ArticleBMC health services research2015
Factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery: the Health Belief Model.
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- Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in China: A mixed-methods systematic review.PLoS medicine · 2018Pooled it
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- Facilitating childbirth choice for positive postnatal mental health well-being among women: a Namibian case study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- A bit of medical paternalism? A qualitative study on power relations between women and healthcare providers when deciding on mode of birth in five public maternity wards of Argentina.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- How Cultural Behaviors and Superstitions Associate the Willingness to Undergo Cataract Surgery in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Mode of delivery preferences: the role of childbirth fear among nulliparous women.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Promoting Shared Decision Making About Birth After Cesarean in Haitian Women.The Journal of perinatal education · 2022Article
- The Preferences of Modes of Child Delivery and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Southern Ethiopia.Pragmatic and observational research · 2022Article
- Factors influencing decision-making to accept elective caesarean section: A descriptive cross-sectional study.Heliyon · 2021Article
- Willingness to Receive Periodic Health Examination Based on the Health Belief Model Among the Elderly in Rural China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2021Article
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- A Qualitative Study of Pregnant Women's Perspectives on Antibiotic Use for Mom and Child: Implications for Developing Tailored Health Education Interventions.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundChildbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing numbers of them are making the choice to give birth by Caesarean Delivery. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery, underpinned by the Health Belief Model.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. Hong Kong Chinese women aged 18-45, who were pregnant or had given birth within the last three years were recruited. The participants were asked to complete a structured self-administered questionnaire consisting of 62 questions.
resultsA total of 319 women were recruited, of whom 73 (22.9%) preferred to have a cesarean section delivery (CD). The results showed that women preferred CD because they were concerned about being pregnant at an advanced age, were worried about labor pain and perineum tearing, wanted to have a better plan for maternity leave, had chosen an auspicious date to deliver, and perceived that CD is a more convenience way to deliver. The perceived benefits and severity of a vaginal birth (VB), and the perceived benefits, severity, and cues to action of CD, affected the decision to undergo either a VB or CD.
conclusionsThe data indicated that the constructs of the Health Belief Model--perceived benefits, perceived severity, and cues to action--affect the decision that women make on their mode of delivery. This research indicates that there is value in designing educational programs for pregnant women to educate them on the benefits, risks, and severity of the two different modes of birth based on the constructs of HBM. This will enable women to be active participants in choosing the mode of birth that they believe is right for them.
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