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Article

The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women

by
Liana Pleș
1,2,
Romina M. Sima
1,2,*,
Delia Carp
2,
Camelia Alexăndroaia
1,
Denisa O. Bălălău
1,2,
Anca D. Stănescu
1,2 and
Octavian G. Olaru
1,2
1
Faculty of General Medicine, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
2
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bucur Maternity, St. John Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2018, 5(1), 70-74; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.51.P7074
Submission received: 25 January 2018 / Revised: 25 February 2018 / Accepted: 25 March 2018 / Published: 31 March 2018

Highlights

  • Majority of the patients didn’t find the birth experience difficult, irrespective of the method of delivery.
  • Lactation and taking care of the baby are also not impacted by the method of delivery.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to identify how the method of delivery and birth experience interfere with maternal psychological status early after puerperium. We conducted a prospective study on 148 women after puerperium from November 2017 to January 2018 in Bucur Maternity Hospital. Women that delivered vaginally mobilized in the first 6 hours in 73.7% of the cases, but for cesarean section after 12–24 hours in 43.6% of the cases. Women described good support from the obstetrician in 58.1% of the cases. 90.5% of the women reported that the method of delivery did not have an impact on infant care and 73% had no lactation problems. The majority described little trauma, in 32.4% of the cases. 70.3% of the patients reported that they wanted to have more children and 59.5% of them desired the same method of delivery. Negative feelings, lactation, and taking care of the baby were not influenced in this study by the method of delivery, but by prematurity of birth and the complications that women experienced at birth.
Keywords: psychosocial impact; vaginal delivery; cesarean section; lactation; prematurity; primiparous psychosocial impact; vaginal delivery; cesarean section; lactation; prematurity; primiparous

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Pleș, L.; Sima, R.M.; Carp, D.; Alexăndroaia, C.; Bălălău, D.O.; Stănescu, A.D.; Olaru, O.G. The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2018, 5, 70-74. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.51.P7074

AMA Style

Pleș L, Sima RM, Carp D, Alexăndroaia C, Bălălău DO, Stănescu AD, Olaru OG. The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2018; 5(1):70-74. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.51.P7074

Chicago/Turabian Style

Pleș, Liana, Romina M. Sima, Delia Carp, Camelia Alexăndroaia, Denisa O. Bălălău, Anca D. Stănescu, and Octavian G. Olaru. 2018. "The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 5, no. 1: 70-74. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.51.P7074

APA Style

Pleș, L., Sima, R. M., Carp, D., Alexăndroaia, C., Bălălău, D. O., Stănescu, A. D., & Olaru, O. G. (2018). The Psychosocial Impact of Vaginal Delivery and Cesarean Section in Primiparous Women. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 5(1), 70-74. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.51.P7074

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