An Uninformed Decision-Making Process for Cesarean Section
A Qualitative Exploratory Study among the Slum Residents of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
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The decision-making process and the information flow from physicians to patients regarding deliveries through cesarean section (C-section) has not been adequately explored in Bangladeshi context. Here, we aimed to explore the extent of information received by mothers and their family members and their involvement in the decision-making process. We conducted a qualitative exploratory study in four urban slums of Dhaka city among purposively selected mothers ( n = 7), who had a cesarean birth within one-year preceding data collection, and their family members ( n = 12). In most cases, physicians were the primary decision-makers for C-sections. At the household level, pregnant women were excluded from some crucial steps of the decision-making process and information asymmetry was prevalent. All interviewed pregnant women attended at least one antenatal care visit; however, they neither received detailed information regarding C-sections nor attended any counseling session regarding decisions around delivery type. In some cases, pregnant women and their family members did not ask health care providers for detailed information about C-sections. Most seemed to perceive C-sections as risk-free procedures. Future research could explore the best ways to provide C-section-related information to pregnant women during the antenatal period and develop interventions to promote shared decision-making for C-sections in urban Bangladeshi slums
Context (archaeology · Environmental health · Exploratory research · Family medicine · Geography · Population · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Slum · Sociology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare · Psychology
Phenomenological research methods
How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others
Implementing shared decision making in the NHS
Trends and projections of caesarean section rates
Socio-demographic, health and institutional determinants of caesarean section among the poorest segment of the urban population
Maternal complications and cesarean section without indication
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