Decision Making About Method of Delivery on the U.S.–Mexico Border

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• Alternative Title:
  Health Care Women Int
• Personal Author:
  DESISTO, CARLA L. ; McDONALD, JILL A. ; ROCHAT, ROGER ; DIAZ-APODACA, BEATRIZ A. ; DECLERCQ, EUGENE
• Description:
  We explored how low-risk, nulliparous pregnant women and their doctors in two contiguous U.S.-Mexico border communities communicate about methods of delivery and how they perceive that the delivery method decision is made. We recruited 18 women through obstetricians in El Paso, Texas (n = 10), and prenatal care providers in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico (n = 8). We observed prenatal care visits, interviewed women prenatally and postpartum, and interviewed the El Paso obstetricians. Qualitative analysis demonstrated that birthing decisions are complex and involve multiple influences, including women's level of knowledge about birth, doctor-patient communication, and women's participation in decision making.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Article Decision Making Delivery, Obstetric Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Interviews As Topic Mexico Parity Patient Participation Physician-Patient Relations Pregnancy Pregnant Women Qualitative Research Tape Recording Texas

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• Source:
  Health Care Women Int. 37(4):426-443.
• Pubmed ID:
  25364879
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4580528
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  37
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha-512:f50b47fb04c0d873a5302b783118bf5d691f01378d3c8489c10c9c055470a7b7b5246b9437e79ef6409a84e329631414354c130b46ddbb9d2dbc3ecad57c9a13
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