The Interrelationship Between Women's Expectations, Experiences of Decision-Making Choices and Control of Labour Care Among Women Attending Infant Welfare Clinics in Public Health Facilities in Umuahia

Introduction: The availability of decision-making choices and the exercise of control are crucial aspects of care during labour. Healthcare regulations for maternity services demand that decision-making choices be made available to women, and women should be given adequate support to actively participate in decision-making. The study aims to determine the relationship between women’s expectations and experiences of decision-making choices as well as the experience of decision making choices and control of the labour care. Method: The study design is the cross-sectional design. Convenience sampling was employed to enroll 471 women who were eligible for the study. Data was collected with a questionnaire and analysed with SPSS version 30 and Excel. Result: The findings shows that there is a relationship between women’s expectation and experience of decision-making choices. Further findings also shows that there is a relationship between the experience of decision-making choices and the experience of control in labour.