Determinants of women's preference for cesarean section

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Fernanda Hannah Da Silva Copelli¹  Larissa Rocha¹  Maria De Fátima Mota Zampieri¹  Vitória Regina Petters Gregório¹  Zaira Aparecida De Oliveira Custódio¹ 

关键词: Health education;    Postpartum period;    Cesarean section;    Public policies;    Educación en salud;    Período de postparto;    Cesárea;    Políticas públicas;    Educação em saúde;    Período pós-parto;    Cesárea;    Políticas públicas;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0104-07072015000430014

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, documentary, and retrospective research study to identify the determinants of women's preference for cesarean section. The information in this study is from the database extension project Group of Pregnant Women and Pregnant Couples by the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1996-2013). We used the method of thematic analysis, from which emerged the Choice for Cesarean Section category, with three subcategories: who chooses cesarean section; preference for cesarean section defined during prenatal care; and possibility to choose cesarean section during labor. Of 169 postpartum women who had undergone a cesarean section, 16 chose the procedure. It was found that, in this group, the choice for cesarean section during prenatal care was influenced by the medical authority and, during labor, it was motivated by the prolonged duration and the pain caused by contractions. This study reinforced the importance of health education from the time of conception, and highlighted the need to strengthen public policies that increase the potential of women to make choices.

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