Foote, Carrie E.Van Busum, Kelly M.Haas, LindaErbaugh, Elizabeth B.2014-12-182014-12-182014https://hdl.handle.net/1805/5585http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/702Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)This thesis project aims to address the following question: How do women who were planning a vaginal birth with limited medical intervention experience an unplanned c-section? Specifically, this research project involved: completing in-depth interviews with 15 women who planned a vaginal birth with limited medical intervention but instead experienced an unplanned c-section between six months and two years ago; discovering and describing the nature of the birth the mothers originally envisioned for their child; exploring the women’s experiences with, and feelings about, the birth itself and how it might differ from what they envisioned; developing a better understanding of how these experiences and feelings affected the women during the first two years following the birth; describing any challenges they faced and how, if at all, they managed such challenges; and identifying strategies that could be used to improve the experience of women recovering from an unplanned c-section who envisioned a vaginal birth with limited medical intervention.en-USchild birth, c-section, improving birth experiencesLabor (Obstetrics) -- Research -- MethodologyDelivery (Obstetrics) -- Research -- MethodologyChildbirth -- Psychological aspectsChildbirth -- Research -- MethodologyCesarean section -- Research -- MethodologyObstetrics -- SurgeryNatural childbirthEmotions -- Health aspects -- Research -- MethodologySocial sciences -- Research -- MethodologyChildbirth -- Social aspectsHealth -- Research -- MethodologyInterventionMother and child -- ResearchWomen -- Health and hygieneSurgical indicationsPostnatal care -- ResearchThesis