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Title: Factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery: The Health Belief Model
Authors: Loke, AY 
Davies, L
Li, SF
Issue Date: 2015
Source: BMC health services research, 2015, v. 15, 274, p. 1-12
Abstract: Background: Childbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing numbers of them are making the choice to give birth by Caesarean Delivery. The aim of this study was to identify the factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery, underpinned by the Health Belief Model. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Hong Kong Chinese women aged 18-45, who were pregnant or had given birth within the last three years were recruited. The participants were asked to complete a structured self-administered questionnaire consisting of 62 questions. Results: A total of 319 women were recruited, of whom 73 (22.9%) preferred to have a cesarean section delivery (CD). The results showed that women preferred CD because they were concerned about being pregnant at an advanced age, were worried about labor pain and perineum tearing, wanted to have a better plan for maternity leave, had chosen an auspicious date to deliver, and perceived that CD is a more convenience way to deliver. The perceived benefits and severity of a vaginal birth (VB), and the perceived benefits, severity, and cues to action of CD, affected the decision to undergo either a VB or CD. Conclusions: The data indicated that the constructs of the Health Belief Model - perceived benefits, perceived severity, and cues to action - affect the decision that women make on their mode of delivery. This research indicates that there is value in designing educational programs for pregnant women to educate them on the benefits, risks, and severity of the two different modes of birth based on the constructs of HBM. This will enable women to be active participants in choosing the mode of birth that they believe is right for them.
Keywords: Cesarean section
Health Belief Model
Mode of delivery decisions
Vaginal birth
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd.
Journal: BMC Health Services Research 
ISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-015-0931-z
Rights: © 2015 Loke et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium,provided the original work is properly credited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.
The following publication Loke, A. Y., Davies, L., & Li, S. F. (2015). Factors influencing the decision that women make on their mode of delivery: The Health Belief Model. BMC Health Services Research, 15, 274, 1-12 is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-0931-z
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