Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Health Promotion Perspectives 2228-6497 4 2 2014 12 30 Service Quality of Delivered Care from the Perception of Women with Caesarean Section and Normal Delivery 137 143 10.5681/hpp.2014.018 EN Jafar S. Sadegh Tabrizi Samira Askari Zahra Fardiazar Hossein Koshavar Kamal Gholipour Journal Article 10.5681/hpp.2014.018 2014 05 15 Background: Our aim was to determine the service quality of delivered care for people with Caesarean Section and Normal Delivery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 people who had caesarean section and normal delivery in Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital in Tabriz, north western Iran. Service quality was calculated using: Service Quality = 10 – (Importance × Performance) based on importance and performance of service qual­ity aspects from the postpartum women’s perspective.A hierarchical regression analysis was applied in two steps using the enter method to examine the associ­ations between demographics and SQ scores. Data were analysed using the SPSS-17 software. Results: "Confidentiality", "autonomy", "choice of care provider" and "com­munication" achieved scores at the highest level of quality; and "support group", "prompt attention", "prevention and early detection", "continuity of care", "dignity", "safety", "accessibility and "basic amenities" got service quality score less than eight. Statistically significant relationship was found between service quality score and continuity of care (P=0.008). Conclusion: A notable gap between the participants’ expectations and what they have actually received in most aspects of provided care. So, there is an op­portunityto improve the quality of delivered care.