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- Title
Preferences of pregnant individuals to undergo labor after one cesarean in southern China.
- Authors
Rao, Jiaming; Fan, Dazhi; Lu, Demei; Liu, Yan; Guo, Xiaoling; Liu, Zhengping
- Abstract
Background: Labor after cesarean (LAC) remains an optional delivery method among healthy pregnant individuals. Exploring women's attitudes, preferences, reasons for previous cesarean delivery, and the incentives underlying pregnant individuals' preferences could help us understand their choice of delivery mode. In this study we evaluated the preferences and attitudes of eligible pregnant women regarding participation in a LAC in Foshan, China. Methods: A cross‐sectional survey was conducted among 438 pregnant individuals with one prior cesarean delivery (CD) who attended their antenatal examination at a tertiary hospital in southern China, between November 1, 2018, and October 31, 2019. Information on demographic characteristics, obstetric data, preferences for LAC, and incentives for LAC were analyzed. Results: Overall, 85.4% (374/438) of women preferred LAC if they did not have contraindications before delivery, whereas 12.3% (54/438) refused and 2.3% (10/438) were unsure. Participants reported that the most important factors affecting their willingness to undergo LAC were safety indicators (i.e., "ability of hospitals to perform emergency cesarean delivery" [score of 9.28 ± 1.86]), followed by accessibility indicators (i.e., "priority bed arrangements" [score of 9.17 ± 1.84]). Logistic regression analysis indicated that neonatal wellbeing with the prior CD was an independent influencing factor (OR = 2.235 [95%CI: 1.115–4.845], p = 0.024) affecting willingness to access LAC in the subsequent pregnancy. Conclusions: We found a high preference for LAC among pregnant individuals without contraindications before delivery in southern China. Healthcare providers need to ensure access to LAC and increase pregnant individuals' LAC willingness through high‐quality shared decsision‐making in alignment with patient preferences.
- Subjects
CHINA; CONFIDENCE intervals; HEALTH services accessibility; VAGINAL birth after cesarean; CROSS-sectional method; PREGNANT women; TERTIARY care; FISHER exact test; PATIENTS' attitudes; T-test (Statistics); DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; RESEARCH funding; LABOR (Obstetrics); CESAREAN section; PRENATAL care; LOGISTIC regression analysis; ODDS ratio; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Birth: Issues in Perinatal Care, 2023, Vol 50, Issue 4, p988
- ISSN
0730-7659
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/birt.12743