Presence of the partner in the operating room during a category 1 cesarean section: a prospective explorative study
Authors' conclusion
Partners present in the OR during cat. 1 CS under general anesthesia evaluated this very positively. Most partners, who had not been present in the OR, also evaluated this positively. No partners had post-traumatic stress.
Study context
- Population
- Parents and staff of all category 1 emergency cesarean sections under GA in 2022 at two hospitalscat
- Exposure
- Partner present vs not present in the OR during cat. 1 CS under GA
- Site 1n = Seventeen
- Site 2n = eightreference
- Outcome
- Partner's answer to "Would you have preferred not being present/being present in the OR?"
Methodological detailsqualitative elements, two-centre, All parents agreed to participate
- Qualitative elements
- Two-centre
- All parents agreed to participate
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Partner's answer: would have preferred not being present/being present in the OR
- No partners at site 1 (present) would have preferred to wait outside; all evaluated the experience very positively
- Partners at site 2 (not present) also evaluated not being present positively
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Qualitative themes (partner interviews at 3 months) · three months after surgery
- Overarching themes: "Being the family witness" and "Experience of being the partner"
Mothers' and staff evaluation (site 1)
- Mothers and staff very positive about partners' presence
Original publication
Presence of the partner in the operating room during a category 1 cesarean section: a prospective explorative study. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 10 October 2023. doi:10.
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