• Hong Kong Med J · Apr 2007

    Determinants of preference for elective caesarean section in Hong Kong Chinese pregnant women.

    • Selina M W Pang, Danny T N Leung, T Y Leung, C Y Lai, T K Lau, and Tony K H Chung.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong. selina.pang@gmail.com
    • Hong Kong Med J. 2007 Apr 1; 13 (2): 100-5.

    ObjectiveTo find the clinical and socio-demographic determinants for Hong Kong Chinese women who preferred elective caesarean section.DesignCross-sectional interview survey.SettingUniversity teaching hospital, Hong Kong.ParticipantsA cohort of consecutive Hong Kong Chinese pregnant women (n=660) attending a government-funded obstetric unit catering deliveries in the New Territories in Hong Kong in 2002.Main Outcome MeasuresThe clinical and socio-demographic determinants of preference for elective caesarean section, in women who could have a trial of vaginal delivery.ResultsThe overall prevalence for maternal preference for elective caesarean section was 16.7% (95% confidence interval, 13.8-19.6). The factors associated with preferring elective caesarean section were: previous elective caesarean section (odds ratio=7.6; 95% confidence interval, 2.0-28.7) and previous emergency caesarean section (3.8; 1.8-8.2). Among nulliparous women, the prevalence of preference for elective caesarean section was 16.8% (95% confidence interval, 13.0-20.6). Conception by in-vitro fertilisation was found to be significantly associated with preferring elective caesarean section in nulliparous women (odds ratio=5.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.0-26.4).ConclusionPrevious caesarean section and conception by in-vitro fertilisation were determinants for women preferring elective caesarean section.

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