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Does counsellor's attitude influence change in a request for a caesarean in women with fear of birth?

Lotta L Halvorsen, Hilde H Nerum, Tore T Sørlie, and Pål P Oian

Midwifery 26(1):45-52 (2010) PMID 18621452

the attitudes of two counsellors towards women requesting a caesarean section due to fear of birth were identified. One emphasised the ability to overcome any emotional obstacle to vaginal birth ('coping attitude'), and the other emphasised that the ultimate choice of mode of birth was the womans' ('autonomy attitude'). Two research questions were asked: (1) What are the predictors of change in a wish for a caesarean and of vaginal birth in women with fear of birth? (2) Does a change from an 'autonomy attitude' to a 'coping attitude' increase the number of women who change their request for a caesarean and who give birth vaginally?

Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2008.04.011
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