Puchi, AlexaEspinoza, NicolásMontes, AlejandraApablaza, NicolásPalazzi, MichelaSothers, Kim2023-11-092023-11-092022-07Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia, Volume 87, Issue 4, Pages 273 - 278, July 20220048-766Xhttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/53886Indexación: Scopus.Introduction: Both in South America and worldwide, the increase in the rate of elective caesarean sections has been overwhelming.This is considered a public health problem, since vaginal delivery is the most physiological route for birth and brings health benefits for the mother and the newborn, immediately and in the future. Objective: To evaluate the position of nulliparous women of childbearing age regarding the delivery pathways through their knowledge, perceptions, and preferences. Method: Cross-sectional study with an analytical component. A survey was applied to university students for data collection through SPSS, and analysis was made with the difference of proportions and χ2 test. Results: 210 women surveyed; 80% of them are unaware of the lower infant morbidity associated with a vaginal delivery, more than a half estimate an advantage of a cesarean section that it avoids pain, and a large percentage are unaware of the medical risks associated with cesarean sections. Conclusions: There is a high level of ignorance regarding the benefits, risks and consequences of the different delivery routes. © 2022 Sociedad Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecología. Publicado por Permanyer. Este es un artículo open access bajo la licencia CC BY-NC-ND (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).esElective cesarean sectionNulligravidPerceptionsStudentsVaginal deliveryArtículoCC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International10.24875/RECHOG.22000024