Women’s reported experience of conversion to general anesthesia for cesarean delivery with inadequate neuraxial anesthesia: a qualitative prospective multicenter Danish study
Authors' conclusion
Intraoperative pain during CD necessitating general anesthesia can severely affect women's delivery experience, their early bonding with the baby and might increase the risk of posttraumatic stress.
Study context
- Population
- Women who had inadequate neuraxial anesthesia for cesarean delivery (CD) with conversion to GA21 interviewed
- Participants
- 23 women
- Outcome
- Women's experience (interviews at 3 months)
- Follow-up
- Three months after the CD
Methodological detailsprospective, multicentre, manifest content analysis, Recruitment over seven months
- Prospective
- Multicentre
- Manifest content analysis
- Recruitment over seven months
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Screened positive for posttraumatic stress
four (19%)
Screened positive for symptoms of posttraumatic stress
11
52%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Women’s reported experience of conversion to general anesthesia for cesarean delivery with inadequate neuraxial anesthesia: a qualitative prospective multicenter Danish study. Int J Obstet Anesth. Published 21 February 2026. doi:10.
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