Why do women request an elective cesarean delivery for non‐medical reasons? A systematic review of the qualitative literature

C O'donovan, J O'donovan - Birth, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cesarean rates have increased significantly over the past decade. The reasons
for this are both complex and context specific, and have significant consequences for health …

What are women's mode of birth preferences and why? A systematic scoping review

D Coates, P Thirukumar, V Spear, G Brown, A Henry - Women and Birth, 2020 - Elsevier
Background The optimal caesarean section rate is estimated to be between 10–15%;
however, it is much higher in high and many middle-income countries and continues to be …

Cross-cultural comparison of levels of childbirth-related fear in an Australian and Swedish sample

H Haines, JF Pallant, A Karlström, I Hildingsson - Midwifery, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: research, conducted predominately in Scandinavian countries, suggests
that a substantial number of women experience high levels of fear concerning childbirth …

Do women prefer caesarean sections? A qualitative evidence synthesis of their views and experiences

M Colomar, N Opiyo, C Kingdon, Q Long, S Nion… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Caesarean sections (CS) continue to increase worldwide. Multiple and complex
factors are contributing to the increase, including non-clinical factors related to individual …

Factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery: the Health Belief Model

AY Loke, L Davies, S Li - BMC health services research, 2015 - Springer
Background Childbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing
numbers of them are making the choice to give birth by Caesarean Delivery. The aim of this …

Vivência do parto normal ou cesáreo: revisão integrativa sobre a percepção de mulheres

MB Velho, EKA Santos, OM Brüggemann… - Texto & Contexto …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Foi realizada uma revisão integrativa com o objetivo de identificar a contribuição das
pesquisas desenvolvidas, em âmbito nacional e internacional, sobre a percepção do parto …

Women's childbirth preferences and practices in the United States

AC Miller, TE Shriver - Social science & medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the past two decades, research on childbirth worldwide has documented women's
varied perceptions of and decision-making regarding childbirth. Scholars have …

Study protocol for reducing childbirth fear: a midwife-led psycho-education intervention

J Fenwick, J Gamble, DK Creedy, A Buist… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2013 - Springer
Background Childbirth fear has received considerable attention in Scandinavian countries,
and the United Kingdom, but not in Australia. For first-time mothers, fear is often linked to a …

Vaginal birth after caesarean section: why is uptake so low? Insights from a meta-ethnographic synthesis of women's accounts of their birth choices

M Black, VA Entwistle, S Bhattacharya, K Gillies - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To identify what women report influences their preferred mode of birth after
caesarean section. Design Systematic review of qualitative literature using meta …

Choosing vaginal birth after caesarean section: Motivating factors

D Davis, CS Homer, D Clack, S Turkmani, M Foureur - Midwifery, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives to examine the factors that motivate women who have had a previous caesarean
section to consider planning a vaginal birth. Design a qualitative descriptive study with …