Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees

Fil: Perrotta, Carla. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Sciences, University College Dublin; Irlanda.

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Autores principales: Perrotta, Carla, Romero, Mariana, Sguassero, Yanina, Straw, Cecilia, Gialdini, Celina, Righetti, Natalia, Betran, Ana P, Ramos, Silvina
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spelling I61-R167-123456789-46802023-06-08T23:16:08Z Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees Perrotta, Carla Romero, Mariana Sguassero, Yanina Straw, Cecilia Gialdini, Celina Righetti, Natalia Betran, Ana P Ramos, Silvina SALUD PUBLICA SERVICIOS DE SALUD REPRODUCTIVA SERVICIOS DE SALUD MATERNA CESAREAS ARGENTINA ANALGESIA PROCEDIMIENTOS QUIRÚRGICOS OBSTÉTRICOS Fil: Perrotta, Carla. School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sport Sciences, University College Dublin; Irlanda. Fil: Romero, Mariana. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET); Argentina. Fil: Sguassero, Yanina. Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales; Argentina. Fil: Straw, Cecilia. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina. Fil: Gialdini, Celina. Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales; Argentina. Fil: Righetti, Natalia. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina. Fil: Pilar Betran, Ana. UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization; Suiza. Fil: Ramos, Silvina. CEDES. Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad. Área de Salud, Economía y Sociedad; Argentina. Objectives: To explore obstetricians', midwives' and trainees' perceptions of caesarean section (CS) determinants in the context of public obstetric care services provision in Argentina. Our hypothesis is that known determinants of CS use may differ in settings with limited access to essential obstetric services. Setting: We conducted a formative research study in 19 public maternity hospitals in Argentina. An institutional survey assessed the availability of essential obstetric services. Subsequently, we conducted online surveys and semistructured interviews to assess the opinions of providers on known CS determinants. Results: Obstetric services showed an adequate provision of emergency obstetric care but limited services to support women during birth. Midwives, with some exceptions, are not involved during labour. We received 680 surveys from obstetricians, residents and midwives (response rate of 63%) and interviewed 26 key informants. Six out of 10 providers (411, 61%) indicated that the use of CS is associated with the complexities of our caseload. Limited pain management access was deemed a potential contributing factor for CS in adolescents and first-time mothers. Providers have conflicting views on the adequacy of training to deal with complex or prolonged labour. Obstetricians with more than 10 years of clinical experience indicated that fear of litigation was also associated with CS. Overall, there is consensus on the need to implement interventions to reduce unnecessary CS. Conclusions: Public maternity hospitals in Argentina have made significant improvements in the provision of emergency services. The environment of service provision does not seem to facilitate the physiological process of vaginal birth. Providers acknowledged some of these challenges. 2022-01-26T16:09:39Z 2022-01-26T16:09:39Z 2022-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo Perrotta C, Romero M, Sguassero Y, Straw C, Gialdini C, Righetti N, Betran AP, Ramos S. Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees. BMJ Open. 2022 Jan 25;12(1):e053419. Disponible en: http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/4680. http://repositorio.cedes.org/handle/123456789/4680 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053419 https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/1/e053419 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ application/pdf BMJ Open;2022 Jan 25;12(1):e053419.
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topic SALUD PUBLICA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD REPRODUCTIVA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD MATERNA
CESAREAS
ARGENTINA
ANALGESIA
PROCEDIMIENTOS QUIRÚRGICOS OBSTÉTRICOS
spellingShingle SALUD PUBLICA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD REPRODUCTIVA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD MATERNA
CESAREAS
ARGENTINA
ANALGESIA
PROCEDIMIENTOS QUIRÚRGICOS OBSTÉTRICOS
Perrotta, Carla
Romero, Mariana
Sguassero, Yanina
Straw, Cecilia
Gialdini, Celina
Righetti, Natalia
Betran, Ana P
Ramos, Silvina
Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
topic_facet SALUD PUBLICA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD REPRODUCTIVA
SERVICIOS DE SALUD MATERNA
CESAREAS
ARGENTINA
ANALGESIA
PROCEDIMIENTOS QUIRÚRGICOS OBSTÉTRICOS
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author Perrotta, Carla
Romero, Mariana
Sguassero, Yanina
Straw, Cecilia
Gialdini, Celina
Righetti, Natalia
Betran, Ana P
Ramos, Silvina
author_facet Perrotta, Carla
Romero, Mariana
Sguassero, Yanina
Straw, Cecilia
Gialdini, Celina
Righetti, Natalia
Betran, Ana P
Ramos, Silvina
author_sort Perrotta, Carla
title Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
title_short Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
title_full Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
title_fullStr Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
title_full_unstemmed Caesarean birth in public maternities in Argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
title_sort caesarean birth in public maternities in argentina: a formative research study on the views of obstetricians, midwives and trainees
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