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dc.contributor.authorGamble, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.contributor.authorMcCourt, Chris
dc.contributor.authorWeaver, Jane
dc.contributor.authorBeake, Sarah
dc.contributor.editorDiony Young
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:25:53Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:25:53Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.date.modified2013-07-30T23:57:17Z
dc.identifier.issn0730-7659
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1523-536X.2007.00193.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/17555
dc.description.abstractBackground: The influence of women's birth preferences on the rising cesarean section rates is uncertain and possibly changing. This review of publications relating to women's request for cesarean delivery explores assumptions related to the social, cultural, and political-economic contexts of maternity care and decision making. Method: A search of major databases was undertaken using the following terms: "c(a)esarean section" with "maternal request,""decision-making,""patient participation,""decision-making-patient,""patient satisfaction,""patient preference,""maternal choice,""on demand," and "consumer demand." Seventeen papers examining women's preferred type of birth were retrieved. Results: No studies systematically examined information provided to women by health professionals to inform their decision. Some studies did not adequately acknowledge the influence of obstetric and psychological factors in relation to women's request for a cesarean section. Other potential influences were poorly addressed, including whether or not the doctor advised a vaginal birth, women's access to midwifery care in pregnancy, information provision, quality of care, and cultural issues. Discussion: The psychosocial context of obstetric care reveals a power imbalance in favor of physicians. Research into decision making about cesarean section that does not account for the way care is offered, observe interactions between women and practitioners, and analyze the context of care should be interpreted with caution.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Inc
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom331
dc.relation.ispartofpageto340
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBirth
dc.relation.ispartofvolume34
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPaediatrics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3213
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleA Critique of the Literature on Women's Request for Cesarean Section
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.date.issued2007
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGamble, Jenny A.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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