A review on strategies to important knowledge and attitude of Iranian pregnant women requesting for caesarean
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2016-12-31
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Brieflands
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Background and Purpose: Maternal request for cesarean section is a major influential factor in the rising trend of this childbirth mode.Lack of knowledge and negative attitudes toward natural delivery are the main causes of this issue. This study aimed to review thestrategies to increase the knowledge and change the attitudes and request of Iranian pregnant women for caesarean section.Methods: In this narrative review, all interventional studies conducted on Iranian pregnant women with the objective of enhancingthe knowledge and attitudes toward natural delivery were identified via searching in databases such as Google Scholar, ScienceDirect,Scopus, SID, MedLib, Magiran, and PubMed for articles published during 2000-2015.Results: In total, 22 articles were reviewed in this study. In these studies, systematic and planned educational interventions werecarried out, including group education and discussion, question and answer and role-playing (n=10). Other intervention methods werebased on various models and theories, such as the health belief model (n=3), behavioral intention model (n=4), theory of reasonedaction (n=1), theory of planned behavior (n=2), and cognitive-behavioral consultation (n=2). Reviewed findings were indicative ofthe significant improvement of knowledge, attitudes and intentions toward natural delivery following the interventions (P