Women's satisfaction with decision-making related to augmentation of labour.
OBJECTIVE
to describe women's experiences of participating in decision-making related to augmentation of labour.


METHODS
a qualitative approach using modified grounded theory technique. Open-ended interviews were conducted 1-3 days after childbirth.


METHODS
the interviews were performed in the postnatal wards in five hospitals (tertiary level) in Stockholm, Sweden.


METHODS
20 newly delivered women who had received oxytocin infusion for augmentation of labour during childbirth. FINDINGS AND KEY CONCLUSIONS: support and guidance from midwives in combination with knowledge and expectations about the intervention seemed to be important for women's satisfaction with decision-making concerning augmentation of labour. Four patterns of decision-making were found. One group of women participated in the decision-making regarding augmentation of labour while a second group was invited, but refrained from participation. These women were satisfied with the decisions made. A third group of women did not participate, but wanted to and they were dissatisfied with the decisions made. The fourth group did not participate in the decision-making-and did not want to. These women accepted the decisions made. The desire for information exceeded the desire for involvement in decision-making and the majority of women had confidence in the midwives' assessment.
Blix-Lindström
Sabine
S
Division of Reproductive and Perinatal Health Care, Department of Woman and Child Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm SE-171 76, Sweden. sabine.blix-lindstrom@kbh.ki.se
Christensson
Kyllike
K
Johansson
Eva
E
D000328:Adult; D000739:Anecdotes as Topic; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007751:Labor, Induced / Q000523:psychology; D008880:Midwifery / Q000592:standards*; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000592:standards; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010120:Oxytocics; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013548:Sweden
D010120:Oxytocics