Cesarean Section: Medical, Social and Moral and Ethical Factors

Cesárea: Factores médicos, sociales y ético-morales
Omarova G. Sultanova Z. Aimbetova A. Saduakassova S. Yuldasheva A.
1 January 2024 Editorial Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia

Salud, Ciencia y Tecnologia
2024 #4

Introduction: a cesarean section (C-section) is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. It is a common procedure, but it carries various medical, social, moral, and ethical considerations. Objective: to evaluate medical, social, moral, and ethical factors related to cesarean sections. Method: conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study on 100 pregnant women undergoing cesarean sections using nonrandom purposive sampling. Data (quantitative and qualitative) collected through a pretested questionnaire, analyzed with SPSS 26 and Atlas.ti. Results: significant associations were found in age (p=0,033), education (p=0,043), socioeconomic status (p=0,046), and BMI (p=0,048). Obstetric factors, including parity (p=0,033), delivery place (p=0,035), child weight at birth (p=0,000), and major indications for CS (p=0,048), demonstrated substantial impact. Ethical considerations showed significant associations with maternal autonomy (P=0,040), medical necessity (P=0,038), resource allocation (P=0,038), bonding impact (P=0,037), unnecessary interventions (P=0,033), reproductive autonomy (P=0,046), cultural sensitivity (P=0,028), and provider accountability (P=0,042). Conclusions: study emphasizes tailored maternal care, reveals sociodemographic, obstetric influences, intricate ethical dimensions.

Cesarean Section , Ethical Considerations , Medical Factors , Moral Dimensions , Obstetric Ethics , Social Determinants

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Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a course of clinical genetics, Almaty, Kazakhstan
JSC “Scientific Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology”, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Kazakh National Medical University, Department Assistant Obstetrics and Gynecology, Almaty, Kazakhstan

Kazakh National Medical University named after S.D. Asfendiyarov
JSC “Scientific Center for Obstetrics
Kazakh National Medical University

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