarean section. METHODS: Interviews with the women on the third or fourth day postpartum, questionnaires sent to the women at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks postpartum, and extraction of information from the women's medical records. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Women's knowledge, satisfaction, and involvement in making the decision concerning their caesarean section. RESULTS: The majority of the women were satisfied with the information they received during pregnancy on caesarean section and with their involvement in making the decision, but the proportions were significantly higher for elective than emergency sections. For 7% of the women, maternal preference for caesarean section was a direct factor in making the decision. Just over half of the 166 women reported that they were not debriefed on the reasons for their caesarean section before their discharge from hospital. Almost a third of the women undergoing emergency caesarean section expressed negative feelings towards their delivery, compared with 13% of those undergoing elective caesarean sections. CONCLUSION: Women are not a homogeneous group in terms of their requirements for information, nor their desire to be involved in the decision on mode of delivery. Health professionals need to be responsive to this variability and to agree on standards for communicating with women during pregnancy about the possibility of operative delivery and for debriefing women after caesarean section.

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An investigation of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section

Authors: Graham, W.J., Hundley, V., McCheyne, A.L., Hall, M.H., Gurney, E. and Milne, J.

Journal: BRITISH JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY

Volume: 106

Issue: 3

Pages: 213-220

ISSN: 0306-5456

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08233.x

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An investigation of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section.

Authors: Graham, W.J., Hundley, V., McCheyne, A.L., Hall, M., Gurney, E. and Milne, J.

Journal: British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Volume: 106

Pages: 213-220

ISSN: 0306-5456

Abstract:

Women are not a homogeneous group in terms of their requirements for information, nor their desire to be involved in the decision on mode of delivery. Health professionals need to be responsive to this variability and to agree on standards for communicating with women during pregnancy about the possibility of operative delivery and for debriefing women after caesarean section.

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An investigation of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section.

Authors: Graham, W.J., Hundley, V., McCheyne, A.L., Hall, M.H., Gurney, E. and Milne, J.

Journal: British journal of obstetrics and gynaecology

Volume: 106

Issue: 3

Pages: 213-220

ISSN: 0306-5456

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08233.x

Abstract:

Objective

To assess the degree and nature of women's involvement in the decision to deliver by caesarean section, and women's satisfaction with this involvement.

Design

Observational study.

Setting

The maternity unit in a large teaching hospital.

Sample

One hundred and sixty-six women undergoing caesarean section.

Methods

Interviews with the women on the third or fourth day postpartum, questionnaires sent to the women at 6 weeks and at 12 weeks postpartum, and extraction of information from the women's medical records.

Main outcome measures

Women's knowledge, satisfaction, and involvement in making the decision concerning their caesarean section.

Results

The majority of the women were satisfied with the information they received during pregnancy on caesarean section and with their involvement in making the decision, but the proportions were significantly higher for elective than emergency sections. For 7% of the women, maternal preference for caesarean section was a direct factor in making the decision. Just over half of the 166 women reported that they were not debriefed on the reasons for their caesarean section before their discharge from hospital. Almost a third of the women undergoing emergency caesarean section expressed negative feelings towards their delivery, compared with 13% of those undergoing elective caesarean sections.

Conclusion

Women are not a homogeneous group in terms of their requirements for information, nor their desire to be involved in the decision on mode of delivery. Health professionals need to be responsive to this variability and to agree on standards for communicating with women during pregnancy about the possibility of operative delivery and for debriefing women after caesarean section.

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