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JOURNAL OF PERINATAL EDUCATION
Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 212-225Publisher
SPRINGER PUBLISHING CO
DOI: 10.1891/1058-1243.22.4.212
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cesarean surgery; decision making
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A descriptive study design was used to describe the decision of women having a cesarean surgery. The Cesarean Birth Decision Survey was used to collect data from 101 postpartum women who underwent a cesarean. Most of the surgeries were to primipara women who reported doctor recommendation and increased safety for the baby as the main reasons for the cesarean. Those women who had repeat cesarean surgery all cited their previous cesarean as the main reason for the current surgery. Women's knowledge of cesarean surgery needs to be assessed early in pregnancy so that appropriate education may be provided. Accurate and ongoing information may decrease the number of women choosing a cesarean surgery.
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