"If only I had . . .": Regrets from women with an unplanned cesarean delivery.

Two hundred twenty-seven women with an unplanned cesarean delivery as their only birth were surveyed on their regrets during childbirth, their personality, childbirth preparation, labor and delivery support, and birth satisfaction. Seventy-three percent of women reported regret which mostly centered on inaction, particularly not advocating for the self. Those with regrets reported lower birth satisfaction ((220) = 4.

How Women Evaluate Birth Challenges: Analysis of Web-Based Birth Stories.

Background: Birth stories provide an intimate glimpse into women's birth experiences in their own words. Understanding the emotions elicited in women by certain types of behaviors during labor and delivery could help those in the health care community provide better emotional care for women in labor.

Objective: The aim of this study was to understand which supportive reactions and behaviors contributed to negative or positive emotions among women with regard to their labor and delivery experience.

Preparedness and support, not personality, predict satisfaction in unplanned caesarean births.

We evaluated what predicts satisfaction following an unplanned caesarean first-time birth. Two hundred and twenty-seven primiparous women who delivered by unplanned caesarean were surveyed on individual difference variables (the 10-Item Big Five Personality Domains scale, the Desirability for Control Scale), interactional variables (the CollaboRATE scale, and measures of emotional support and decisional inclusion during labour and delivery), perceptions of preparedness, and the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator. A multilinear regression was run using birth satisfaction as the dependent variable.

Owning the birth experience: what factors influence women's vaginal birth after caesarean decision?

Objective: Our quantitative analysis examined what factors influence pregnant women to choose a vaginal birth after a caesarean (VBAC).

Background: There is growing concern over the high rates of caesarean section; much of the high rate is driven by repeat caesareans. A trial of labour after a previous caesarean is an option for many women increasingly supported by medical literature.

What are VBAC Women Seeking and Sharing? A Content Analysis of Online Discussion Boards.

Background: In the United States, one-third of pregnancies result in a cesarean delivery. In subsequent pregnancies, mothers must decide whether to pursue a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) or a repeat cesarean delivery. Pregnant women frequently turn to the Internet for support and information.