Therefore, physicians are under no obligation to initiate discussions about a procedure such
as elective cesarean that is unproven scientifically or that the individual physician may not consider medically acceptable.
Not exact matches
Washington, DC — A new committee opinion from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) addresses the controversy of
elective cesarean delivery, using it
as an example of how doctors can ethically help patients make decisions about surgical treatment when there is a lack of firm evidence for or against such surgery.
Especially with planned
cesarean, some babies will inadvertently be delivered prematurely.1 Babies born even slightly before they are ready may experience breathing and breastfeeding problems.21 One to two babies per 100 will be cut during the surgery.33 Studies comparing
elective cesarean section or
cesarean section for reasons unrelated to the baby with vaginal birth find that babies are 50 % more likely to have low Apgar scores, 5 times more likely to require assistance with breathing, and 5 times more likely to be admitted to intermediate or intensive care.4 Babies born after
elective cesarean section are more than four times
as likely to develop persistent pulmonary hypertension compared with babies born vaginally.17 Persistent pulmonary hypertension is life threatening.
Thus the decision on whether to perform an
elective cesarean delivery (also known
as «patient choice
cesarean» or «
cesarean on demand») will come down to a number of ethical factors including the patient's concerns and the physician's understanding of the procedure's risks and benefits.
As the study says, «The relative safety of an
elective cesarean should be weighed against the consequences of a scarred uterus in future pregnancies.»
As part of his original study, Swain also compared mothers who had given birth vaginally and those who had
elective cesarean sections.
The book examines: - why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic care and so little harm from medical - model management - what's behind the
cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes
as optimal care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal safety, birthing the baby, and promoting safety for mother and baby after the birth - the true, quantified risks of primary
cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus
elective repeat
cesarean, instrumental vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity care system adversely impacts care outcomes
I don't know why I respond to the irrational, but I delivery about 200 babies a year, with a primary
Cesarean section rate of 12 % (including women who choose an elective cesarean delivery, which is their right as AUTONOMOUS HUMAN BEINGS), and deliver about 1 baby per week, about 40 - 50 per year, to women who have NO interventions in
Cesarean section rate of 12 % (including women who choose an
elective cesarean delivery, which is their right as AUTONOMOUS HUMAN BEINGS), and deliver about 1 baby per week, about 40 - 50 per year, to women who have NO interventions in
cesarean delivery, which is their right
as AUTONOMOUS HUMAN BEINGS), and deliver about 1 baby per week, about 40 - 50 per year, to women who have NO interventions in labour.