title: Relationship of psychosocial and perinatal variables to perception of childbirth.
abstract: This study reported on a sample of 294 first-time mothers. Fifty-six women who delivered by cesarean birth perceived their childbirth experience more negatively than those who delivered vaginally. However, the type of delivery accounted for only 1% of the variance when entered with 24 other psychosocial and obstetrical variables for stepwise multiple regression analysis. Mate emotional support contributed 20% and early maternal-infant interaction contributed 9.8% of the variance, with total positive self-concept, fewer medical complications, informative support, instrumental support, and type of delivery accounting for the remainder of the total 39%.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000523:psychology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008393:Marriage; D008423:Maternal Age; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010298:Parity; D010465:Perception; D011247:Pregnancy; D011593:Psychology, Social; D012044:Regression Analysis