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Article

Patients’ Perception of Childbirth According to the Delivery Method: The Experience in Our Clinic

by
Camelia Alexandroaia
1,
Romina-Marina Sima
1,2,*,
Oana-Denisa Bălălău
1,2,
Gabriel-Octavian Olaru
1,2 and
Liana Pleş
1,2
1
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Carol Davila University, 040294 Bucharest, Romania
2
St. John Emergency Hospital- Bucur Maternity, Carol Davila University, 040294 Bucharest, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6(2), 311-318; https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P311318
Submission received: 2 April 2019 / Revised: 14 July 2019 / Accepted: 14 July 2019 / Published: 9 October 2019

Highlights

  • Patients who gave birth vaginally assigned the maximum degree to the difficulty of birth, compared with patients who gave birth through cesarean section.
  • Patients who gave birth through cesarean section experienced the feeling of sadness more than those who gave birth vaginally.

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to identify the way in which childbirth in general, and the delivery method in particular, influenced the maternal psychosocial status and the perception upon birth during postpartum. Material and method: We conducted a cohort type 2 prospective study. We included patients who had given birth at “Bucur” Maternity of Hospital “St. John” Bucharest from the 1st of January 2017 until the 1st of January 2018. Results: The majority of the patients (21.05%) who chose to give birth vaginally assigned the maximum degree (10) to the difficulty of birth. The patients who gave birth through cesarean section experienced the feeling of sadness in a higher percentage than those who gave birth vaginally (30.52% versus 21.05%). Among the patients who were in favor of having more children, 85.45% preferred the same delivery method. All the patients who gave birth vaginally wished to have other children using the same method, while 81.4% from the patients who gave birth through cesarean section were in favor of more children. Conclusion: The patients’ perception of childbirth was a subjective parameter. Further studies with standardized questionnaires should be applied for more reliable results.
Keywords: vaginal delivery; cesarean section; lactation; sadness; primiparous vaginal delivery; cesarean section; lactation; sadness; primiparous

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Alexandroaia, C.; Sima, R.-M.; Bălălău, O.-D.; Olaru, G.-O.; Pleş, L. Patients’ Perception of Childbirth According to the Delivery Method: The Experience in Our Clinic. J. Mind Med. Sci. 2019, 6, 311-318. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P311318

AMA Style

Alexandroaia C, Sima R-M, Bălălău O-D, Olaru G-O, Pleş L. Patients’ Perception of Childbirth According to the Delivery Method: The Experience in Our Clinic. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences. 2019; 6(2):311-318. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P311318

Chicago/Turabian Style

Alexandroaia, Camelia, Romina-Marina Sima, Oana-Denisa Bălălău, Gabriel-Octavian Olaru, and Liana Pleş. 2019. "Patients’ Perception of Childbirth According to the Delivery Method: The Experience in Our Clinic" Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences 6, no. 2: 311-318. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P311318

APA Style

Alexandroaia, C., Sima, R.-M., Bălălău, O.-D., Olaru, G.-O., & Pleş, L. (2019). Patients’ Perception of Childbirth According to the Delivery Method: The Experience in Our Clinic. Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, 6(2), 311-318. https://doi.org/10.22543/7674.62.P311318

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