Demands on obstetrical care in the urban environment: postpartal survey.

In recent years, obstetrical management reflecting the individual needs of parturient women and newborn children has acquired an increasing significance. Today, the majority of obstetrical departments provide alternatives to traditional methods of delivery. The purpose of this study was to analyze the current obstetric situation as perceived by the women concerned.

[Expectations of obstetrics in a large city: prepartum survey].

In recent years, obstetrics has been facing ever greater expectations on the part of its patients. An increasing number of women show a marked interest in experiencing pregnancy and delivery in a more aware and, above all, active manner. The study at hand presents the results of a survey conducted at seven obstetric departments in Vienna in which a total of 431 primiparous women were questioned with regard to their knowledge, their wishes and expectations, as well as their preparations in view of the imminent delivery.