Partners experiences of caesarean deliveries in the operating room.

Objective: To describe the experiences of partners accompanying pregnant women during a caesarean section and to identify factors which influence the experiences.

Methods: It is a prospective, single-center, observational study which included all partners of women who underwent a planned or an unplanned caesarean section in a maternity hospital during a two months period (1st November 2020 - 1st January 2021). The outcome was evaluated by a standardized questionnaire: the first-time father questionnaire (FTFQ) (1).