Consumer interest in alternatives to physician-centred hospital birth in Ottawa.

Abstract:

:A survey of 1109 women who delivered in a hospital or at home in a major city in Canada was conducted. The women were asked to respond to questions concerning the type of health professional they would like to provide reproductive care. The choices they were offered were: midwife, obstetrician, general practitioner or nurse, or a combination. Respondents were also asked to identify if they had an interest in an alternative such as a birthing room, birthing centre or home birth, to hospital labour ward care. Almost 60% of women were interested in some form of midwifery care with the major emphasis placed on counselling and support. Of the women who expressed an interest in midwifery services a large number elected for that service to be shared with an obstetrician. Women who were older and had achieved a high level of education were more interested in midwifery services than other women. If given choices of a hospital labour, birthing room, birthing centre or home birth 53% of women would choose to give birth in a hospital labour ward. A major reason for this choice was the accessibility of epidural analgesia. The majority of women who had experienced a home birth would make the same choice again. There was a strong positive association between interest in using midwifery services and interest in a birthing centre and home birth.

journal_name

Midwifery

journal_title

Midwifery

authors

Chamberlain M,Soderstrom B,Kaitell C,Stewart P

doi

10.1016/s0266-6138(05)80231-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-06-01 00:00:00

pages

74-81

issue

2

eissn

0266-6138

issn

1532-3099

pii

S0266-6138(05)80231-1

journal_volume

7

pub_type

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