Reasons for preference | Number | % |
Preferred mode of delivery (n = 327) |
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Vaginal delivery | 275 | 84.1 |
Caesarean delivery | 52 | 15.9 |
Ω Reasons for preference of vaginal delivery (n = 275) |
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Vaginal delivery is the natural way of delivery | 117 | 42.5 |
Vaginal delivery is safer for the baby | 164 | 59.6 |
Vaginal delivery has quicker post-delivery recovery | 156 | 56.7 |
Vaginal delivery is safer for the mother | 18 | 6.5 |
Vaginal delivery has less overall pain | 158 | 57.4 |
Ω Reasons for preference of caesarean delivery (n = 52) |
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Caesarean delivery is safer for the baby | 10 | 19.2 |
Fear of vaginal delivery | 36 | 69.2 |
Caesarean delivery has less overall pain | 15 | 28.8 |
Caesarean delivery has less vaginal trauma | 13 | 25.0 |
Caesarean delivery allows a better control of timing of birth | 12 | 35.5 |
Previous negative experience in previous vaginal deliveries, such as still birth or neonatal death | 18 | 34.6 |
Previous Caesarean delivery | 31 | 59.6 |
Caesarean section is safer for the baby if mother has HIV | 24 | 46.2 |
Ω Experiences and perceptions of childbirth |
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* Positive experience on vaginal delivery | 130 | 83.3 |
* Negative experience on vaginal delivery | 33 | 21.2 |
¥ Positive experience of caesarean delivery | 12 | 18.8 |
¥ Negative experience of caesarean delivery | 28 | 43.8 |
∞ Perceived positive experiences on caesarean delivery | 112 | 57.1 |
∞ Perceived negative experiences on caesarean delivery | 12 | 6.1 |
α Negative perception of caesarean delivery, but no experience of such delivery | 220 | 94.8 |
β Negative perception of vaginal delivery, but no experience of such delivery | 28 | 16.5 |
Ω Whose responsibility for decision-making on mode of delivery (n = 327) |
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Mothers | 259 | 79.2 |
Family members | 34 | 10.4 |
Spouses | 90 | 27.5 |
Health workers | 271 | 82.9 |
The mothers condition (obstetric indications) | 212 | 64.8 |
The unborn baby’s condition | 120 | 36.7 |
The risks to the mother or baby mode of delivery | 230 | 70.3 |