However, a few mothers did not want labour analgesia for their subsequent delivery and the commonest reason was to experience natural childbirth; others said it was against the will of God.
However, acceptance was not high in the studies by Naithani et al. [ 11] and Olayemi et al. [ 6], the commonest reason being to experience natural childbirth, similar to this study.
Over the 18 months study period 17.8% (63/353) of cases, 19% (74/377) of HC and 15.3% (58/380) of CC were lost to follow-up, and the commonest reasons being emigration out of the study area and withdrawal of consent.
The commonest reasons were the GP leaving the practice due to retirement or death and a change of address.
The commonest reasons were that the families had already indicated their wishes concerning organ donation before a request was made or that brain stem death tests revealed some evidence of brain stem activity and so organ donation was not appropriate.
For those patients who preferred adalimumab (sc) the commonest reason cited was: "I prefer the convenience of injecting at home," (79percentt).
Where doctors had not reported an impaired colleague to the authorities, the commonest reasons given were because they thought someone else was taking care of the problem (25.7% UK, 20.1% US, p=0.70), because they were afraid of retribution (34.2% UK, 12.4% US, p=0.17), or because they thought nothing would happen (14.3% UK, 15.9% US, p=0.83).
Among non-users, the commonest reasons adduced were fear of respiratory distress (31.1%), cost (24.7%) and late presentation in labour (15.6%).
The commonest reason for refusal was lack of time and in the case of females, the male partner not being present to give consent, which is a cultural norm in some of our communities.
The commonest reason for not being able to calculate a MUST score (n = 13) was a lack of information on weight loss or any record of previous weights.
