ArticleJournal of pregnancy2010
Is generalized maternal optimism or pessimism during pregnancy associated with unplanned cesarean section deliveries in China?
Article in Journal of pregnancy, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Supply and demand barriers to PHC maternal care services uptake: qualitative and behavioural insights from Gombe State, Nigeria.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Early pregnancy dispositional optimism and pregnancy outcomes among nulliparous people.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2023Article
- Dispositional Optimism, Mode of Delivery, and Perceived Labor Control among Recently Delivered Parturients.American journal of perinatology · 2023Observational
- Generalized Self-Efficacy, Dispositional Optimism, and Illness Acceptance in Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Comparative study of teaching natural delivery benefits and optimism training on mothers' attitude and intention to select a type of delivery: an educational experiment.Electronic physician · 2018Article
- Cesarean section in the People's Republic of China: current perspectives.International journal of women's health · 2014Review
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Abstract
This research examines whether maternal optimism/pessimism is associated with unplanned Cesarean section deliveries in China. If so, does the association remain after controlling for clinical factors associated with C-sections? A sample of 227 mostly primiparous women in the third trimester of pregnancy was surveyed in a large tertiary care hospital in Beijing, China. Post-delivery data were collected from medical records. In bivariate analysis, both optimism and pessimism were related to unplanned c-section. However, when optimism and pessimism were entered into a regression model together, optimism was no longer statistically significant. Pessimism remained significant, even when adjusting for clinical factors such as previous abortion, previous miscarriage, pregnancy complications, infant gestational age, infant birthweight, labor duration, birth complications, and self-rated difficulty of the pregnancy. This research suggests that maternal mindset during pregnancy has a role in mode of delivery. However, more research is needed to elucidate potential causal pathways and test potential interventions.
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