• Sawsan Abuhammad, Tareq L Mukattash, Sayer I Alazzam, Reham Yafawi, Anan S Jarab, Mohammad B Nusair, Rana K Abu-Farha, and Nasr N Alrabadi.
• Department of Maternal and Child Health, Faculty of Nursing, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
• Int. J. Clin. Pract. 2021 Aug 1; 75 (8): e14349.

Aims Of The StudyThis study aims to determine females' views, experiences and attitudes regarding the caesarean section (CS) and to explore the factors that increase the prevalence of CS in Jordan.DesignThis is a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire that was distributed electronically through social media websites. Study participants included 1005 females with a history of at least one CS. Awareness, experiences about CS, complications and reasons for performing CS were investigated.SettingsThe participants were recruited from all Jordan cities by social media and emails.FindingsMost of the respondents stated that the source of their knowledge about CS was from the internet (36.2%) followed by family and friends (31.6%). The majority of respondents were satisfied with their CS experience (72.8%). More than half of the participants (56.9%) reported that CS carries no risk for infants. About 53% of respondents stated that the most common reason leading women to choose to give birth via CS is the fear of labour pain. However, the majority of the respondents disagree with performing CS under maternal request (59.2%).Conclusions And ImplicationsThis study indicated that Jordanian females do not have reliable sources of information about CS. This leads to lower awareness of CS and its complications, and, as expected, CS is more likely to be performed by privately insured women.© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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