背景:在过去的几十年中,妇女是否应该能够决定在医疗机构中的分娩方式一直是争论的话题。在全球剖腹产率显著上升的背景下,一个核心的难题是孕妇是否应该能够在没有医学指征的情况下要求这种手术。自2015年以来,阿根廷颁布了25,929号《人性化出生法》。这项研究旨在了解医疗保健提供者之间的权力关系,孕妇,和劳工伙伴在这一新的法律背景下对出生方式的决策。要做到这一点,使用了权力理论的核心概念。
方法:本研究采用定性设计。在阿根廷不同地区的五个产科病房对医疗保健提供者进行了26次半结构化访谈。参与者是使用异质性抽样有目的地选择的,包括妇产科医生(科室负责人,24小时轮班的专家,和居民)和助产士。反思性主题分析用于归纳开发主题和类别。
结果:开发了三个主题:(1)医疗保健提供者重新概念化分娩方式的决策过程,以使妇女的声音很重要;(2)医疗保健提供者对妇女选择分娩方式的要求感到无能为力;(3)医疗保健提供者努力改变妇女对分娩方式的决定。建立了一个总体主题来解释医疗保健提供者之间的权力关系,妇女和劳工伙伴:医疗保健提供者在生育模式决策方面失去了有益的权力。
结论:我们的分析强调了医疗保健提供者与女性互动的复杂性,在实践中,允许选择出生方式。尽管医疗保健提供者声称欢迎女性积极参与决策过程,当女性自主决定生育方式时,她们感到无能为力。他们认为自己在患者眼中失去了有益的力量,并认为关于每种出生方式的风险和收益的富有成效的沟通并不总是可能的。同时,提供者在方便的情况下执行越来越多的无医学指征的CS,这表明家长式的做法仍然存在。
在过去的几十年里,关于妇女是否应该能够选择阴道分娩还是剖腹产,一直存在争议。这场辩论是由越来越多的剖腹产手术构成的。自2015年以来,阿根廷制定了《人类出生法》。我们进行了一项研究,以了解医疗保健提供者之间的权力关系,在这一新的法律背景下,孕妇和劳工伙伴在决定分娩方式方面的作用。要做到这一点,我们使用了权力理论的核心概念。我们对阿根廷五个产科病房的医疗保健提供者进行了26次半结构化访谈。受访者为妇产科医生(系主任,24小时轮班的专家,和居民)和助产士。我们使用主题分析从数据中构建主题。我们发现,医疗保健提供者认为自己在出生方式的决策中正在失去有益的力量。即使他们声称希望女性自主做出决定,当这种情况发生时,他们会感到沮丧。他们还认为与患者沟通阴道分娩和剖腹产的风险和益处更加困难。同时,提供者在方便的情况下进行越来越多的无医学指征的CSs,这表明家长式的做法仍然存在。
BACKGROUND: Whether women should be able to decide on mode of birth in healthcare settings has been a topic of debate in the last few decades. In the context of a marked increase in global caesarean section rates, a central dilemma is whether pregnant women should be able to request this procedure without medical indication. Since 2015, Law 25,929 of Humanised Birth is in place in Argentina. This
study aims at understanding the power relations between healthcare providers, pregnant women, and labour companions regarding decision-making on mode of birth in this new legal context. To do so, central concepts of power theory are used.
METHODS: This
study uses a qualitative design. Twenty-six semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers were conducted in five maternity wards in different regions of Argentina. Participants were purposively selected using heterogeneity sampling and included obstetrician/gynaecologists (heads of department, specialists working in 24-h shifts, and residents) and midwives where available. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to inductively develop themes and categories.
RESULTS: Three themes were developed: (1) Healthcare providers reconceptualize decision-making processes of mode of birth to make women\'s voices matter; (2) Healthcare providers feel powerless against women\'s request to choose mode of birth; (3) Healthcare providers struggle to redirect women\'s decision regarding mode of birth. An overarching theme was built to explain the power relations between healthcare providers, women and labour companions: Healthcare providers\' loss of beneficial power in decision-making on mode of birth.
CONCLUSIONS: Our analysis highlights the complexity of the healthcare provider-woman interaction in a context in which women are, in practice, allowed to choose mode of birth. Even though healthcare providers claim to welcome women being an active part of the decision-making processes, they feel powerless when women make autonomous decisions regarding mode of birth. They perceive themselves to be losing beneficial power in the eyes of patients and consider fruitful communication on risks and benefits of each mode of birth to not always be possible. At the same time, providers perform an increasing number of CSs without medical indication when it is convenient for them, which suggests that paternalistic practices are still in place.
In the last few decades, there has been a debate on whether women should be able to choose if they haver a vaginal birth or a caesarean section. This debate has been framed by the fact that an increasing number of caesarean sections are being performed. Since 2015, Argentina has a Law of Humanised Birth. We conducted a
study to understand the power relations between healthcare providers, pregnant women and labour companions in decision making on mode of birth in this new legal context. To do so, we used central concepts of power theory. We conducted 26 semi-structured interviews with healthcare providers in five maternity wards of Argentina. The interviewees were obstetrician/gynaecologists (heads of department, specialists working in 24-h shifts, and residents) and midwives where available. We used thematic analysis to build themes from the data. We discovered that healthcare providers perceive themselves to be losing beneficial power in decision-making on mode of birth. Even though they claim to want women to make autonomous decisions, they feel frustrated when this happens. They also perceive it to be more difficult to communicate with patients regarding the risks and benefits of vaginal birth and caesarean section. At the same time, providers carry out an increasing number of CSs without medical indication when it is convenient for them, which suggests that paternalistic practices are still in place.