Preferences for labor and childbirth, expressed orally or as a written birth plan: Prevalence and determinants from a nationwide population-based study.
birth plan
expectation
labor and childbirth
preference
shared decision-making
Journal
Birth (Berkeley, Calif.)
ISSN: 1523-536X
Titre abrégé: Birth
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8302042
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2023
12 2023
Historique:
revised:
08
03
2023
received:
15
02
2021
accepted:
06
05
2023
medline:
14
11
2023
pubmed:
29
6
2023
entrez:
29
6
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Shared decision-making is an important component of a patient-centered healthcare system. We assessed the prevalence of parturients with preferences for their labor and childbirth, expressed verbally in the birthing room or as a written birth plan, and studied maternal, obstetric, and organizational factors associated with their expression. Data came from the 2016 National Perinatal Survey, a cross-sectional nationwide population-based survey conducted in France. Preferences for labor and childbirth were studied in three categories: expressed verbally, in writing (birth plan), or unexpressed or nonexistent. Analyses used multinomial multilevel logistic regression. The analysis included 11,633 parturients: 3.7% had written a birth plan, 17.3% expressed their preferences verbally, and 79.0% either did not have or did not express any preferences. Compared with the latter group, written or verbal preferences were both significantly associated with prenatal care by independent midwives (respectively, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.19; 95% confidence interval (CI), [1.59-3.03], and aOR 1.43; 95% CI [1.19-1.71]) and with attendance at childbirth education classes (respectively, aOR 4.99; 95% CI [3.49-7.15], and aOR 2.27; 95% CI [1.98-2.62]). As years in traditional schooling increased, so did its association with preferences. Conversely, parturients from African countries were significantly less likely than French mothers to express preferences. A written birth plan was also associated with characteristics of maternity unit organization. Only one in five parturients reported having expressed preferences for labor and childbirth to healthcare professionals in the birthing room. This expression of preferences was associated with maternal characteristics and the organization of care.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Shared decision-making is an important component of a patient-centered healthcare system. We assessed the prevalence of parturients with preferences for their labor and childbirth, expressed verbally in the birthing room or as a written birth plan, and studied maternal, obstetric, and organizational factors associated with their expression.
METHODS
Data came from the 2016 National Perinatal Survey, a cross-sectional nationwide population-based survey conducted in France. Preferences for labor and childbirth were studied in three categories: expressed verbally, in writing (birth plan), or unexpressed or nonexistent. Analyses used multinomial multilevel logistic regression.
RESULTS
The analysis included 11,633 parturients: 3.7% had written a birth plan, 17.3% expressed their preferences verbally, and 79.0% either did not have or did not express any preferences. Compared with the latter group, written or verbal preferences were both significantly associated with prenatal care by independent midwives (respectively, adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.19; 95% confidence interval (CI), [1.59-3.03], and aOR 1.43; 95% CI [1.19-1.71]) and with attendance at childbirth education classes (respectively, aOR 4.99; 95% CI [3.49-7.15], and aOR 2.27; 95% CI [1.98-2.62]). As years in traditional schooling increased, so did its association with preferences. Conversely, parturients from African countries were significantly less likely than French mothers to express preferences. A written birth plan was also associated with characteristics of maternity unit organization.
CONCLUSION
Only one in five parturients reported having expressed preferences for labor and childbirth to healthcare professionals in the birthing room. This expression of preferences was associated with maternal characteristics and the organization of care.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
847-857Informations de copyright
© 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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