Salehi R, Shahsavari S, Nasrollahi S, Sadeghi S, Hedayati Nia S, Abedi M et al . The study of inclination of pregnant mothers to the mode of delivery in Bane city in 2014. Zanko J Med Sci 2015; 15 (47) :38-45
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Background: Termination of pregnancy with fetal and maternal health is the goal of delivery science. In order to achieve this goal the delivery should be done in a way that has the least level of risk. Since mothers are involved in choosing the mode of delivery, this study was aimed to determine the willingness of mothers for the mode of delivery.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 305 pregnant women in 2014 in Bane city. The random sampling method was used to select the pregnant women who referred to health centers. The information for pregnant women tendency for the mode of delivery were obtained through interviews with the mothers were recorded in the check list.
Result: among the 305 studied pregnant women, 135 (3/44%) and 170 (7/55%) were interested in cesarean and natural childbirth respectively. There was no significant difference between the level of maternal education, maternal employment status, fear of pain, and fear of harm to the baby's birth and the tendency to the mode of delivery (P<0/001). However, there was a significant difference between the belief in the safety of cesarean delivery, gestational age and pregnancy history with selected delivery mode (P < 0/001).
Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, the belief in safety of pregnancy and the number of pregnancies are the reasons for choosing cesarean mode of delivery. It is recommended that proper planning for education of mothers regarding the characteristics of both types of natural and cesarean be conducted and also better labor conditions and facilities be provided.
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General Received: 2015/02/5 | Accepted: 2015/03/19 | ePublished: 2015/03/19