Investigation of Perspectives on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean of Women Who Have Delivered by Cesarean Method

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge level of women who gave their first birth by cesarean section and to examine their perspectives on vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Method: The study is cross-sectional and was conducted in Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Alanya Training and Research Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic between 15 March 2016 and 31 May 2016. The sample of the study consisted of 260 pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study. The data collection form prepared by the researcher in line with the literature was used to collect the data. The data obtained from the research were analyzed in computer environment using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for Windows 19.0 statistical package program. Number, percentage, means, and chi-square analysis were used in the breakdown of the data. Results: It was determined that 38.5% of the participants did not know that they could have a vaginal delivery after cesarean section, 61.5% had knowledge about this issue, and 5.8% of the participants did not have any risk for the mother and the baby to have a vaginal delivery after cesarean section. It is stated that while expressing an opinion in the opposite direction, 75.4% of them give the answer that there is a risk. It was determined that 90.8% of women preferred cesarean delivery in their current pregnancies, and 9.2% preferred vaginal delivery. Conclusion: As can be clearly seen from the results, most of the women and especially the physicians as health professionals do not take the issue of delivery after cesarean section very warmly.