Investigation of Women Employees in Family Health Centers of Eskişehir Province about Normal Birth and Caesarean Birth

Abstract

The rate of caesarean delivery has been rising both in developed countries and developing countries, while there is no benefit evidence of caesarean section when it done with no clinical indication which is normally linked with caesarean delivery. Education and information about normal births can significantly reduce caesarean rates and switch women's preferences in giving birth to normal and physiological delivery. This study aimed to learn the opinions of female employees in Eskişehir family health centers about normal and caesarean births, to determine important points and develop suggestions for these methods. The population of the study was 170 working women. Factor analysis, 16 items normal birth, and caesarean delivery scale were gathered under one factor, and this single factor explained 36.775% of the total variance. Results showed that when item-total correlation values of normal birth and caesarean section were examined, it was found that item-total correlation values of 16 items in the scale were between 0.407 and 0.759. When item scores were examined, it was determined that there was consistency between the items. This research has shown that the majority of female workers prefer to giving births by caesarean section, while there is no clinical indication and they are suggested to normal delivery. As a result of the established DFA model, the fit indexes of the model were found to be among the perfect fit values (x2/df=65.26/25≤3).