Percepción de las vías del parto de mujeres en edad reproductiva: una revisión de la literatura

Objective: To explore the perception of women of reproductive age regarding delivery routes reported in the available evidence. Method: A systematized review of articles in PubMed, SciELO, SCOPUS, Web of Science, LILACS, Cochrane Library, Biblioteca Virtual de Salud databases, was carried out. The search was conducted between August and November 2020. MeSH descriptors “Perception”, “Delivery Obstetric”, “Cesarean Section” and “Woman”, along with DECS descriptors “Percep-ciones”, “Parto Obstétrico”, “Cesárea” and “Mujeres”, were used. Also, free terms “Perceptions”, “Vaginal Delivery”, “Obstetric Deliveries”, “Abdominal Deliveries”, “Caesarean Section” and “Women’s Groups”. In the totality of databases limits of search “Last 5 years” and “Free Full Text”, were used. Results: Regarding the perception of the delivery routes, the preference of the vaginal route over caesarean section was verified. In addition