作者
Jenny A Gamble, Debra K Creedy
发表日期
2000/12
来源
Birth
卷号
27
期号
4
页码范围
256-263
出版商
Blackwell Science Inc
简介
Background: The consistently high cesarean section rate in most developed Western countries has been attributed in part to maternal request. This controversial view demands critical analysis. This paper provides a critique of published research relating to women's request for cesarean delivery. Method: A search of the major databases was undertaken using the search term “cesarean section” with “maternal request,”“decision‐making,”“patient‐participation,”“decision‐making‐patient,”“patient‐satisfaction,”“patient‐preference,” and “maternal‐choice.” Ten research articles examining women's preferred mode of birth were retrieved, nine of which focused on women's preference for cesarean delivery. Results: The methodology of some studies may result in overreporting women's request for a cesarean delivery. The role of the woman's caregiver in the generation, collection, and entry of …
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