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dc.contributor.authorFenwick, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorStaff, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorGamble, Jenny
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra K
dc.contributor.authorBayes, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:48:47Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:48:47Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2011-02-28T10:02:16Z
dc.identifier.issn0266-6138
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.midw.2008.10.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/36642
dc.description.abstractBackground and context a growing number of childbearing women are reported to prefer a caesarean section in the absence of a medical reason. Qualitative research describing factors influencing this preference in pregnant women is lacking. Objective to describe Australian women's request for caesarean section in the absence of medical indicators in their first pregnancy. Design advertisements were placed in local newspapers inviting women to participate in a telephone interview exploring women's experience of caesarean section. Thematic analysis was used to analyse data. Setting two states of Australia: Queensland and Western Australia. Participants a community sample of women (n=210) responded to the advertisements. This paper presents the findings elicited from interviews conducted with 14 women who requested a caesarean section during their first pregnancy in the absence of a known medical indication. Findings childbirth fear, issues of control and safety, and a devaluing of the female body and birth process were the main themes underpinning women's requests for a non-medically-indicated caesarean section. Women perceived that medical discourses supported and reinforced their decision as a 'safe' and 'responsible' choice. Key conclusions and recommendations for practice these findings assist women and health professionals to better understand how childbirth can be constructed as a fearful event. In light of the evidence about the risks associated with surgical birth, health-care professionals need to explore these perceptions with women and develop strategies to promote women's confidence and competence in their ability to give birth naturally.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom394
dc.relation.ispartofpageto400
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMidwifery
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3215
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titleWhy do women request caesarean section in a normal, healthy first pregnancy?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorGamble, Jenny A.
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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