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Cesarean section on demand: is it a choice among women in Saudi Arabia?

Authors

Gari Abdulrahim
Al Esemi, Afrah
Al gailani, Albatool
Al Shafi, Dina
Al Malki, Hanan
Al Saadi, Marwa
Umm Al-Qura University ; , College of Medicine ; , Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology ;

Proceedings-Shaikh Zayed Postgrad. Med. Inst. 2015; 49 (3): 175-182
Jordan Medical Journal
Journal Country: Jordan
P-ISSN: 0446-9283
Indexing Status : In Process
Citation: Abdulrahim Gari ,Afrah Al Esemi ,Albatool Al gailani ,Dina Al Shafi ,Hanan Al Malki ,Marwa Al Saadi , Cesarean section on demand: is it a choice among women in Saudi Arabia?, Proceedings-Shaikh Zayed Postgrad. Med. Inst. 2015; 49 (3): 175-182

Abstract English

Aims: The aim of our study is to determine the popularity of cesarean sections [CS] on demand among women in Saudi Arabia and to assess the factors affecting the choice of the delivery Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a self-administered electronic questionnaire was performed from 15/9/2012 until 17/1/2013. A total of 5, 026 women of age 20-50 years regardless of their nationality residing in Saudi Arabia were enrolled, including those who were married, never been married or had been previously married
Results: We found 4067 [80.9%] of the study population preferred vaginal delivery. Among the women who preferred vaginal delivery, 2555 [62.8%] did so because they needed a shorter time to return to normal life, while 674 [70.3%] of the women who preferred CS did so because they wanted to avoid labor pains

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