Patients' need for information on permanent contraception during a cesarean section: A cross‐sectional questionnaire survey

Aim The present study aimed to explore the need for information about permanent contraception in Japanese women with repeated cesarean sections (CS). Methods The present, cross‐sectional survey used a self‐administered questionnaire mailed to women with a second or later CS at Tokyo Metropolitan Tam...

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Published in:The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2021-03, Vol.47 (3), p.1090-1096
Main Authors: Ida, Tsutomu, Fujiwara, Hiroyuki, Taniguchi, Yoshimi, Kohyama, Akira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth control
Cesarean section
Contraception
Cross-sectional studies
cross‐sectional survey
Decision making
Hysterectomy
Medical personnel
Patients
Questionnaires
salpingectomy
tubal ligation
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Summary:Aim The present study aimed to explore the need for information about permanent contraception in Japanese women with repeated cesarean sections (CS). Methods The present, cross‐sectional survey used a self‐administered questionnaire mailed to women with a second or later CS at Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center between March 2010 and December 2017. Those who were pregnant, had given birth less than 1 year before the survey or had an hysterectomy were excluded. Results The present study analyzed 284 patients (60 with permanent contraception, 224 without permanent contraception). Forty‐eight (80%) of women with permanent contraception, and 135 (60%) of women without permanent contraception believed that information on permanent contraception was needed before CS. Among women without permanent contraception, significantly fewer women obtained adequate information of permanent contraception from their healthcare workers before a CS compared with women with permanent contraception (8% vs. 71%, p 
ISSN:1341-8076
1447-0756
DOI:10.1111/jog.14644