ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Knowledge and Preference Towards Mode of Delivery among Pregnant Women in the United Arab Emirates: The Mutaba'ah Study.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06561984 (Effect of Antenatal Education on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Attitude and Preferences of Delivery Mode), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Antenatal Education on Pregnant Women's Knowledge, Attitude and Preferences of Delivery Mode
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global Preferences and Determinant Variables of Caesarean Delivery Among Pregnant Women:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of antenatal education on pregnant women`s knowledge, attitude and preferences of delivery mode.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Trial
- Assessment of prevalence, perceptions, and factors associated with reported history of caesarean section among women in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Determinants of Delivery Mode Preferences and Decision-Making Among Jordanian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of pregnancy · 2025Article
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- Role of Parity and Age in Cesarean Section Rate among Women: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Hail, Saudi Arabia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Mode of delivery preferences: the role of childbirth fear among nulliparous women.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic determinants of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain: The Mutaba'ah study.Obesity science & practice · 2022Article
- Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed Is Associated with Lower Rates of Cesarean Section for Nonmedical Reasons in a Cohort of Mothers in Vietnam.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe rate of cesarean section (CS) is growing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Pregnant women's knowledge on the mode of delivery, factors associated with lack of adequate knowledge, and preference towards CS delivery were investigated.
methodsBaseline cross-sectional data from 1617 pregnant women who participated in the Mutaba'ah Study between September 2018 and March 2020 were analyzed. A self-administered questionnaire inquiring about demographic and maternal characteristics, ten knowledge-based statements about mode of delivery, and one question about preference towards mode of delivery was used. Knowledge on the mode of delivery was categorized into "adequate (total score 6-10)" or "lack of adequate (total score 0-5)" knowledge. Crude and multivariable models were used to identify factors associated with "lack of adequate" knowledge on the mode of delivery and factors associated with CS preference.
resultsA total of 1303 (80.6%) pregnant women (mean age 30.6 ± 5.8 years) completed the questionnaire. The majority (57.1%) were ≥30 years old, in their third trimester (54.5%), and had at least one child (76.6%). In total, 20.8% underwent CS delivery in the previous pregnancy, and 9.4% preferred CS delivery for the current pregnancy. A total of 78.4% of pregnant women lacked adequate knowledge on the mode of delivery. The level of those who lacked adequate knowledge was similar across women in different pregnancy trimesters. Young women (18-24 years) (adjusted odds ratios (aOR), 3.07, 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-8.86) and women who had CS delivery in the previous pregnancy (aOR, 1.90, 95% CI, 1.06-3.40) were more likely to be classified with a lack of adequate knowledge. Age (aOR, 1.08, 95% CI, 1.02-1.14), employment (aOR, 1.96, 95% CI, 1.13-3.40), or previous CS delivery (aOR, 31.10, 95% CI, 17.71-55.73) were associated with a preference towards CS delivery.
conclusionThis study showed that pregnant women may not fully appreciate the health risks associated with different modes of delivery. Therefore, antenatal care appointments should include a balanced discussion on the potential benefits and harms associated with different delivery modes.
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