Abstract
A Cross Sectional Study on the Preference for Natural Childbirth among Pre-Marital Women in the Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Highlights
There is an increasing trend of women choosing support other than medical intervention during labour, raising public health issues in both developed and developing countries [1]
The World Health Organization (2004) defined skilled birth attendants as “accredited health professionals such as midwife, doctor or nurse who are trained to proficiency in the skills needed to manage normal pregnancies, childbirth and immediate post-natal period, and in the identification, management and referral of complications in women and newborns” [5]
This review found that the contributing factors in choosing the method of childbirth include: socio-economic factors, socio-demographic factors, religion, family influence, peer influence and perception
Summary
There is an increasing trend of women choosing support other than medical intervention during labour, raising public health issues in both developed and developing countries [1]. Natural childbirth is defined in the dictionary as “a system of managing childbirth in which the mother receives preparatory education in order to remain conscious and assist in delivery with minimal or no use of drugs or anaesthetics” [3]. The endorsed Joint Policy Statement on normal childbirth stated that “childbirth is considered natural childbirth if there is little or no human intervention” [4]. The World Health Organization (2004) defined skilled birth attendants as “accredited health professionals such as midwife, doctor or nurse who are trained to proficiency in the skills needed to manage normal (uncomplicated) pregnancies, childbirth and immediate post-natal period, and in the identification, management and referral of complications in women and newborns” [5]. Natural childbirth was emphasised since 1950s in the domain of women’s autonomy [6]
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