Abstract:

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the perinatal care practices and mothers' satisfaction with labor and delivery in a university hospital. Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with 62 women who had a vaginal delivery and 62 women who had given birth by cesarean section (C/S) in a university hospital. Data were collected using the Introductory Information Form, Optimality Index Case Report Form, and The Scales for Measuring Maternal Satisfaction (SMMS) in Vaginal and Cesarean Birth. Results: The Perinatal Background Index (PBI) score was 87.61% for all women regardless of the mode of delivery, 90.16% for women who had a vaginal delivery, and 85.07% for women who had C/S delivery. When the Optimality Index (OI) scores were examined, it was found that the score of all women, regardless of the mode of delivery, was 79.11%, 76.11% for women who gave vaginal birth, and 82.12% for women who gave birth by C/S. It was determined that the women in both groups had high satisfaction with labor and delivery. No correlation was found between the total OI score and SMMS scores of women according to the type of delivery. Conclusion: In line with the research results, suggestions were made at the individual and institutional levels for disseminating evidence-based perinatal practices.

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