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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 willingness to perform caesarean section on maternal request. RESULTS:168 providers participated (89.8% coverage rate). Providers (93.2%) preferred a vaginal delivery for their patients in the absence of a medical indication for caesarean section. Whereas 74.4% of providers supported their patient's right to choose a delivery method in the absence of a medical indication for caesarean section and 66.7% would perform a caesarean section upon maternal request, only 30.4% would consider a non-medically indicated caesarean section for their own personal delivery or that of their partner. In multivariate adjusted analysis, providers in the private sector [odds ratio (OR) 4.70, 95% CI 1.19-18.62] and obstetrician-gynaecologists (OR 4.37, 95% CI 1.58-12.09) were more willing than either providers working in the public/both settings or midwives to perform a caesarean section on maternal request. CONCLUSIONS:Despite the ethical debate surrounding non-medically indicated caesarean sections, we observe very high levels of support, especially by providers in the private sector and obstetrician-gynaecologists, as aligned with the high caesarean section rates in Argentina. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT:Non-medically indicated c-section? 74% of sampled Argentine OB providers support women's right to choose.

SUBMITTER: Rivo JC 

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

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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

Rivo J C JC   Amyx M M   Pingray V V   Casale R A RA   Fiorillo A E AE   Krupitzki H B HB   Malamud J D JD   Mendilaharzu M M   Medina M L ML   Del Pino A B AB   Ribola L L   Schvartzman J A JA   Tartalo G M GM   Trasmonte M M   Varela S S   Althabe F F   Belizán J M JM  

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 20180222 10


<h4>Objective</h4>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.<h4>Design</h4>Cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>Two public and two private hospitals in Argentina.<h4>Population</h4>Obstetrician-gynaecologists and midwives who provide prenatal care and/or labour/delivery services.<h4>Methods</h4>  ...[more]

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