Mode of delivery among swedish midwives and obstetricians and their attitudes towards cesarean section

• Published in: Sexual & reproductive healthcare Vol. 11; pp. 112 - 116
• Main Authors: Sahlin, Maria, Andolf, Ellika, Edman, Gunnar, G, Gunilla Sydsjö, Wiklund, Ingela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 01-03-2017
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude; Attitude of Health Personnel; Caesarean section; Cesarean Section; clinical practice; Delivery; Delivery, Obstetric; doctor patient relation; Female; health care personnel; health personnel attitude; human; Humans; instrumental delivery; Internal Medicine; major clinical study; Male; medical education; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Middle Aged; midwife; Midwives; Mode of delivery; nurse midwife; Nurse Midwives; Nurses; nursing practice; Obstetric; obstetric delivery; obstetrician; Obstetricians; Obstetrics and Gynecology; patient autonomy; patient preference; personal experience; physician; Physician-Patient Relations; Physicians; practice guideline; Practice Patterns; Practice Patterns, Nurses; Practice Patterns, Physicians; priority journal; Sweden; Swedish citizen; unnecessary procedure; Unnecessary Procedures; cesarean section; obstetricians; midwives; mode of delivery; attitude; Midwives; Caesarean section; Mode of delivery; Attitude; Obstetricians
• ISSN: 1877-5756; 1877-5764; 1877-5764
• DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.04.002

Highlights • Swedish midwives and obstetricians born 1955 and 1975 do not have a higher rate of cesarean section in their first birth compared to the population in general. • Midwives born 1975 have a significantly lower rate of instrumental deliveries compared to the population. In this study the two professions have similar opinions and attitudes towards cesarean section. • The literature survey confirms that midwives and obstetricians have different roles within the Swedish obstetric care.