Choice of type of delivery: factors reported by puerperal woman

• Published in: Revista gaúcha de enfermagem Vol. 36 Spec No; pp. 119 - 126
• Main Authors: Nascimento, Raquel Ramos Pinto do, Arantes, Sandra Lucia, Souza, Eunice Delgado Cameron de, Contrera, Luciana, Sales, Ana Paula Assis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Brazil 2015
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Choice Behavior; Cross-Sectional Studies; Delivery, Obstetric; Female; Humans; Nursing; Parturition; Postpartum Period; Young Adult
• ISSN: 0102-6933
• DOI: 10.1590/1983-1447.2015.esp.56496

To know the factors listed by puerperal woman that influenced the choice in type of delivery. Qualitative research, developed with 25 puerperal women in a University Hospital of Mato Grosso do Sul, between September and November 2014. A semi-structured interview was used for data collection and the Collective Subject Discourse was used to organize and tabulate the data collected. The Collective Subject Discourses resulted in the following categories: Desire for the type of delivery; Respect for the chosen type of delivery and Factors that influenced the choice. Most of the women interviewed (76%) expressed a preference for normal birth due to rapid recovery, less pain and suffering. The influence of family members, previous experience with childbirth, professional-customer interaction and internet information influenced the type of delivery chosen, which reinforces the importance of health education since the pre-natal stage, highlighting the need to equip women to perform a conscious choice.