Cesarean Section - Psychology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Previous birth experience and birth anxiety: predictors of caesarean section on demand?

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate pregnant women's intentions for opting for caesarean section (CS), their experiences regarding previous births and their expectations for subsequent delivery. Our objectives were to identify ... Read more...

Prenatal fear of childbirth and anxiety sensitivity.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: Fear of childbirth (FOC) or what is historically referred to as tokophobia (a phobic state where a woman avoids childbirth despite desperately wanting a baby), is known to complicate the delivery process. In this study, the relationship ... Read more...

Primigravid women's views of being approached to participate in a hypothetical term cephalic trial of planned vaginal birth versus planned cesarean birth.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Several papers have called for a trial of planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for low-risk women-a recommendation that is fiercely debated. Although proponents of a trial have voiced their support, evidence suggests ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Cesarean Section - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Previous birth experience and birth anxiety: predictors of caesarean section on demand? 30 Aug 2009
• Prenatal fear of childbirth and anxiety sensitivity. 30 Aug 2009
• Primigravid women's views of being approached to participate in a hypothetical term cephalic trial of planned vaginal birth versus planned cesarean birth. 30 Aug 2009
• Estimating the rate of cesarean section by maternal request: anonymous survey of obstetricians in Australia. 30 Aug 2009
• Decision making in patient-initiated elective cesarean delivery: the influence of birth stories. 30 Aug 2009
• Elective caesarean sections--risks to the infant. 27 Aug 2009
• [5/7. Cesarean section refusal] 30 Jul 2009
• The making of modern motherhood. 29 Jun 2009
• Fear of childbirth and risk for birth complications in nulliparous women in the Danish National Birth Cohort. 15 Jun 2009
• Healthcare professionals' views on two computer-based decision aids for women choosing mode of delivery after previous caesarean section: a qualitative study. 30 May 2009
• "It's all the rage these days": University students' attitudes toward vaginal and cesarean birth. 30 May 2009
• [Cesarean section on maternal request?] 9 May 2009
• Cesarean delivery by maternal request: what neonatal nurses need to know. 29 Apr 2009
• Choice and birth method: mixed-method study of caesarean delivery for maternal request. 20 Apr 2009
• What characterizes women in Norway who wish to have a caesarean section? 14 Apr 2009
• Music during caesarean section under regional anaesthesia for improving maternal and infant outcomes. 13 Apr 2009
• Women's views on the use of decision aids for decision making about the method of delivery following a previous caesarean section: qualitative interview study. 5 Apr 2009
• Time and timelessness: inscription and representation. 30 Mar 2009
• Assessment of the effect of psychosocial support during childbirth in Ibadan, south-west Nigeria: a randomised controlled trial. 30 Mar 2009
• [Seropositive mother, a daily challenge] 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Cesarean Section'

Definition: Extraction of the FETUS by means of abdominal HYSTEROTOMY.

Descriptor UI: D002585

Alternative terms: Cesarean Section; Cesarean Sections; Delivery, Abdominal; Abdominal Deliveries; Deliveries, Abdominal; Caesarean Section; Caesarean Sections; Abdominal Delivery; C-Section (OB); C Section (OB); C-Sections (OB); Postcesarean Section;

Related Mesh Headings: Vaginal Birth after Cesarean;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.520.252.500;

Technical Notes: check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY; anesthesia in cesareans: coord IM with ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL (IM)