Mannion, CynthiaMcCaffrey, GrahamImanoff, Julia2016-09-122016-09-1220162016Imanoff, J. (2016). Suffragettes for Caesareans: "Every woman should have a choice" (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27934http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3286Patient choice for caesarean delivery (CD) is complex. This choice poses a challenge to maternity Health Care Providers (HCPs) in terms of resource allocation, economics, and surgical risks. Yet, women’s understanding of choice is poorly understood. This study answers the question: how HCPs might understand women’s choice for CD? Four primiparous women who chose a CD were recruited. Semi-structured interviews were used to generate data. The interpretation followed a hermeneutic approach. The interpretations emphasized the complexities of choice, HCPs’ role in birth experiences, and how the woman in this study understood vaginal deliveries as risky and unpredictable and caesarean deliveries as safe and controlled. These findings question how HCP’s understandings of choice can shape patient care. HCPs have the opportunity to recognize the meaning of the choice for each woman and how it is situated in a broader historical context, and how they can promote positive birth experiences in their practice.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.Nursingcaesareanchoiceelectiverequestsocial trendmaster thesis10.11575/PRISM/27934