Article: CAESAREAN SECTION OR SPONTANEOUS BIRTH? MATERNAL REQUEST IN GERMANY AND USA

Objective: To find out the preferences and predictive impact of healthy first mothers - to be according to mode of birth in correlation to general well being/depression.

Methods: The results to be presented combine the samples of 2 quantitative prospective studies including 366 German and 54 American primiparae: 2 questionnaires used internationally established instruments such as EPDS, WHO5, SOC. T1: 28-35 weeks of pregnancy/T2: 7-18 weeks post-partum. Data analysis with SPSS.

Results: More than 95% of all women in both samples ...

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