Sentences with phrase «elective caesarean section»

The latest addition to the Boo Roo and Tigger Too family has arrived, welcome to the world Piglet... Born via elective caesarean section on Friday, weighing 7 lb 3oz (much smaller than I expected).

Additionally, 9.7 % were delivered by elective caesarean section and 19.9 % were delivered by emergency caesarean section.

Another claim about «life scripts» declares that «babies born by elective caesarean section (sometimes necessary) may have some of the following life scripts: «Life is something that happens to me» or «I don't like things happening suddenly when I am not ready».

Women were excluded if they had planned to have an elective caesarean section, had a multiple pregnancy, or were planning to book with another care provider (e.g. a GP, caseload midwife, or private obstetrician).

Among women who had a third or fourth degree tear at first birth, 24.2 % were delivered by elective caesarean section, compared with 1.5 % of women who did not tear at first birth.

Women who had given birth by elective caesarean section were excluded from the study as they had not experienced labour.

All women attended by an NHS midwife during labour in their planned place of birth, for any amount of time, were eligible for inclusion with the exception of women who had an elective caesarean section or caesarean section before the onset of labour, presented in preterm labour (< 37 weeks» gestation), had a multiple pregnancy, or who were «unbooked» (that is, received no antenatal care).

Most healthy mothers who are expecting healthy babies will usually be advised to have a natural birth, rather than an elective caesarean section.

API is concerned about the recent statement by the ethics committee under the Academy of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the subsequent national discussion about the medical ethics of elective caesarean sections.

Furthermore, in 2003, an ACOG ethics committee stated that it is ethical for doctors to perform elective caesarean sections on pregnant women who face no known risks from vaginal delivery.

Elective Caesarean sections were also excluded from the analysis.

As intrapartum death and delivery related neonatal death are very uncommon after an elective caesarean delivery in the event of a term fetus without congenital anomalies, we excluded elective caesarean sections from the denominator for intrapartum and delivery related neonatal death.

Data on multiple pregnancies and elective caesarean sections also came from the Netherlands perinatal registry.

Contributing factors include women giving birth later in life, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking and the increased rates of elective caesarean sections which can result in preterm birth if there is ambiguity about the date of conception.

Not exact matches

API's position in this regard is not to judge mothers» decisions in choosing an elective caesarean, but rather that mothers and fathers be given accurate research - based information on the risks and benefits of elective c - sections in order to make an educated and informed choice.

Traditionally, caesarean sections were only carried out when a normal birth would put the health of either the mother or baby at risk; however, nowadays, many women are having elective caesareans, meaning they choose to have the operation rather than giving birth naturally.