Cesarean Section Delivery From Maternal Perspective : An Exploratory Study in Jordan.

AIMS OF THE STUDY This study aims to determine females' views, experiences, and attitudes regarding the cesarean section (CS) and to explore the factors that increase the prevalence of CS in Jordan. DESIGN This is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire that was distributed electronically through social media websites. Study participants included 1005 females with a history of at least one CS. Awareness, experiences about CS, complications, and reasons for performing CS were investigated. SETTINGS The participants were recruited from all Jordan cities by Social media and emails. FINDINGS Most of the respondents stated that the source of there knowledge about CS was from the internet (36.2%) followed by family and friends (31.6%). The majority of respondents were satisfied with their CS experience (72.=8%). More than half of the participants (56.9%) reported that CS carries no risk for infants. About 53% of respondents stated that the most common reason leading women to choose to give birth via CS is the fear of labor pain. However, the majority of the respondents disagree with performing CS under maternal request (59.2%). CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS This study indicated that Jordanian females not have reliable sources of information about CS. This leads to lower awareness of CS and its complications and, as expected, CS is more likely to be performed by privately insured women.