ArticleAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology2014
Strength of preference for vaginal birth as a predictor of delivery mode among women who attempt a vaginal delivery.
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- Analysis of influencing factors and establishment of prediction model for successful vaginal delivery after cesarean section.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Review
- Effect of birth plans integrated into childbirth preparation classes on maternal and neonatal outcomes of Iranian women: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- The Inconsistency Between Women's Preference and Actual Mode of Delivery in China: Findings From a Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Patient decision aid for trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) versus planned repeat cesarean delivery: a quasi-experimental pre-post study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Predicting vaginal birth after previous cesarean: Using machine-learning models and a population-based cohort in Sweden.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2021Article
- The association of patient preferences and attitudes with trial of labor after cesarean.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2019Observational
- Women's Preferences Regarding the Processes and Outcomes of Trial of Labor After Cesarean and Elective Repeat Cesarean Delivery.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
- Mode of Delivery Preference Among Pregnant Nulliparous Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2019Article
- Prenatal attitudes toward vaginal delivery and actual delivery mode: Variation by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 2017Article
- Salient beliefs towards vaginal delivery in pregnant women: A qualitative study from Iran.Reproductive health · 2016Article
- Mode of delivery preferences in a diverse population of pregnant women.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe sought to assess the relationship between strength of preference for vaginal birth and likelihood of vaginal delivery among women attempting this delivery mode. STUDY
designWe conducted a longitudinal study of mode of delivery preferences among women who were <36 weeks' pregnant. Participants completed a sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and were asked if they preferred vaginal or cesarean delivery. Participants who preferred vaginal delivery completed a standard gamble exercise to assess the strength of this preference on a 0-to-1 scale (higher scores indicate stronger preference for vaginal delivery); those preferring cesarean delivery were assigned a value of 0. Data on clinical characteristics and delivery mode were obtained via telephone interview or chart review. Logistic regression was used to identify predictors of delivery mode among women who attempted a vaginal delivery.
resultsOf 210 participants, 156 attempted a vaginal delivery. Their mean and median vaginal delivery preference scores were 0.70 (SD 0.31) and 0.75 (interquartile range, 0.50-0.99), respectively. In multivariate analyses, women with a prior cesarean delivery (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.08; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.02-0.39) or who delivered an infant ≥4000 g (aOR, 0.04; 95% CI, 0.01-0.28) had significantly lower odds of having a vaginal delivery. After controlling for potential confounders, participants with a stronger preference for vaginal delivery were at significantly higher odds of having a vaginal delivery (aOR, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.01-2.34 for every 0.2 increase on the 0-to-1 scale).
conclusionAmong women who attempt a vaginal delivery, the strength of preference for vaginal birth is predictive of the delivery mode ultimately undergone.
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