2006
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2006.01154.x
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Decision making about mode of delivery among pregnant women who have previously had a caesarean section: a qualitative study

Abstract: Objective To explore prospectively women's decision making regarding mode of delivery after a previous caesarean section.Main outcome measures The evolution of decision making, women's participation in decision making, and factors affecting decision making.Design and methods A qualitative study using diaries, observations and semi-structured interviews. Data were analysed thematically from both a longitudinal and a cross-sectional perspective.Setting An antenatal unit in a large teaching hospital in Scotland a… Show more

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“…Health workers should agree on patients' preference with caution [29]. Mothers are often not adequately involved in decision-making during intrapartum care [29]- [31] and often find it difficult to make informed decision for mode of delivery [32] [33].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Health workers should agree on patients' preference with caution [29]. Mothers are often not adequately involved in decision-making during intrapartum care [29]- [31] and often find it difficult to make informed decision for mode of delivery [32] [33].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a consequence it is particularly beneficial for identifying events that are socially situated and significant to the diarist. (Elliott, 1997;Clayton et al, 2000;Plummer, 2001;Moffat et al, 2007).…”
Section: Data Collection Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This is particularly the case in the diary-interview method, which allows the researcher to clarify diary entries to ensure a clear understanding of the participants' meaning, thereby improving internal consistency. This method also allows exploration of significant issues in more depth, using the diary as a memory prompt allowing the researcher to move the agenda forward (Zimmerman et al, 1977;Jacelon et al, 2005;Moffat et al, 2007), and is considered to be one of the most reliable methods of obtaining information (Corti, 1993).…”
Section: Data Collection Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Currently it is not only purely obstetrical criteria that play a role in the choice of the mode of delivery [8][9][10][11] , even the most careful selection of pregnant women cannot guarantee complete safety for both the mother and child. It may only reduce the risk rate to the lowest possible level [12] .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%