Background: Cesarean section (C/S) and Vaginal delivery are
two methods of delivery, Cesarean section sometimes indicted for obstetrical
reason but primigravida might have a preference of the mode of delivery. Our aim
was to explore the preferred mode of delivery chosen by pregnant nulliparous
women visiting the out-patient Obstetrics Department at King Abdulaziz University
Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. A secondary aim was to identify associated
factors and investigate reasons for their preference. Method: This was a
cross-sectional study conducted at KAUH from October 2018–October 2019. All
nulliparous women who were willing to participate were included. The
questionnaire had 19 questions, containing six domains. Results: 104 primigravida women participated; their ages ranged from 18 to 41 years (mean
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The preferred mode of delivery among primigravida Middle Eastern Women. A questionnaire based study
Batool Ali H. Alkhazal1, Majed Abdullah Halawani1, Ibtihal Omar Alsahabi1, Hassan S.O. Abduljabbar2,*
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College of medicine, King Abdulaziz University, 21412 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, 21452 Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
*Correspondence: profaj17@yahoo.com (Hassan S.O. Abduljabbar)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2021, 48(3), 567–571;
https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog.2021.03.2384
Submitted: 26 November 2020 | Revised: 18 January 2021 | Accepted: 22 January 2021 | Published: 15 June 2021
Copyright: © 2021 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Keywords
Cesarean section
Mode of delivery
Primigravida