Cesarean section on demand: is it a choice among women in Saudi Arabia?
Gari Abdulrahim
Al Esemi, Afrah
Al gailani, Albatool
Al Shafi, Dina
Al Malki, Hanan
Al Saadi, Marwa
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 ;
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
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
