TY - JOUR
T1 - Patients' attitudes associated with cesarean delivery on maternal request in an urban population
AU - Pevzner, Leo
AU - Goffman, Dena
AU - Freda, Margaret Comerford
AU - Dayal, Ashlesha K.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - Objective: To explore patient attitudes related to cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR). Study Design: Questionnaires were distributed to patients in mid-trimester. Questions assessed patient demographics, knowledge, perceived risks, and attitudes about CDMR. Results: Three hundred and fourteen questionnaires and 188 written responses were used for analysis. Most patients (95%) did not believe that CDMR was advisable and felt that vaginal delivery (VD) was safer for both mother (93%) and baby (88%). Of patients who did not believe CDMR was advisable, the most common explanations were classified into categories of "normal is better," "risk of complications" (67%), only 1% of this group felt that the decision should be left up to the individual. Of the remaining patients (5%) who supported CDMR, 75% believed that the decision should be left up to the individual. Conclusion: The majority of women in our population do not think that CDMR is advisable.
AB - Objective: To explore patient attitudes related to cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR). Study Design: Questionnaires were distributed to patients in mid-trimester. Questions assessed patient demographics, knowledge, perceived risks, and attitudes about CDMR. Results: Three hundred and fourteen questionnaires and 188 written responses were used for analysis. Most patients (95%) did not believe that CDMR was advisable and felt that vaginal delivery (VD) was safer for both mother (93%) and baby (88%). Of patients who did not believe CDMR was advisable, the most common explanations were classified into categories of "normal is better," "risk of complications" (67%), only 1% of this group felt that the decision should be left up to the individual. Of the remaining patients (5%) who supported CDMR, 75% believed that the decision should be left up to the individual. Conclusion: The majority of women in our population do not think that CDMR is advisable.
KW - cesarean delivery on maternal request
KW - elective cesarean delivery
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.778
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.10.778
M3 - Article
C2 - 18199421
AN - SCOPUS:42749095634
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 198
SP - e35-e37
JO - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
JF - American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
IS - 5
ER -