The role of social workers in promoting positive psychological outcomes among women involved in caesarean birth
The role of social workers in promoting positive psychological outcomes among women involved in caesarean birth

Summary/Abstract: Globally, Caesarean section (CS) is one of the most performed surgical operations in obstetrics, and the numbers are on the increase. As the number of caesarean births has risen, so too have rates of hysterectomy, blood transfusions, adhesions, and surgical damages. This study therefore explored the role of social workers in fostering positive psychological outcomes of women involved in caesarean childbirth in Ilorin metropolis. The study employed Health Belief Model to explain utilization of the caesarean services and its determinants. The population of the study comprised social workers in Ilorin metropolis. A descriptive method of survey was used for this research, and purposive sampling technique was adopted to select 160 social workers in Ilorin metropolis. A structured questionnaire was adopted to extract information from the respondents. Summary statistic such as count and percentage were used and, inferential statistics of multiple regression to test the hypotheses. The research revealed that; counselling service; childbirth education; discharge planner; and assessing/prevention of a traumatic birth are the professional measures employed by the social workers for positive psychological outcomes among the women involved in caesarean childbirth in Ilorin Metropolis, Kwara State, Nigeria. This study thus justified the significance roles of the social workers in rehabilitation processes for women involved in caesarean childbirth.

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