An online survey of women's views of respectful and disrespectful pregnancy and early labour care in the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F24%3A00136434" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/24:00136434 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-06448-5" target="_blank" >https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-024-06448-5</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-06448-5" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12884-024-06448-5</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

An online survey of women's views of respectful and disrespectful pregnancy and early labour care in the Czech Republic

Original language description

ObjectiveTo ascertain and explore the views of women and their partners, giving birth in the Czech Republic, of the level of respectful or disrespectful care provided during pregnancy and early labour.DesignEthical approval was granted for a descriptive, online anonymous survey of 65 questions, with quantitative and qualitative responses.SettingThe Czech Republic.The survey was completed by 8,767 women and 69 partners in 2018.Measurements and findingsDescriptive statistics and thematic analysis were used to present results. The majority of women were aged 26-35 years. Most had birthed in one of 93 hospitals, with 1.5% home births. Almost 40% never had an abdominal examination.in pregnancy. Quantitative data analysis revealed that less than half were given information on place of birth, or how to keep labour normal or non-interventionist. Almost 60% did not get information on positions for birth. Most (68%) commenced labour naturally, 25% had labour induced, 40% of them before term, and 7% had an elective caesarean section; 55% stated they had not been given any choice in the decision. Over half of those who had a membrane sweep said permission had not been sought. Half (54%) only had 'checking' visits from the midwife in labour.Key conclusionsFindings reveal a lack of information-giving, discussion and shared decision-making from healthcare professionals during pregnancy and early labour. Some practices were non-evidenced-based, and interventions were sometimes made without consent.Implications for practiceThe examples of disrespectful care described in this study caused women distress during childbirth, which may result in an increased fear of childbirth or an increase in free-birthing.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

ISSN

1471-2393

e-ISSN

1471-2393

Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

10

Pages from-to

1-10

UT code for WoS article

001255992900005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85193390189